New, super brand new, this flanker of Gucci Flora perfume, part of a series of five with mandarin, tuberose, gardenia and violet. It starts with fireworks of lemon and green notes, and that’s when it had me, because if a citrus can not only survive my skin, but also feel so fragrant and natural like in Glamorous Magnolia by Gucci, that must mean something. And after that, sit down and enjoy the really slow change towards a delicate, [...] Read more »
The finer and more experienced noses out there will forgive me for the rookie assumption that I had, that perfumes based mainly on one floral can be complex, but tend to be fairly static. Bullshit duly noted, and lesson learnt with this Tom Ford fragrance. So, where should I start from, top notes maybe? Fennel, that’s what I got: green, fragrant fennel, but with still a floral smell in the background to remind me that I was sitting [...] Read more »
After reading the whole story of its creation in Chandler Burr’s The Perfect Scent I had great expectations for this one. I know Jean-Claude Ellena is a regular reader of this blog (OK, that is, of course, not true, but wouldn’t it be cool if it was, and throw this out in your face with fake casualness?), so I’m sure he’ll understand, after all, his Declaration is my favourite perfume. OK I’ll say it in one single breath: [...] Read more »
To (over) simplify a little, Hermes Merveilles perfume is where orange meets amber. And, like those couples where one has an outspoken personality and the other won’t talk nor smile too much, results may vary. If what you get on your skin – as I did on the paper strip – is a prominent orange and lemon, then amber will provide a warm support, although the overall effect made me think at times of a herbalist’s shop. If, [...] Read more »
That should be the sound you make in the morning when you apply parfum CK One, a positive, light fragrance to be sprayed heavily. All there is to say about this perfume is now history, so here is a recap. Launched in 1994 and created by Alberto Morillas (Omnia and Blv by Bvlgari, 212 Sexy by Carolina Herrera, Acqua di Gio, Miracle by Lancome to name a few), and Harry Fremont (Juicy Couture, Romance by Ralph Lauren, Princess by [...] Read more »