Sharply acidic, yet earthy and grounded at the same time. Timbuktu is very clean-smelling and bright, but without any of the usual aquatic or bracing men's-cologne overtones that generally make "clean...
If you ever thought that no scent could possibly be worse than Angel, add some roses.
A dead ringer for the Turkish rose-petal jam I get from the Middle Eastern grocery. The same layering of floral rose petals, a thin hint of tangy citrus, and a thick crystalline sweetness. It's a phot...
The pungent, artificial, candy-sweet fruit note reminds me a little of Delices de Cartier, which is all glaceed cherry on my skin. Gaultier2 isn't awful; there's something narcotic about that dark swe...
Chypre Rouge transports you to a forest of bark and moss, shade and silence... but wait! Here comes a bouncy little child, skipping along with a basket clutched in sticky fingers, dropping fruit gums ...
<font size=2 face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Grrr! Body chemistry! Much as it maddens me, at least it makes for a life of surprises. This scent was the one from the Editions I thought was...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This was offered as a swap item, accepted when I knew nothing about it, and what a find. It's a rush of strength and spice, very dry and con...
Peppery? Ambery? Sultry? I've been hearing things about Prada recently that made me wonder why I remember it with vague distaste. So I spritzed at Sephora to give it a second chance. By the time I'd w...
Well, I agree that it wouldn't offend anyone. Buut I rather hold that against it. This might be a good 'gateway' green chypre, for anyone daunted by a more original formulation. But for me it's just t...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is what my skin was meant to smell like. My first impression was disappointment because of the cherry note's screaming infantile demand...