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Uncommented Fragrances No. 196 Trigonella foenum-graecum, or simply fenugreek, is not one of the more commonly used fragrance ingredients, although Wiki informs us that all parts of the plant have a strong scent (which one must like): very idiosyncratic,...

Tüff (red) by MAWA is a small German success story and now connects fragrance lovers (I will omit the feminine form here, as this is a shaving lotion) in the East (former GDR product) and West (more and more appreciate the quality). Background:...

For several years, I have engaged with what can only be described as almost idiotic meticulousness in testing, evaluating, and documenting almost (and I really mean almost) all available classic men's fragrances (and many women's...

Uncommented Scents No. 195 Some of you may still remember my blog about cornflowers, in which I also addressed the problematic political implications, their historical significance in Romanticism, and their special, quirky herbal...

It's too easy to criticize Guerlain for all their new releases and only celebrate the old classics, even though I tend to do the same myself. "Vétiver Fauve | Guerlain" is at least once again an attempt to create a fragrance...

Uncommented Fragrances No. 194 In my opinion, RedBird does not want to be a perfume (at best a natural perfume), nor is it a scent in the strictest sense of the word; describing it merely as a smell would be far too little....

Uncommented Fragrances No. 193 One must be grateful to fragrances like "Habit Rouge Spirit | Guerlain" for their disruptive change of the established "Habit Rouge (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" DNA: It now provides...

Uncommented Scents No. 192 So we are collecting blueberries in Iceland with Andrea Maack - and as it is with berries in fragrances: Generally, these are scent components made up of esters, aldehydes, and various alcohol compounds....

Uncommented Scents No. 191 "Ella and Lil (Eau de Parfum) | Kamila Aubre" contains several ingredients that I don't particularly favor (ambrette seeds, coffee, cocoa, cardamom, and leather), but what a surprise: The fragrance quickly...

Caution: Contains a bit of irony! Are you currently planning your New Year's Eve party and want to make it a real blast? Then I’m afraid I can’t give you any advice, as I’m not planning to do that myself,...

Uncommented Fragrances No. 190 Eventually, one lands on Parfumo, and the search for the next big hype, the next kick, and the next surprise begins. After testing nearly 13,000 fragrances, I can confidently state that this is often...

Uncommented Fragrances No. 189 For obvious reasons, this review is gender-specific: I apologize for that! As a long-time Tabac user, the famous opal glass bottle of "Tabac Original (After Shave Lotion) | Mäurer & Wirtz" (not...