Twig is a rich, deep rosy brown with plummy rose undertones that can look more brown or rosy, depending on skin tone and how much you apply. This is a blast from the past as it was the first MAC lipst...
Of all the classic fragrances that hail from the Roaring '20s, Guerlain Shalimar and Chanel Bois des Iles are probably the only ones I reach for and would repurchase if I ever ran out, even though I d...
To my nose Magnifique is "tangy rose and spiced ashes"; an interesting mix of darkness and light, sweetness and dirt. In fact, I see it as a gothic-lolita scent because of the contrasting elements i...
When I want to even out my skin but not add a whole lot of coverage or weight, this is it. For light, natural coverage, I prefer it to most of the tinted moisturizers I've tried, which come in odd sh...
This is the scent that single-handedly turned me into an oriental/gourmand fiend 8 years ago. The dense, bitter-sweet, coconut-but-not creaminess of the juice was addictive, and I wore it almost exclu...
If Greta Garbo were a scent, I imagine she would smell like Coromandel. It's dry and milky, earthy and sweet. There is a quiet, stoic exoticism to it, and it's a weird balance of contrasting facets th...
[Also posted on Fragrantica] Clean, beautiful scent. I initially got this for myself thinking it would make a great unisex fragrance (and it would). It sits and simmers quietly like fresh laundry in t...
Where do I begin with this modern classic? Angel is a beastly mish-mash of cotton candy, stewed fruits, chocolate-drizzled caramel, and above all, very green, wet, fresh-cut grass. If you try to take ...
Tart, sweet and fun, but in no way immature. Black XS wasn’t marketed in Asia, so I’m not even sure what made me decide to pick it up but I’m glad I did. There’s a mix of the new (fruit, cocoa, patch...
I love the description of Chanel No 19 as the woman who is so smart that you tend to forget how beautiful she is. It's complex as an intelligent woman should be, but fresh and cool enough to make her ...
