September 27th, 2008 — , Alliage, Aramis 900, Aromatics Elixir, Bal a Versailles, Bernard Chant, Devin, Tom Ford Black Orchid, angel, aramis, azuree, poison from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
The other day, applying a perfume ostensibly intended for women, I thought, “I really better butch it up today if I expect to pull this one off.”
Funny thing, though, how all that works: half way through the morning, I realized the perfume itself provided more than enough swagger. Maybe you know what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the kind of fragrance which can come across like Corporal
Related StoresAugust 25th, 2008 — , Aramis 900, Aromatics Elixir, Bandit, Bernard Chant, Chypre, aramis, azuree from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
It’s difficult to imagine anyone but Bernard Chant behind Aramis 900. After all, he made everything else that smells like it, excepting Bandit.
Released in 1973, Araqmis 900 is a woody, herbal masculine with a bright cirtus opening and a dense, deep rose heart.
The fragrance has a slightly fecal, animalic character, most noticeably up top, and relates to the chypres Chant is famous for. It
Related StoresJuly 6th, 2008 — , Alliage, Arpège, Beautiful, Bernard Chant, Chanel No. 5, Cinnabar, Magie Noire, Perfumania, Sud Est, Tuberose Gardenia, azuree, opium, poison, private collection, sensuous from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
I keep going back to the Estee Lauder counter. Do I want Sensuous? I can’t decide. I do and I don’t and I might and maybe, don’t pressure me. Everyone says it smells great for an Estee Lauder fragrance, but I tend to scratch my head at that, and no…
Related StoresJune 19th, 2008 — , Alistair Crowley, Bernard Chant, Chanel No. 19, Devin, Estee Lauder Alliage, Galbanum, Gucci Envy, Ivoire de Balmain, Maurice Roucel, Vent Vert, germaine cellier, ma griffe, pheromone from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
With its penetrating, pine-like top note and slightly bitter, woody base, galbanum makes green pop, as if one of the green chypres had slapped you hard in the face with a chunk of bundled stems. Galbanum is a gum resin derived from certain Persian plan…
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