Jimmy Choo by Jimmy Choo is an eau de parfum first released in 2011, created by master perfumer Olivier Polge. That guy rarely makes a mistake. Indeed, when this juice, housed in an elegant grenade glass bottle. came out over a decade ago, I was all ga ga over it. I tend to enjoy gourmands,…
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Florabotanica by Balenciaga
This post dives into the designer sphere with an interesting gem from Balenciaga. When I think Balenciaga, it’s the slouchy, rocker-look City Bag that comes to mind. As it turns out, they may have done a good thing here with perfume, too, by employing perfumers Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault to create this floral green…
Les Eaux de Chanel REVIEW (Deauville, Venise, Biarritz, Riviera)
In recent years Chanel has started to travel a lot lighter with regards to her ventures in perfumery. In 2018, Olivier Polge released the start to a new collection, one that is finally his own from the get-go, called Les Eaux. We don’t yet know how many fragrance journeys will be included in this collection,…
Three Wonderful Woody Scents: Enre Noire (Lalique), Sycamore (Chanel), and Santal 33 (LeLabo)
What do Chanel’s Sycomore, Lalique’s Encre Noire and Le Labo’s Santal 33 have in common? They’re all dry, woody, extremely unisex fragrances that don’t scream for attention, but rather calmly and elegantly command your respect. But which is better? Sycomore Sycomore from Chanel was created by Jacgues Polge and I think Christopher Sheldrake may have…