MarieLaVie

Here, true perfume artistry has been applied. Memoir starts sweet and slightly smoky, but I can also clearly smell the orange at the beginning. Just a little later, it becomes spicier. Pepper & clove. Oriental, typical Amouage. So rich and full....

Somehow I came across Cuir de Lancome: I wanted to explore leather as a fragrance note in perfumes, the scent was available online at a good price and was also considered a modern classic by many. At first, I was a bit disappointed because Cuir...

First of all: The extrait versions of the three Vero Profumo perfumes have divided the perfume world - some are enthusiastic about the quality and the scents, while others report stinky experiences. The EdP versions are said to be more...

I regularly travel to the nearest larger city, where several great big and small (niche) perfumeries are gathered, to expand my fragrance horizon. So far, this has been possible without incident. Here is the report of a scent experience day that...

EDIT 11.10.2020: 8 years after my old review, I tested the fragrance again and I barely recognize it. I now mainly smell saffron and a bit of wood, resembling the Saffron Troublant by L'Artisan. Not a bad scent, but it cannot connect to my old impressions....

I just passed my bottle of Flower by Kenzo to a friend and took this farewell as an opportunity to revisit the fragrance. In short: Flower is the scent I desperately tried to figure out as a teenager. I was inexperienced with perfumes and never...

Hm, Mr. Apicius's 50% rating is practically begging for my assessment of "Blond Woods" from the house of Guillaume. :) I have previously viewed the Parfumerie Generale fragrances as largely uncomplicated. There...

Wazamba was an "unsniffed swap" and I wasn't sure until the last moment if I had been a bit hasty. The often-mentioned similarity to Serge Lutens' Fille en Aiguilles spoke in its favor, which I would love if it only lasted longer than...

My first comment naturally goes to my first niche fragrance: Nuit de Tubereuse by L'Artisan Parfumeur. During my first test, I didn’t know yet that I was a “flower girl.” White flowers like tuberose greatly repelled me at the time (thanks to traumatic...