Elle is all berries and patchouli on me. The berries I can live with, but that strong patchouli note is just too much.
I like pine and incense, really I do, but I was expecting something a little more complex from a Serge Lutens creation. Fille en Aiguilles starts out as camphoric pine and smoky incense on my skin, a...
Safran Troublant is like following up a delicious Indian meal with an equally delicious Indian dessert. This fragrance is mostly all about the dessert course, but it does open with what smells like a...
Eh, it's a boozy, long-lasting vanilla. I'm not enough of a vanilla fan to purchase this even if I found a bottle for $20 instead of $200, but I can understand why other people enjoy it. Bois d'Arme...
Havana is a jolt of sweetness, like accidentally inhaling a bit of airborne Kool-Aid powder as you're adding water to the pitcher. I can't put my finger on what makes it interesting, but it makes me ...
I'm sure Nahema must be lovely on others, but it's one of the worst fragrances I've ever smelled on myself. Wow. It reeks of sour roses, unpleasant fake fruit and a coppery tang that's disconcerting...
I don't know if I've ever encountered a living mimosa flower, but Mimosa pour Moi instantly transports me to childhood in the Midwest, where the heat and humidity amplify the sweet scent of blossoms a...
I'm not sure why poor Grapefruit is so underappreciated here, because to me it's a great zingy, energizing pick-me-up. It starts out as a blast of pure grapefruit, tart and juicy, and dries down to a...
Infusion d'Iris falls into what I would call the "ideal office fragrance" category. It's a very light and inoffensive clean scent. I'm not a huge fan of iris, but this iris is very faint and isn't m...
My husband needed to buy something at the mall this weekend, so once inside we agreed to meet later at a certain time/place and went our separate ways. I made a beeline for Macy's to try Azuree Solei...