This is a long overdue review of Monk. Michael Storer has six fragrances in his line and Monk is my favorite. I like all the others, too (Kadota & Stephanie are my two other faves), but Monk is the one for me. Here are the listed notes from Mr. Storer: Birch tar oil, frankincense, civet, musk, cocoa absolute and sandalwood.I smell much more than the above list of notes. I also smell a
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Monk by Michael Storer: A Review
July 19th, 2008 — , Bandit by Robert Piguet, Cabochard Gres, Caron Tabac Blond, Michael Storer, Monk, musk from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
Tribute to the Indies
July 11th, 2008 — , Aftelier, Ava Luxe, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Indie perfumers, Michael Storer, Neil Morris, Strange Invisible Perfumes, sonoma scent studio, tauer perfume from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
I’d like to express my gratitude for the indie perfumers. I’m focusing on the indies, not the niche perfumers, who seem to be an entirely separate category. Niche perfumers are usually well-funded and spend much of their production budget on sexy packaging, designs and bottle labels. The true indies, are usually one-woman/one-man acts, who are seriously passionate about fragrance. Most indie
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January 3rd, 2008 — Michael Storer, rose fragrances from greeneyes @ Sweet Diva
A few days before Christmas, I was poking around on Basenotes and ran across a link to Michael Storer’s site. I remembered immediately that Gaia had great things to say about these perfumes, so without hesitation I ordered a sample pack. The holidays …
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October 11th, 2007 — Guest Posters, Masculine Perfumes, Michael Storer, Tom from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Review by Tom
Gaia over at The Non-Blonde reviewed the womens scents of this new niche perfumer; I thought I would review the mens. Happily, he included samps of the womens as well in my order of the mens, so I will review those as well next time.
Il Giardino opens with soapy greens adding in pleasant lemon/ neroliness that reminds me a bit of an amped-up Dior Eau Sauvage. Black currant and
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Three Great Ladies
September 27th, 2007 — Fragrance, Michael Storer, Perfume from The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde
When it comes to perfume, the ultimate luxury* for me is not a big name and a famous house but to wear a rare creation made by an artisan perfumer from the best raw materials. Today’s niche perfumery world offers quite a few options of this kind. Micha…
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