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Mysterious myrrh, dark resins, ambergris and rose in equal amounts. Calligraphy Rose starts with the delectable taifi rose opening which fades to reveal a hot, slightly animalic crescendo of warm resins and a syrupy...

A pale, shimmering and aqueous rose over a squeaky clean blend of citrus, peony and lily of the valley and a base of Iso E Super, Ambroxan and salty musks. So what does that mean? Well it means Rosa Nobile smells like a sheer, radiant floral on top of D&G's...

L'Attesa opens on a glorious orris note that is rooty, starchy, papery and cold. There's a slight bready nuance that follows soon after the opening and then transitions into a cool dusty, powder textured scent that evoked...

I love myrrh and had been looking for a fabulous, feminine myrrh perfume to take the place of my beloved Myrrh Ardente which is sadly discontinued. I love resinous scents, I love powdery scents, I love vanilla, so why don't I love this? Leather. To...

Velvet Haze is indeed an Egyptian musk fragrance. Sure there's a strong resemblance to the NR line, but the same would be said about literally any Egyptian musk fragrance nowadays. Velvet Haze is not a dupe by any means. The opening is unpleasant...

This review is for the original formulation of Gris Montaigne. It is a hazy, mentholated woody-floral composition. A purple patchouli adds shimmer to the soft, floral chypre base. With the exception of the distinctive purple patchouli,...

Loukhoum achieves it's goal of smelling like Turkish Delight, especially in the heart. The first half hour of wear time is dominated by the warmth and slightly animalic purr of honey over a soft floral and mild powdered...

The opening is an enjoyable blast of tart berry juice and sparkling synthetics. As it dries down it remains very fruity and sparkly with a fresh peony note and the suggestion of some low key white florals, cottony musk and just the tiniest...

Initially it smells of a fractionate patchouli which reads half purple and half woody, mixed with a fruity note somewhere between plum and apricot, and a warm yellow and white floral bouquet. After it sits on the skin and develops...

Cuir Beluga opens with a blast of syrupy immortelle, vanilla and a pinch of well behaved patchouli. As it dries down it becomes a super wearable powdery heliotrope and vanilla with tinge of golden amber and a discernable hint of a transformed...

Convinced I would love this, I blind bought a new bottle of Knowing for cheap and wore it several times before handing it off to someone else who could love it properly. I was startled to find that Knowing in the current formulation smells uncannily...

Hove's take on heliotrope is gorgeous. The opening seems to have a bit of dewy lilac and something slightly green and herbal over an already pronounced heliotrope note. As this dries down it becomes all about a warm, fluffy, almondy...