MarieLaVie

A long time ago, I received a sample of Bois de Paradis and found the scent wonderful. A masterpiece by Michel Roudnitska, who supposedly took several years to compose it. The interplay of fruit, rose, and woods has fascinated me ever since and never...

First of all, a little introduction about me and vetiver: The ultimate vetiver scent for me is Sycomore. You really only need one vetiver fragrance, and that is it: green, woody, clear, smoky, strong, daring, mystical......

The Hermes fragrances exude luxury (the packaging! Renowned perfumers! Priceless bags and scarves, but thank God for the fragrances!) and yet I find almost all of them boring. The formula for success is: Some citrus note paired with...

I stood at the Chanel Desk and found Beige to be boringly floral, almost an "everyday scent." Next to it were 31 Rue Cambon and Coromandel, as well as Sycomore, and against these fragrances, Beige seemed...

L'Eau d'Hiver starts fantastically: a floral, transparent scent cloud envelops me, it smells white and slightly green as if cyclamen are peeking through the snow. Cool, but not biting cold, rather gently cool: like light snowflakes landing on the hand...

I came to Mito Voile d'Extrait through the regular Mito, a sunny, green-fresh chypre with a light peach undertone. I liked Mito, but somehow the scent didn't work on me. Too mature, too experienced. Like a pretty...

I am always surprised at how much my opinion differs from the average reviews. No, actually, it’s not that which surprises me. It’s how much the average opinion influences me subconsciously and unintentionally. I have thought back and forth...

Pear + Olive by Slumberhouse initially smells familiar: "I know this scent, what is it?" After a bit of pondering, it hit me: drugstore products. Shampoo with fruity notes, shower gel for the senses, perhaps reminiscent of one or two perfumes...

I am immensely fascinated by Guerlain: The house has produced the most wonderful fragrances, written perfume art, and provided a platform for many perfumers to showcase their skills (just think of Mathilde Laurent and Shalimar Legere). Nevertheless,...

The first time I smelled Dzing!, I instinctively recoiled. What was that!? What is lovely and pleasant about it?! Would anyone want to smell like this? The answer took quite a while to reveal itself. Over the years, I have tested...

Cologne du Maghreb came to me rather unexpectedly as a swap; I had hardly any expectations and only a lot of neutral to negative Cologne experiences to show for it. Citrus scents and colognes tend to develop like sweat on my skin, but my annoyance...

Let's keep it short and sweet: Today is a grey day, it's raining, it smells like wet asphalt and I'm alternating between experimental rock and slightly contemplative piano music. Suddenly, I was struck by a strange longing for a scent that...