Mikayla 1 year ago
9
3
Hidden Truths: Perfume Myths Put to the Test
be tricking us: how we perceive the scent can vary from batch to batch, even if the perfume is actually identical. One possible explanation for this is that our nose gets used to the scent over time and no longer perceives it as intensely as before. As a result, the perfume may be perceived as weaker in later batches, even though its content remains unchanged. As a rule, however, most...
Elysium 1 year ago
11
8
Lattafa Perfumes: Myth, Legend, or Reality?
a perfume based on its performance and that all the Lattafa perfumes I have tried so far release a very pleasant aroma, I wonder what is not working among the essences I have in my hands, my skin chemistry, and my sense of smell. Perhaps with age, the perception of aromas and perfumes has become weaker (hyposmia), or my brain becomes habituated quickly and smells around me become less...
GeorgeReid 2 years ago
8
6
Spray and Pray Experiment #0006: Bentley For Men Intense and Legend
this aspect to change. The Result The leather note in Bentley for Men Intense remains strong and is the overall dominant note of the combination in both the initial test and the second attempt. The scent is slightly fresh in the opening, but the florals in Legend are weaker. (And outright disappeared in the first attempt.) The sandalwood became more noticeable,...
Parfumo 2 years ago
5
Kologne Shield of Protection - Kilian launches new citrus fragrance
introduces "Kologne Shield of Protection", a new fragrance that is intended to be a unique interpretation of Eau de Cologne. With its bright citrus notes, the perfume, which was created by Calice Becker, is a real splash of freshness. The perfume starts with refreshing notes of green mandarin, bitter orange and mint, which leads to a heart of rosemary and neroli....
DalilaB 4 years ago
7
Scent memories
Amber and myrrh. During the lockdown, I had the chance to revisit my list, I ordered samples and decants and even bottles of perfumes whenever I came across a good deal. To my surprise, some fragrances did not live up to my memory of them. Some were less creamy than I remembered them, some weaker. Some fragrances were simply not for me but reminded me of my mentor, and I bought them just to hold on to our memory...
Elysium 6 years ago
6
The Old God and the New
patchouli, and undertones of musk, sandalwood, vetiver, and vanilla.Overall, I still think that this is one of the top fragrances by Calvin Klein and is simply a classic. There does seem to be a different formulation though with newer bottles versus the older version like it has become a bit weaker. I don’t know what the deal with that is but this can still be a good pick up for the right guy. Recently,...
Fqjcior 6 years ago
4
1
Amouage “Journey Man”
negative way of course, at the same time it is intriguing and sensual. Above all it is purely masculine.The so called working parameters of the scent can be classified as very good. Sillage is very good. The smell as a whole is strong and vivid and during the first few hours projects around the bearer within a couple of meters and can be easily noticeable by interested environment. It has been 7 hours...
Franfan20 7 years ago
10
2
The Canadian Zoo - An Interview with Victor Wong
on making a perfume named “Toad”. Even as an open-minded person, I felt no one would want to wear a perfume with such a name. Eventually I found a more interesting and challenging project for him and he’s willing to design that. Whew! What exactly inspired the reformulations of Panda and Beaver? And why only these two? It is a complicated subject. I asked Chris Bartlett to redesign......
Parfumo 8 years ago
5
Interview with Victor Wong - The creative mind behind Zoologist
slowly. What was your inspiration for a zoology-themed range and do you plan one in a different direction in the foreseeable future?There are two branches of thoughts when it comes to fragrance development - one that highlights a particular animalic note such as castoreum (such as Zoologist Beaver), one that is inspired by the animal habitats (such as Zoologist Bat,...
jtd 9 years ago
4
Tom Ford and the Pre-fab Line
always had precedence in perfumery. It is after all a luxury commodity, selling the fantasy is how it's done. But what is the artistic and creative virtue of launcing a line in one fell swoop? by Kilian launched a line, but to Kilian's credit, he commission work from a prolific perfumer, Calice Becker, who has a track record of having created a broad range of perfumes. Francis Kurkdjian has followed...
jtd 9 years ago
3
Flanker Strategies
Rain, Edmond Roudnitska's metier was the fruity chypre. Bernard Chant made Cabochard, then Aramis, then Azurèe. Imagine what he'd have made had he worked longer! Jean Claude Ellena and Bertrand Duchaufour have created artistic movements in the perfumes that stem from their philosophies. Calice Becker and Christine Nagel have rewritten the rules for entire genres, respectively the floral and the Oriental, over...
jtd 9 years ago
2
1
Richard Lüscher Britos Terroir Perfumes, 2013
Pour un Homme (Ernest Daltroff, 1934) form a triangle that have historically defined the lavender terrain. Niche offers some hard-to-beat options as well, including Parfums de Nicolai Pour Homme (Patricia de Nicolai, 2003), VeroProfumo Kiki (Vero Kern, 2007) and by Kilian A Taste of Heaven (Calice Becker, 2007).Tauer’s perfume is a triumph of craft and vision. It is meticulously...