I have to say that it irks a bit to keep getting asked what perfume I’m wearing and not be able to reply with some fascinating French name. No, I have to say ‘Beautiful by Estee Lauder.’ Over the year...

I want to put in some good words for this fragrance. I haven't by any means tried all the Lutens, but this is the only one that I have repurchased, so it must be doing something right. It is quite a s...

Could this be a fragrance for all people for all seasons? I think Cologne du 68 does a good job of covering the bases. It is very versatile and not easy to describe. Cologne du 68 has an oxymoronic ab...

I recently purchased the edp and it is not how I remember it from the 80s – my memory was of something more deeply floral, powdery and grandly Guerlain. Maybe I am older and less easily intimidated, b...

The advert says ‘Through black….light revealed’. Is this a pretentious way of saying ‘the bottle looks luxurious…but the fragrance is bargain basement!’? I have never been able to wear Coco - beautifu...

I would describe this fragrance as ‘intellectual’. It smells like it was created without any unnecessary affectations or ingredients and seems to achieve a herbal, woody kind of natural classiness. On...