Over the past few years I’ve gradually accumulated some fragrances targeted at the male gender that I have decided are no longer necessary on my shelf. I’ll talk about three of those today since they will soon heading out of my collection. These three are not the only “male fragrances” that I own and wear,…
Category: Reviews
Three Fragrances from NEZ 1+1 Collection – Ambre à Levres, HongKong Oolong, Kraft Gommé
In this post I bring to you three collaborations by NEZ éditions, the French olfactory magazine that is published biannually. There are currently twelve 12 volumes, and I am proud to own all except number 5 (which is sold out at the moment) and the first two which are only available in French, but I…
Rouge Trafalgar by Maison Christian Dior
Today we look at a fragrance from Christian Dior‘s exclusive, high-end Collection Privée, which is also referred to as the “Maison Dior” or “Maison Christian Dior” collection, and which some people might define as a niche collection. Well, certainly it is less mainstream and pricier, I’ll give it that. The scent of which I only…
Battle of the COCOs – 4 Fragrances from Chanel
A while back on my blog I ranted on about how I thought Chanel no. 5 was a thing of the past and that its image was the only thing keeping sales up. When it comes to Coco Chanel and her flankers, however, this is not the case. I currently have four COCOs in my…
Sung by Alfred Sung
his bombastic 80s was another favorite of my mother’s back in the day, and although I tend not to appreciate strong florals from this highly scented decade, and never owned this scent myself (until now) I have must admit that I snuck in a spritz of this flacon from the family bathroom dresser once in…
By the Fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela
Among all the wonderful, Christmassy fragrances there are to choose from out there, this one has become the epitome or the season for me. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire – bottled. Since its 2015 release by Maison Martin Margiela, By the Fireplace has become one of my absolute favourite fragrances, not only for the…