ScentFan

I’ve been testing a number of new fumes lately (not that I need more) and this was a standout because it smells exactly like its ingredients. Cardamom and Rose. Sandalwood and cedar. Papyrus and musk. For freshness subtle carrot, vetiver, All distinctly...

One day I got the idea to test horse perfumes and among the several I tried this stood out as being both wearable and beautiful. I have a wild and irrational love of these animals, but from afar. I own no horse, don’t visit with or ride them. I keep them...

Okay, this is what happened. Bogue and Slumberhouse got together and had a baby. One whiff and Lita filled my nostrils with smoky delight and left me moaning. I put it on my wrists from which it is assaulting my nose with pleasure. I expect it to still...

I believe Jo Malone when she says this perfume contains “seven of the world’s most exquisite roses.” When I first smelled it, I was idly paused at a perfume counter with a friend. The sales clerk handed a test strip of this to my friend and the roses...

This came as a free sample with an order, so I wasn’t expecting what happened when I sprayed it on my wrist. A milky stream ran down my arm, followed by a truly unique and delightful waft of earthy rose beauty up my nose. Not believing...

I like almost everything by D.S. & Durga (except Vio-Volta, their hopefully sole sojourn into serious aromachemicals), so I was practically guaranteed to like their Jazmin Yucatán, Jasmine being my hands down favorite floral. I didn’t...

The French have a way of making love then, without washing, putting on their clothes and walking proudly about. Not all of them. Certainly some I’ve encountered at business meetings. This perfume reminds me of passing by a recently-loved female...

That's what the name translates to, pain. Douleur is a cacophany of scents that never actually blend, twisting the brain this way and that, not letting any single impression coalesce. And that may be the point. Was this meant to be an olfactory translation...

Whoa! I'm almost tempted to say--all you other perfumers, sit down and let the big dog hunt. What big dog? Roja Dove. I won't really say it only because there are many other perfumers whose creations I adore, but listen, folks! This is a masterpiece!...

Thanks to Fluxit's Blog about 100+ Natural Perfumery Brands, I sent for a sample set from the first one on the list, 100 Bon. Frankly. I did NOT expect the clarity of notes and brilliance of composition that immediately flew up my nose. Good gracious,...

This masterful sillage monster is my kind of perfume, a conglomeration of richnesses—the Birch Tar and Lemon that give Shalimar Extrait its unique edge, the Oakmoss and Labdanum of our once grand, but now EU-enfeebled Chypres, the densely fruity,...

I tried to love this fragrance which House of Matriarch just re-marketed as if it were new and I fell for all the hoopla. It is leathery. Yes. It is dark. Yes. It is rich. All true. However, I am left with an indelible impression. Shoe polish. My husband...