Milou

I have a great weakness for classic chypre fragrances. Their mossy depth, that slightly earthy, muted feeling - it speaks to me immediately. However, what often throws me off are individual components that seem unavoidable in many chypres: the aldehydes,...

Do you know the saying: "When did Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll actually become Veganism, Lactose Intolerance and Helene Fischer?" This statement resonates with me. I am currently testing the new version of Rive Gauche, smoking a cigarette, and I feel...

Sometimes I just rummage a bit through my completely messy, scattered samples, most of which I don’t even remember having, and let myself be surprised. 'Cotton Flower' I read on the plastic bottle and think to myself 'could be nice for going to bed in a whisper...

I would wear this fragrance in my life as a writer, either on a Frisian island or in Scotland, Ireland, or wherever that place is called, with the cheesy romantic stories that have been terribly adapted into German films? Oh yes, now I remember: Rosamunde...

When Daniela Andrier created the Prada fragrances Infusion d'Iris, Infusion d'Homme, or Infusion de Vétiver, she was just practicing - (untitled) is her masterpiece! The common handwriting is unmistakable, but while the Pradas come across as extremely...

I briefly tested this wonderful fragrance shortly after its release last autumn/winter and found the combination of orange and amber to be beautiful, but overall much too light and fleeting. That was it, I never thought of it again. Last week, my neighbor...

Since this fragrance has not yet been honored with any comments here, I take this as an opportunity to make my first attempt. This wonderful oriental evokes many images and emotions in me. First, however, to the pragmatic: the depicted bottle...