This was the first Cartier perfume for women, launched in 1981. It was part of Cartier’s renaissance, which had started in the sixties. After the death of the last of the founder’s nephews, the company was bought by a group of investors, and a new range of luxury products called “Les Must de Cartier,” was [...]

The re-encounters with perfumes in a perfume shop can be accidental, like with people. I first tried Prada perfume one year ago, and it didn’t really strike me, all I could remember was an intense vanilla note. I lost sight of it until last week when, after countless visits to many perfume shops I noticed [...]

The thing I like the most in any Creed perfume is the history of the perfume house (the House of Creed). It was founded in London by James Creed in 1760, and moved to Paris in 1854. It soon became the favorite perfume house of many European aristocracies. Today it is chaired by Oliver Creed, [...]

Un Jardin Perfume by Hermes was originally launched in 2003 in a limited edition, but it soon became the first of Hermes’ perfume line called “Gardens.” It was also the first Hermes cologne created by Jean-Claude Ellena as exclusive perfume designer of the company. The aim of Ellena’s style is to evoke memories and feelings [...]