Smell Bent – First Impressions on a Fist Full of Samples

September 20, 2020September 27, 2020 Trine Mork

Smell Bent is a quirky, Indie brand based in Los Angeles that has produced over 100 fragrances, many of which are already out of production. They are quirky, fun, and inexpensive. The illustrations and perfume names are sometimes hilarious and can also be very appropriate. The brand started in 2009 […]

Lolita Lempicka (1997) and Lolita Lempicka au Masculin (2000)

August 26, 2020 Trine Mork

Lolita Lempicka – the perfume original with the same brand name – was created in 1997 by Annick Mernardo – Ms. Mernardo’s got quite a flaire for creating unique fragrances. She won Fragrantica’s Best in Show award in 2016, and is the nose behind over 100 major fine fragrances, including […]

Suntan oil perfumes that bring you right to the beach

June 13, 2017June 25, 2020 Trine Mork

Summer is now approaching, and it’s soon time to head out to the coast and cool off in the ocean. Time to embrace the feeling of play and freedom by enveloping your senses in beachy, suntan-oil-like fragrances! This post introduces some perfumes that relish memories or dreams of basking in […]

Scent Trunk – a perfume subscription service in review

April 11, 2017April 27, 2018 Trine Mork

My perfume membership plan with Scent Trunk is ending. I thought I’d take the time to reflect on my experience with this perfume subscription service and let you know what I thought of it. Overview “With too many options and so little guidance, fragrance shopping can defeat the best of […]

Three perfume houses that underwhelmed me

January 11, 2017April 26, 2018 Trine Mork

There are very few occasions when I well and truly dislike a perfume, but I do have what I’d call a scent profile. In general, I gravitate toward the woody orientals and away from fresh florals, and of course this fact will bias all my opinions of fragrances that I […]