LouLou is said to have been inspired by the famous silent movie star, Louise Brooks... which perplexes me because unlike Arpege (another 'purple' perfume), LouLou does not evoke that era at all. I don...

I love warm, deep, sensual, amber-y/vanilla Orientals, so Shalimar, naturally, ticks all the right boxes for me. I don't get any gasoline, rubber, "chain-smoking 1920s prostitute" or "small-town slut"...

L’Heure Bleue has long been on my list of “must tries/must haves”. Unfortunately, I don’t have the good fortune of testing it as the Guerlain counters in my country have never carried this magnificent...

Ever since I bought Coco EDP several months ago, I’ve been searching for another spicy Oriental to add to my collection. After reading countless polarizing reviews of Youth Dew here on MUA, Basenotes ...

What more can be said about this legendary oriental that hasn’t already been said before? Coco is, inarguably, one of the best perfumes ever created, a true masterpiece… It is the epitome of class, el...

My younger sister currently wears this. She loves it (I blame myself entirely for this -- she seems to have developed a fondness for fruity/candy-sweet perfumes ever since she "inherited" my unwanted ...

I recently bought a YSL fragrance gift set & got the mini of this lipstick in #10 (Venus Rose) as part of it. At first, I was really bummed when I saw the bright pink color. However, the SA at the YSL...

I can’t believe Dune’s been around for 18 years & I just only recently tried it. I really feel like kicking myself! I love oriental vanillas/ambers in general, so this perfume is a no-brainer, really…...

Don’t be put off by the very green & aldehydic opening, because the drydown is PURE HEAVEN. When that oh-so-gorgeous, soft, creamy, powdery & leathery cloud hits your nose some 15-20 minutes later, it...

Mmmm.... this is really niiice. I've never worn EA perfumes before, but THIS could very well be my first. My mom used to wear the original 5th Avenue 10 years ago & I remember how great she smelled ba...