Grapefruit frags are tricky. They can turn sulfurous and smell like BO on some people (hello, Pamplelune) or cloyingly candy-sweet. Jo Malone’s Grapefruit Cologne avoids both of these extremes. On me,...

This is what I keep hoping other incense fragrances will smell like but never do. It's a perfect mix of woods, fir, smoke, spice, and resins. It smells like being up high in the mountains by a winte...

Very sheer on my lips, which have a fair amount of pigment on their own. Some shine, not overly glossy. Punches up my own natural color just enough so that my lips don't shriek "LIPSTICK!"; they ju...

When I sniffed Mechant Loup, something *very* strange happened. I sprayed a bit on my hand, sniffed it, thought "wet tobacco," then sniffed a few other things, then sniffed it again -- and felt this a...

I used to think this was a boring, ladies-who-lunch kind of fragrance. Avoided it for years. Then I tried the parfum, and the heavens opened. I had no idea! There's a lot more to No. 5 than I ...

Gorgeous, true orange fragrance. I love the scent of oranges, but so many orange perfumes smell fake and Kool-Ade-ish. Not this one. Glorious, fresh orange, with other citrus thrown in for a bit of...

Serious, major civet here. I love lavender, love vanilla, am trying to figure out how to live with the civet. This fragrance smells like my cat just crapped in a lavender patch. I'm repulsed and at...

Happiness in a bottle. I adore this fragrance in the winter time. The sandalwood drydown is especially wonderful, and the combination of woods and fruit is magical. It reminds me of sunshine and or...

There is no other fragrance like Mitsouko. She is uncompromising; she selects who will wear her and who won't. Mitsouko is a work of art that interacts with each individual's chemistry more than any...

A most creative take on vanilla. On first sniff, I detect a hint of bitter almond, which is a note I usually detest. Here, however, it serves as an excellent foil for the sweeter vanilla. The almon...