Like probably half the female population of the affluent West with about 40 minutes to kill on a winter’s week evening ~nails filed at advertising breaks~ I used to watch the comedic escapades of four women on the verge of breakdown (which rarely resul…

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“The delicate exactitude with which he reproduced the impression given to his own alert nerves by unfamiliar forms, colours, sounds and perfumes” is how a contemporary critic describes the cadence literary style of Pierre Loti, French author of “Aziyad…

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Hey, I have three little samples of the new Guerlain Bodice Rippers in my hand, so let’s take a stroll through the smut-section of the perfumarket and see what we have.
 Guerlain Femme Erotique Oriental Brulant - notes of Clementine, Almond, Tonka Bean & Vanilla.  Goes on a very typical well-made Guerlain, smelling similar to some [...]

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Shalimar…its sonorous name reverberates long after its smell has evaporated, conjuring images of prodigal sensuality and old-fashioned romanticism like no other; holding us spellbound in a mirage of forbidden dreams. And yet, the very name which mean…

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With releases such as Narciso Rodriguez for Him, Gucci Pour Homme II, Amouage’s marvelous Jubilation XXV, Frederic Malle’s French Lover and Dsquared²’s He Wood, I find 2007 to have been a great year for masculine fragrances. But even if it weren’t for all those perfumes just mentioned, I’d still consider 2007 an excellent year. You see, if I am honest, the two releases I’m most excited about,

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“What is the deeper meaning of the simple but magical expression to “smell nice”? That intangible aura emanating from the skin embraces a hint of linen, a flashing image, a caress of silk and a musical rustle, in other words a direct and powerful link…

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It’s Friday and as promised, we’ll once again be visiting the Histoires de Parfums library. The two perfumes we’ll explore today are Ambre 114 and 1969; together they form the “Cult Books” subcategory in Histoires de Parfums’ collection of tomes.

· Ambre 114: If you are a fan of amber fragrances, and especially if you like huge, golden holy dragons of scents, like Maître Parfumeur et Gantier’s

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Kouros : how misrepresented you are. I almost feel pity… Or perhaps not. Because it has been over applied and misused by many, it earned a reputation of no less than “piss” (enter the comment of a character in the indie film “The locals” who says…

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Was this my life, or did I dream it? That seemingly rhetorical question might drive one crazy given sufficient circumstances. After all, isn’t all life, “is all we see and seem but a dream within a dream?” like Poe used to say. Or as the ancient Greeks…

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Drum-roll please! Made my last exams for the year – and with an excellent grade too. Am I happy? Proud? Elated? Well, yes, but most of all, I am tired. All I did for the last ten days was study. No, seriously, you don’t want to see what my house actually looks like from all the neglect. Thank you so much for your patience during my absence and for your supportive comments and emails. Usually the

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Long before it became en vogue to take vintage clothes and redesign, modernize and/or embellish them, Josiane Pividal did just that, soon becoming a success, and after designing for Cacharel for a while, she went on to create her own label in 1983. The label was christened Lolita Lempicka (correctly pronounced Lem-PI-tska by the way, even though the intro on the official website would have you

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It’s Friday, which means we have reached the last day of Neil Morris reviews here on Fragrance Bouquet. I am closing this week -which has been incredible fun by the way- with a review of my personal favorite, Gotham. For those of you who have already tried Neil’s perfumes, I have a question: Which one is your favorite and why? There are still a number of perfumes by Neil I really want to try and

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After the Big Bruisers of the 80s, so ingrained into the decade of decadence and carnality, leather scents took a back seat until the modern fragrance niche phenomenon erupted like a well-oiled explosive mechanism, issuing forgotten ripples into the st…

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The last couple of weeks have been an olfactory delight – I finally got acquainted with the Ormonde Jayne line of fragrances via their sample program (definitely worth it by the way if you can’t get to the boutique – the price to sample the whole range is 28 pounds, or about 37 euro, postage is complimentary and the presentation is simply delightful!) and even though I have not ended up loving

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Franco Moschino, the charismatic, ‘ragazzo’ wild boy of Italian fashion, launched Moschino Couture in 1983 and took the fashion world by storm with his wild, provocative designs. He very quickly became known for his iconoclastic, sometimes cocky style, which earned him notoriety among fellow designers and at the same time delighted the public and press who simply couldn’t get enough of his shows

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I am finally feeling better (I finally managed to wear perfume last night after what seemed like an eon). Normally I am rather careful when my stomach feels as fragile as it still does, and only choose to wear things I am certain I can live with for the rest of the day, but curiosity got the better of me this morning. My little sample of Hugo Pure Purple has been staring at me for a couple of

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Hubert Maes is the creator of three perfumes so far: Histoire d’un Rêve, Histoire Charnelle and Délicieuse Histoire. He is also the owner of Le Soleid d’Or boutique in Lille, France. I have not tested Histoire d’un Rêve and Délicieuse Histoire extensively enough to have formed a solid opinion on them, but at first sniff the former appeared too girly, young and frivolous for my tastes, while the

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“Bob Rafelson’s Black Widow with its good, flashy star-performances by Debra Winger and Theresa Russell, comes on with the seductiveness of an expensive perfume that inevitably evaporates before the night is over”. When the New York Times critic gives …

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Continue reading → Black Widow: fragrance review (in time for Halloween) & draw!

I love trying out new things. Now, Black Widow is not a brand new fragrance – it was released in 2004 after all, but I was not aware of its existence up until recently. When I saw it was being compared to Opium, one of my all time favorites, I knew I had to try it. The comparison itself is dangerous: these are big shoes to fill. Having tested Black Widow a number of times already, I have to say

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Perfume Shrine has the rare privilege today to host talented guest writer Denyse Beaulieu, aka Carmencanada, on a review of the very new and exclusive Palais Royal scent by Serge Lutens, the ink-coloured jasmine-rich Sarrasins. It is rumoured that soon…

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The Iceberg Theory - by Gerald Locklin - all the food critics hate iceberg lettuce. you’d think romaine was descended from orpheus’s laurel wreath, you’d think raw spinach had all the nutritional benefits attributed to it by popeye, not to mention aest…

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Since I promised to start with Hanami and Tsukimi, I will unorthodoxly suspend a review of the second seasonal fragrance, Natsumi, to write about Tsukimi. The third fragrance in the seasonal quartet of the Annayake fragrance line, Tsukimi, means Moon Viewing. It embodies the spirit of autumn and is meant to represent a woman who is radiant, devoted to tradition and family. This characterization

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