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Perfume Review: Tom Ford Black Orchid Voile de Fleur (Eau de Toilette)

I am very tempted to simply leave it to Queen to describe Black Orchid Voile de Fleur for you. Because they would do it so much better than I ever could:

She keeps a Moet et Chandon
In a pretty cabinet
‘Let them eat cake’ she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
For Khrushchev and Kennedy
At anytime an invitation
You can’t decline

Caviar and cigarettes
Well versed in etiquette

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Perfume Review: L’Artisan Voleur de Rose

I attest to the sincerity of this review, however, in the interests of absolute transparency, please do read this disclaimer first.

There are scents that one admires as a concept, the kind that is wonderful in principle, like excluding carbs and sugar form one’s diet or being politically conscious, but somehow isn’t suited for one’s real and imperfect life. Voleur de Roses, the blend of roses (

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Perfume Review: Montale Aoud Roses Petals

I have new love. My love smells “like a red, red rose, that’s newly sprung in June”, like golden spices, like dark resins and woods. It smells warm, like passion, and sharp, like implacable fate. There is sweetness in my love that makes it almost innocent. And there is sensuality in it that is practically animal, untamed.

I was going to break my love down into little details for you, to describe

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Needle in a Haystack. Perfume Review: Montale Oud Queen Rose

It is funny that in a random draw from my sample box for Ina’s and mine joint feature, Needle in a Haystack, my hand should happen upon this particular sample. Sometimes the Universe displays fantastic serendipity. Tom and Robin talked about Montale yesterday. Ina has been saying for the last week or so that she is falling back in love with Montales. I fell pray to the 50% sale on the Swiss

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