Profumo

As banal as it sounds, this can certainly be applied to fragrances. Take this one, for example. And yes, I admit it, I tend to judge by its cover too. Whoever doesn’t, throw the first bottle! Bam - “Wannabe-Oud”! - there was the verdict!...

Recently, I tried to explain to an acquaintance that I choose my daily fragrance based on the colors of my clothing that I decide on in the morning. I received confused looks. Come? When I then explained to her that,...

After the flight through fragrant darkness, we now arrive at the olfactory idyll. Brightness, calm, and harmony, instead of all sorts of sharp spices and conflicting contrasts. Even the Rubini-typical hard shells that encase the bottle promise,...

I understand that this fragrance is difficult to decipher as a Chypre - it is certainly not a Chypre-in-your-face like "Mitsouko." I also understand that many perceive it as monothematic, as it is primarily the orange...

Few fragrance houses excite me as much as the small northern Italian brand Rubini. But beware, the creations of this label are anything but pleasing. Complex, at times unwieldy, they present unusual accords that defy all common fragrance...

Roberto Greco strikes again! ‘Oeillers’, ‘Porter sa Peau’ and now ‘Rauque’ - each one more beautiful and interesting than the last. If your faith in the innovative capacity and finesse of perfumery is threatened by the swelling tide...

There are phases where I am truly tired of scents, my interest in the countless new releases wanes, and my attention can thankfully turn to other things that are at least as close to my heart. However, reliably, sooner or later, a representative...

'Cravache', in German: riding crop, was launched in 1963 as the first men's fragrance from the house of Piguet. While the old Cellier classic 'Bandit' had already hinted at Unisex years earlier, it ultimately did not fully venture into...

“Inspired by the bucolic writings of the Latin poet Virgil,” so begins the text on the postcard-sized flyer that was also included in the package from Mantua. After the Italian racing legend Tadzio Nuvolari, now it’s the national...

Yes, Matos is annoying. He constantly comes up with new, shrill stuff, combining banana with plastic, strawberry gum with soda, or jasmine with chlorine. But that's not all; these olfactory misalliances often wallow like pigs in a sty in a coarse,...

Few labels have captivated me in recent years regarding high-quality materials and perfume artistry as much as the small company "Les Indémodables" from the French Alpine town of Annecy. How often do we witness the boasting...

Antoine Lie is not one of my favorite perfumers, but what he has created with his ambregris triptych, “Mxxx.”, “Escale en Indonésie”, and “Ambre Suprême” - hats off! We owe the experience of one of the most legendary and myth-laden...