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The oregano and other green herbs found in the top of Interlude are still very much present. At the same time, violet leaf and especially the orris root greatly soften the opening of the original. The rest of the journey is basically...

Indian Oud is my favorite note in all of perfumery, so this is an easy love. The classic rose/saffron/Oud triad at its finest. Incredible silage and longevity. At the same time, The Night is unquestionably the most insanely overpriced fragrance...

Carnelia is a first for me, so I'm not quite sure how to identify it. An impishly animalic jasmine combines with sweet beeswax and the tartness of black pepper to produce a juicy floral accord that reminds me of tuberose. Luscious, creamy, indulgent,...

This one is fun. Opens dry, herbal, and green with a lifting, effervescent quality that gets louder and louder for 20 minutes. A very bitter, pungent marjoram is the star of the show for quite some time. The oud is immediately apparent,...

Oh, man. I think this is one of the best things I've ever smelled. Grapefruit, cumin, cognac, sandalwood. I also get a toffee note in the mid that softens the cumin, and a slightly dirty, smoky leather that supports the whole structure. The name...

I didn't have high hopes for this one. I hated Escentric 01 and could only pick up a faint cedar note from M01, so I wasn't expecting much. As soon as I removed the plastic-wrap from the box, however, I was hit by a clean, medicinal, bracing, almost...

Thus far, an alcoholic screechy mess that makes a languid attempt at emulating TF Tuscan Leather. Like most Lattafa’s, I think it needs time to macerate. Box, bottle and atomizer are top notch for the price, if a little gaudy. If fruity leather...

This is my first experience of a Frederic Malle (or anything by Dominique Ropion, for that matter), but wow, this stuff is so good: the tart green apple in the opening is paired with a refreshing medicinal note that gives an energizing...

The elixir is substantially different from the EDP. It's airy and molecular like its siblings, but the patchouli gives it a masculine earthiness that I much prefer over the sweeter EDP. Be patient with the patch; it smells like Pine-Sol for the first...

I revisited no. 4 a few days ago and developed a new appreciation for this fragrance and this house. It wafts effortlessly, and the performance is among the best in the industry (the English versions, at least). No, there's...

I wish I could wear this every day because I love it so much, but it's just a bit too animalic and fatiguing for daily wear. Urine-tinged hay, dried feces, animal hair, sun-dried leather, lacquered wood and cigarette smoke. The Marlboro...

This is, hands down, the best fragrance I have ever smelled in my life. Heaven in a bottle. Were I made of money, I'd never be without a full bottle. As it it, I have to console myself with discount bottles of OP Stercus. The magnolia and pink...