Turandot

A fragrance that entices with galbanum right from the start already has an open door with me. This somewhat unruly note takes the Christkindlmarkt character away from the spices and allows the rose to spread elegance without arrogance....

I am so fed up with the many current amber-tonka-vanilla-warm scents. The more I enjoy the clear, elevated, and yes, sometimes icy coldness that perfumes radiate when they have been transformed into the present by Thomas Fontaine....

Yes, I know, Adenauer is said to have said that. But don't we all feel that way from time to time? I have caught myself today - 5 years later - no longer standing by my statement about 31 Rue Cambon EdP. However, since...

...and what do I have from it now? How long have I hoped to discover a "real," yes "proper" new Guerlain fragrance again. I almost gave up hope, had already blasphemously suspected that the modern Guerlain noses just can't do it anymore....

Oud in the base of an Aqua Allegoria fragrance sounds to me like "neither fish nor fowl." Too fresh-spicy for an oriental and too voluminous and demanding for a summery light AA fragrance....

Harvesting an armful of fragrant blooms in the gardens of Highgrove is surely a royal pleasure. Until now, I was familiar with King Charles III's estate mainly due to its ecological gardening and farming, but like many of the old noble...

Delphine Thierry, known to some of us as a perfumer at Lubin and thus the nose behind, for example, Akaad, takes us with the scents of Hima jomo from the French Mediterranean coast around Grasse to the heights of the Himalayas and its special...

The scents from Santa Maria Novella have always been something special in my collection. I have experienced them as exceptional, often with a strong recognizability and always with character. Therefore, my eagerness...

I can remember that many years ago, there was a legend circulating that Jacques Guerlain and Ernest Beaux were actually quite good friends. They supposedly met regularly over a good glass of wine and discussed their craft. Late into the evening,...

More is more? Just pour it all in! No, even though a cornucopia of specialties is presented to me at first glance. Liz Moores certainly didn't make it that easy. I am convinced that each note has its very specific...

Fragrances that we classify as summery usually have citrus notes, exotic fruits, and spices that conjure up the Caribbean or other dream destinations, transporting us olfactorily to warmer realms. We associate them with vacation,...

For a long time, I was a devoted fan of iris, as I found the often delicate buttery note enchanting, and over time I had several iris fragrances in my collection. Until - yes, until I grew weary of iris. Instead of being softly creamy, I found...