I always keep a bottle of this and the Sensual EDP on hand. I don't wear it every day, but it's nice to reach for it on occasions when I'm not quite sure what to wear and none of my usual favourites ...

Count me in as one of those who doesn't get Mitsouko. I know it's supposed to be a classic, but on me it smells like bread. That's all. Bread. I don't get any other notes at all. Plus it fades v...

Before the ascendancy of weak and characterless fruity-florals in the early noughties, Poeme represented the direction of modern department-store perfumery. Opulent yet classy, sweet but not in the s...

Ah, Orgasm blush. It was so very nearly not so. I remember the first time I tried this lovely blush. I'd heard about Orgasm and its enviable status as secret makeup weapon of the stars, so off I t...

If gold had a scent, it would be Cinema. My mother adores it so much she has put aside her long-time HG, Chanel's Coco, in favour of Cinema. It smells amazing on her, and I was pleasantly surprise...

On first spray, Fleur de The Rose Bulgare confronts you with a bizarre, almost vinegary sharpness, but just as you're about to beg the sales assistant for a wet wipe, the fragrance makes a complete le...

Spritzed some on and was instantly repelled by the opening notes. Cinnabar is quite hard to describe but the initial mish-mash was not at all pleasant and made me feel nauseous. It smelled like curr...

It took me a couple of tries to 'get' Jicky. Sprayed on a card, you'll get the infamous "filled nappy doused in lavender air freshener" accord. But on the skin, the 'poo' note disappears within s...

Tried it at the Benefit counter. Needless to say, I didn't purchase. It's a generic grapefruity-floral, similar to Escada only not as strong, and the packaging makes it look like a cheap toy perfu...

I'll be the first to admit, generally speaking, I'm not really all that much of a BeneFit fan. Too many gimmicky, unnecessary variations on a single product ... I mean, come ON. Boi-ing AND Erase P...