Typical vetiver fragrances join vetiver with citrus and woods, but Coeur de Vetiver Sacre in contrast uses fruit and black tea notes to create a very different, delicate take on vetiver. The opening i...
I've read blog posts that compare Plum Japonais to Serge Lutens fragrances, and it definitely feels familiar, with echoes of the Bois series and other Lutens scents. But on wearing it more, Plum Japon...
When I first tried this, it didn't make a strong impression, but subsequent wears have turned it into one of my most reached-for scents. It is very definitely a lavender fragrance, but the lavender is...
One of my favorite sandalwood fragrances. The sandalwood is creamy and soft, but made a bit bold with spices. It has a fenugreek note that threatens to bring it into curry territory, but not as much a...
This is a great summerweight version of oud -- in fact, I wouldn't necessarily pick out the oud if it wasn't in the title. It's a dark but sheer fragrance with citrus, smoky woods, and cardamom. There...
I think of this perfume as an update of vintage green florals and chypres that used to be more popular. The opening has a burst of galbanum that reminds me of Vent Vert, and I can see how others are r...
An elegant and feminine floral leather -- this one really grew on me as I started to wear it more. It has lots of orange blossom on a soft birch/leather base. The birch is a little medicinal to me at ...
I love the smell of jasmine but most jasmine perfumes I've tried are either too stridently "white floral" or too sheer and tepid. This one is a nice variation--a pure, round jasmine opening and a frui...
It took me a while to get into this one -- it didn't immediately resonate with me. But now I really like it. Osmanthus is one of my favorite notes, and it's usually made to smell very fruity-floral an...
A classic green-floral chypre. It has a nicely bitter opening but then gets that musty soapiness that older chypres often have (or maybe I just associate it with soap because it reminds me of somethin...
