Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
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Guilty By Association: Criminal Elements
13 Jul 2015And the voice of fragrance came to me early in the spring of the year. It spoke, “Criminal Elements.” I…
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Pure Class
12 Feb 2014These are samples from Atelier Cologne. Each sample (save Sous le Toit de Paris) comes in an old-school waxy envelope,…
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A Study in Violet: A Violette Market Review
20 Jan 2013Once again, I am unearthing crypts of forgotten words scribed in the prior year, and then reinterring them to rest…
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Alkemia Samples: A Recollection
27 Oct 2012Some time in the past, I purchased several samples from Alkemia Apothecary & Perfumery, but no place was found suitable…
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Memoir Man: Scent of the…
03 Sep 2012At long last, a proper review. Amouage’s Memoir Man goes on with a minty medicinal vibe and transitions from that…
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Down the Gothic Highway
07 Jul 2012It is with some trepidation that I’ve embraced the term gothic, for my interests run more towards the Romantic, and…