Archives - SCENTGOURMAND

2016 • 2017 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

2016

01/01 ➼ Sugar & Spice Collection by Jo Malone (Perfume Reviews (Short))
01/10 ➼ Perfume Bottle Sizes (Did you know?, Tips)
01/20 ➼ Make your own Perfumed Body Powder (DIY)
02/01 ➼ Why Perfume Packaging is Important (Did you know?, Editorial)
02/10 ➼ Scents & the City (Did you know?)
02/29 ➼ “Samples” from Demeter (Perfume Reviews (Short))
03/01 ➼ 20 Brands that Make Solid Perfume (Did you know?)
03/10 ➼ How to Make your own Solid Perfume (DIY)
03/20 ➼ Rush by Gucci (Perfume Reviews (Full))
04/01 ➼ All about Smelling Strips (Did you know?)
04/10 ➼ 5 Points to Ponder when Buying Perfume as a Gift (Tips)
05/01 ➼ Nerd XX by Good Olfactory (Perfume Reviews (Full))
05/11 ➼ How to Change your Mood with Perfume (Did you know?, Editorial)
05/20 ➼ On Flankerization (Editorial)
06/01 ➼ Musk Essence Oil by Kiehl’s (Perfume Reviews (Full))
06/10 ➼ How to Rate Perfume (Did you know?, Editorial)
07/01 ➼ Streamlining your Perfume Collection (Tips)
07/10 ➼ L’Eau Froide by Serge Lutens (Perfume Reviews (Full))
08/01 ➼ Sikkim Girls by LUSH (Gorilla Perfumes) (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
08/10 ➼ Guide to Buying Vintage Perfume (Tips)
09/01 ➼ Samples from Zoologist (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
09/10 ➼ Fragrance Concentrations (Did you know?)
10/01 ➼ Manifesto by Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
10/10 ➼ Scent Subscription Services (Tips)
11/01 ➼ Samples from Rania J. (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
11/10 ➼ How to Apply Perfume (Tips)
12/01 ➼ Bvlgari Black by Bvlgari (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
12/11 ➼ How to Make your Scent Last Longer (Tips)

2017

01/01 ➼ Dzing! by L’Artisan Parfumeur (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
01/11 ➼ 3 Perfume Houses that Underwhelmed Me (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
02/01 ➼ Procuring Perfume Samples (Tips)
02/11 ➼ Designer, Niche, Artisan, Indie, Bespoke… Say WHAT? (Did you know?, Editorial)
02/28 ➼ 20 Uses for Old or Unwanted Perfume (Tips)
03/13 ➼ Samples from Rancé 1795 – Joséphine & Eau de la Couronne (Tips)
03/20 ➼ DIY Poopourri – Make your own Perfumed Eau de “Toilet” (DIY)
03/28 ➼ Fragrance to Help Learning? Makes scents! (Did you know?, Editorial)
04/11 ➼ Scent Trunk – A Perfume Subscription Service in Review (Reviews, Service Reviews)
06/13 ➼ Suntan Oil Perfumes that Bring you Right to the Beach (Lists, Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)

2020

08/26 ➼ Lolita Lempicka (1997) and Lolita Lempicka au Masculin (2000) (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
09/06 ➼ How to Know if a Fragrance is FBW (Full-Bottle-Worthy) (Did you know?, Editorial, Tips)
09/20 ➼ Smell Bent – First Impressions on a Fist Full of Samples (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
09/27 ➼ Giorgio & Red by Giorgio Beverly Hills (Perfume Reviews (Full))
10/04 ➼ Three Wonderful Woody Scents: Enre Noire (Lalique), Sycamore (Chanel), and Santal 33 (LeLabo) (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
10/18 ➼ Why Use Scent in the Time of Covid19? (Editorial, Tips)
10/25 ➼ Light Blue (Eau Intense) by Dolce & Gabbana (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
11/24 ➼ Loretta by Perfumer Andy Tauer (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
12/27 ➼ Three Bottles from Stella McCartney (Reviews)

2021

01/15 ➼ Three Favourites from Annick Goutal (Reviews)
01/24 ➼ Banana Republic Icon Collection – the first 5 – REVIEW (Lists, Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
03/09 ➼ Kalan by Parfums de Marly REVIEW (Perfume Reviews (Full))
03/21 ➼ Four Fragrances from Carthusia REVIEW (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/22 ➼ Rosé All Daé by Gallagher Fragrances REVIEW (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
05/15 ➼ Chanel No. 5 – Has it had its day? (Editorial, Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
06/20 ➼ Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford REVIEW (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
06/27 ➼ Youth Dew by Esté Lauder (Reviews)
08/15 ➼ Colonia by Acqua di Parma REVIEW (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
08/21 ➼ Les Eaux de Chanel REVIEW (Deauville, Venise, Biarritz, Riviera) (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
08/31 ➼ Cherry Fragrances – A Yummy Selection (Lists, Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
09/18 ➼ Why I Say ‘NO’ to Replica Bags but ‘YES’ to Fragrance Clones (Editorial)
09/25 ➼ Why I’m Not a Fan of Celebrity Fragrances – Three Examples Reviewed (Editorial, Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
10/17 ➼ Estée Lauder’s White Linen (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
12/25 ➼ By the Fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela (Reviews)
12/30 ➼ Sung by Alfred Sung (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)

2022

01/07 ➼ Battle of the COCOs – 4 Fragrances from Chanel (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
02/12 ➼ Rouge Trafalgar by Maison Christian Dior (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/19 ➼ Three Fragrances from NEZ 1+1 Collection – Ambre à Levres, HongKong Oolong, Kraft Gommé (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/26 ➼ Three Cheapie “MALE” Scents in my Collection (Ditch Two, Keep One) (Reviews)
03/30 ➼ The ZARA Improbable Collection (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
04/03 ➼ Swiss Arabian Concentrated Fragrance Oils – the First Four in the Private Collection (Did you know?, Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
04/24 ➼ Maison Francis Kirkdijan Baccarat Rouge 540 (& the Extrait de Parfum) REVIEW (Reviews)
05/08 ➼ Arizona by Proenza Schouler (Reviews)
05/24 ➼ Angel by Thierry Mugler REVIEW (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
06/12 ➼ Fresh Couture & Pink Fresh Couture by Moschino REVIEW (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
06/26 ➼ Junoon Noir by Al Haramain (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
07/03 ➼ Incense Avignon by Comme des Garçons vs Casbah by Robert Piguet (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
07/09 ➼ Orchid, Gardenia, Hibiscus – Three from the ZARA Bloom series 2022 (Perfume Reviews (Full))
07/16 ➼ Battle between 10+ Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Dupes – Which Wins? (Dupes & Clones, Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
07/24 ➼ Florabotanica by Balenciaga (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
07/30 ➼ Six Fragrances from the Clean Reserve Collection (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
08/07 ➼ ZARA/Jo Malone Energetically New York & Fashionably London (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
08/14 ➼ Brazilian Crush Cheirosa ’62 Body Mist (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
08/22 ➼ BLV Notte Pour Homme by Bvlgari (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
08/28 ➼ Mûre et Musc, La Chasse aux Papillons, & Nuit de Tubereuse from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Lists, Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
09/04 ➼ Roller Ball Set from Montale: Aromatic Lime, Wood & Spices, Aoud Roses Petals (Reviews)
09/11 ➼ Sonia Rykiel by Sonia Rykiel (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
09/18 ➼ 1 Million by Paco Rabanne (Reviews)
09/25 ➼ Salt Caramel by Shay & Blue (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
10/16 ➼ Toy Boy, Toy 2, & Toy 2 Bubble Gum by Moschino (Reviews)
11/09 ➼ Pink Sugar by Aquolina – sugar and spice and everything nice! (Reviews)
12/12 ➼ Jimmy Choo & Jimmy Choo Exotic 2014 (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)

2023

02/16 ➼ Pi by Givenchy (Perfume Reviews (Full))
04/23 ➼ Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
04/23 ➼ Intense Café by Montale (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
05/06 ➼ Serendipitous by Serendipity 3 (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
05/13 ➼ Cherry Smoothie by Zara (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
06/11 ➼ Hinoki by Comme des Garçons (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
10/22 ➼ Armaf’s take on Delina: Club de Nuit White Impériale (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
10/31 ➼ Youssoful Fragrances: Santal Sequoia, Kingsman, & Milan Fever (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
11/04 ➼ Three from Zara: Memoire Intense, Sublime Epoque, and Amber Fusion (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
11/11 ➼ Orphéon by Diptyque (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
11/19 ➼ Ani by Nishane ( & a Comparison with Dua’s Drowning in Vanilla) (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
11/23 ➼ Terra Mia by Carthusia (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
11/26 ➼ Supreme Vanilla, Hypnotic Vanilla, Starlight Vanilla, Vanilla Vibration by ZARA (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
12/09 ➼ Four Reasons to Celebrate Vanilla (Ingredients)
12/10 ➼ Red Temptation Elixir by Zara (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)

2024

01/01 ➼ Five Fragrances from Penhaligon’s (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
01/02 ➼ Lipstick-inspired Fragrances (Shadescents) from MAC Cosmetics (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
02/01 ➼ The Minimal Collection by ZARA (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
02/09 ➼ Coromandel by Chanel (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
02/18 ➼ Fadeitak by Swiss Arabrian (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/03 ➼ Very Cherry Rose Chocolate Patchouli by Meleg Handmade Perfumes (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/03 ➼ Zara Oud Fragrances in the Chapters Collection (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/09 ➼ Zara Red Temptation Flankers – Summer & Winter (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/17 ➼ Four Bright and White Fragrances by Olivia Giacobetti (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/24 ➼ Sunrise on the Red Sand Dunes and Sand Desert At Sunset by Zara (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
03/31 ➼ Khamrah by Lattafa (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
04/14 ➼ Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Fragrance (and Flankers!) (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
04/21 ➼ Il Bacio by Borghese (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
05/05 ➼ Five Fragrances from Storra Skuggan (Perfume Reviews (Short), Reviews)
05/05 ➼ Angel Nova by Mugler (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
05/12 ➼ Coach The Fragrance – EDP and EDT (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)
06/13 ➼ Poison & Dune – Two Classics from Christian Dior (Perfume Reviews (Full), Reviews)