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I am confused by Phaedon PLUIE DE SOLEIL, and if the provenance of my sample were not the dependable Guusjes, I'd suspect a decanting error. Why? Because this perfume is to my nose an average fruity-floral composition of the Coty Prestige...

FLEUR DE BAMBU is my first foray into the offerings of the house of Il Profvmo, which I have often wondered about but somehow never encountered. Guusjes was kind enough to send me a generous sample of this perfume, which I have now tested a couple...

For some reason peony perfumes do not usually sit well with me. A couple of them I swapped away to get them out of my house because they were impossible to wear. My problem is not the scent of peony, which strikes me as perfectly innocuous,...

Contrary to popular opinion, the 'LP' in Penhaligon's LP No.9 for men does not stand for "Love Potion". No, it stands for "Long Playing" no 9. That's because this "eau de toilette" packs a potent punch, and becomes...

Bond no 9 SO NEW YORK is a solid composition featuring unsweetened cocoa and coffee. I've occasionally toyed with the idea of adding a bottle of this perfume to my collection, but seeing that I'm still working...

With a name like VANILLE, this entry in the Mona di Orio Les Nombres d'Or series is bound to mislead, as it is about as far from a solinote fragrance as one can possibly imagine! Yes, there is a central core of vanilla to this...

In the age of aromachemical abstraction in which we currently spritz, it's incredibly nice to discover a few hold-outs here and there, one of which is Le Couvent des Minimes, dating from 1862. EAU DES MINIMES offers the original...

There is nothing worse than donning a perfume and spending a moment or two pondering whether one might be in the process of poisoning oneself. Not a problem with the perfumes of Miller Harris, including this gorgeous spare, austere woody...

I've worn Atelier Cologne BOIS BLONDS several times, and it's time to face the fact: I dislike this frag. It does not smell like woods to me. It smells like a cross between aromachemicals and some sort of institutional air freshener. The kind...

I've been noticing that the creative director at Atelier Cologne seems to have a penchant for neroli, as it appears in many of the members of the Collection Voyage of purse sprays which I've been testing. A case in point, TREFLE PUR is not really...

Several years ago I spent two successive Christmas holidays (about three weeks each year) in the south of Spain. While in Sevilla, I picked up a bottle of Agua de Sevilla AGUA DE NARANJOS and also one of AGUA DE LAVANDA....

The unexpectedly spring-like weather in Boston must be what is driving me to don violets, violets, and more violets. Usually April is all about frozen rain, but not this year. Violets are the perfect springtime flower. Clean, slightly sweet,...