Jomas

Lemony and fresh (but not cold), it strikes me as the most summery of the Luviane fragrances. That's why I'm surprised that it's only available in the small 15 ml version, when I'd be bathing in it during the summer...

The most floral of the "Queen's Flowers". You can clearly feel the white blossom, though it doesn't exactly smell like tuberose. The opening is fresh and bright, as if an orange tree enters the frame, miraculously bearing blossom and fruit...

There's a kind of irony here: I, an outspoken iris worshipper and almost a detractor of violets in perfumery, was seduced without resistance by Luviane violets, whereas this iris doesn't really resonate with me. Frankly,...

So delicate and nostalgic, it hurts! I have no idea what Indian violets are like, but what I smell here has nothing to do with the shrill, aseptic, ozonated, sugary alpha-ionones that perfumers use to assault us with, nor with the heady African...

What a disgusting and intriguing oddity at the same time! I find it kind of repulsive, but instead of rushing to wash it off, I glue my nose to my wrist again and again (not that I need to, as it projects like crazy), almost...

Let me tell you a story about stupidity and snobbery. For a long time I'd been on the hunt for the perfect orange, a juicy, bitter-peeled orange, a bit old-school, a little masculine leaning, a bit tart. I've also known Verde d'Arancia...

I don't know what a horse race is supposed to smell like, because I've never witnessed one in person, but I can't imagine anything else than dust blown by unleashed hooves, jockeys in a frenzy, tanned leather, noise, tension at its peak...

A well-balanced fragrance, intended for oud lovers who are not so keen to be living on the edge. An elegant agarwood accord, which has thoroughly cleaned out its stable before showing itself in public, ultra-woody and almost...

Two to three minutes of Glade Gel Air Freshener - Muguet, followed by two to three hours among soaps - let's call them Saponificio Artigianale Fiorentino Fiorentino Mughetto - strategically...

A beautiful, delicate floral, initially green, then becoming increasingly white. Seeing the hyacinth listed, I was expecting something relatively heavy, with an animalic undertone, but that's not the case at all. The opening...

It's not unprecedented, it doesn't break any new ground, but it's extremely soothing and comforting. I've encountered the same type of sandalwood in Costume National (Homme), and the aromatic part is similar to 1899 Hemingway (HdP)....

My nose is playing tricks on me again. All the reviews are talking about rose with rose and even more rose, whereas all I smelled after applying was beeswax, honey, beehive. If someone had put a gun to my head in the first few minutes...