OK, it's extremely subjective, this question of what smells good. I say that because goodness knows, Aventus is a hit. Such a hit that as of this writing, Creed is about to launch a new version while ...

Let the syrupy cherry note die down and enjoy a magnificent blend of pipe tobacco, honey, vanilla, and a dash of patchouli. Reminds me of the vaunted and pricey Herod by Parfums de Marly, and of the e...

Another offspring of Ellena's fave, Eau d'Hermes, this is a peppery animalic with some citrus. When I say animalic, here I mean sweaty, but not in quite the salacious way Eau d'Hermes is sweaty. This ...

A masterpiece and one of the most unusual frags I've encountered, you can wear this without worrying that you will smell like anyone else. I wish I could articulate it but this one is tough to descri...

Oh how I wanted to love this. Just based on the history. Well, I'm not trying to be snarky or urbane or nasty but this reminds me of a smell from my past: when I was a kid, mom had a rubber enema b...

Never would have tried this but for the reviews, here and elsewhere, that say it's a smellalike for Muscs Koublai Khan. Well, not really. They're similar, but in the way that, say, Guerlain Vetiver ...

I love Caron fragrances. Recently I sampled Royal Bain de Caron, which I found interesting but overly sweet, syrupy, oily. Then I read in "Perfumes, The Guide" that RBDC was mangled over the years b...

Kiehl's Original Musk + florals + stagnant water from the toilet tank = Kouros. Potency like you wouldn't believe. Ostentatious. Louche. Sillage for days and the staying power of a tattoo. The ...

Mom kept a bottle of this in the bathroom when I was growing up. When I wanted to feel (and smell) adult and sophisticated I'd slap it on. Now, as a middle-aged fragrance head, I went to Sephora tod...

I don't know enough about myrrh (unlike its partner frankincense) to say whether this smells like myrrh. I've smelled myrrh oil and myrrh fragrances in the past. None are memorable. This juice is o...