jasperdezoet

Full disclosure: I have the dark blue liquid version, not the vintage purple one Some guy on some website once wrote that no sane woman would willingly wear this. Luckily for me, I’ve done time in a mental hospital, so I’m actually uniquely...

Growing up, I went to a combined middle and high school in a small town. We had a very nice, soft-spoken, well-dressed older man who would sometimes substitute teach. Great guy, but he wore a very strong cologne that could fill a room. To me, his cologne...

If the average perfume marketed to women is supposed to say “I don’t chase, I attract,” then Black Orchid says “not only will I chase YOU down in the subway if you look at me weird, I WILL make it a terrifying experience for you.”...

There comes a time in every fragrance-loving goth’s life where they aspire to smell like a vampire. Alas, even the greatest of minds are not immune to good marketing, and I must consign that my decision to spend seven (7) entire American dollars on a sample...

Sit down everyone, I’m going to tell you about my high school days. When I was taking 10th grade biology class, we had a unit where we were expected to get into groups. Each group was then allotted one (1) dead fetal pig that we would...

I can see how Bloody Wood comes off as vampiric: the sour wine and hints of smoke do a great job evoking a cold, damp, mouldering crypt full of hedonism and debauchery. But in my opinion, the smell is also very human. One of my favorite...

Smells exactly like walking into a small business that sells high-end or hand made Christmas decorations once the weather starts to turn. Very warm and comforting as an American New Englander. This perfume is a powerhouse. Baking spices, cedar,...

If this fragrance were a color, it would be a dark magenta. It’s a fruity floral that borders on gourmand with the whipped cream accord and rich amber. At the same time, the black orchid, pomegranate, and mahogany lend it enough gravity to make it an ideal...

A word of advice if you order a sample online: go with a sprayable vial over a dabber. Dabbing Jasmin et Cigarette directly left a sugary jasmine-lychee boba tea smell on my skin with no trace of cigarette. The atomizer will give the scent...

Let me give you all a tip on it in this one: try it on your skin before you count it out. When I opened the sample vial and simply just smelled it, it was like cough syrup. As in, it smells how cough syrup *tastes*. The dry down...

I think of this as a vintage perfume for people who don’t usually like vintages. It’s accessible without being boring. It’s retro without feeling stuffy or obsolete. If you tend to shy away from animalic notes, give this one à chance....

This blind buy did not disappoint! The plastic note is gentle and the composition is well balanced. If you love the scent of Parma Violet candies like I do, then this perfume will be the closest you can get. I would recommend...