Sycomore is another example of Chanel's commitment to luxury and elegance. The opening of Sycomore is one of the most interesting a vetiver fragrance can offer. It smells a bit of chocolate, roots,...

The flanker industry has produced a mixed bag. Too often a flanker is as ridiculously bad as or is worse than the original. There are exceptions to many things in life, and Eau Premiere is one of t...

Private Collection Jasmine White Moss is like Cristalle with talons. I found it very disappointing. There are two impressions I get from PCJWM, other than its being an obvious nod to Cristalle. On...

Wrappings is an unusual offering from a cosmetics company who generally plays it safe. Wrappings smells like the magnificent Yatagan when he's off his meds and in a skirt: not a frilly tutu, but mo...

Everything old is new again. Cue Sensuous. It is very close in construction to the now defunct Ferre 20. In 1998, to celebrate 20 years in design, Gianfranco Ferre released Ferre 20, a vanillic-woo...

SJP's Covet opens with great promise and is very reminiscent of Jean Patou's witty classic Cocktail in the way it opens: Covet's top notes are all lavender fizz with some citrus and nondescript, soft...

Bois Farine is Eau de Nutter Butters. It took me a few minutes to identify what in the world Bois Farine smelled like on my skin. I knew it was something I had eaten in the past, and then it dawned ...

Next to 31, rue Cambon, 28 la Pausa is my favorite of the newest Chanel Exclusifs. 28 is retro and modern at the same time. It is indicative of a great perfumer who looks back at the passages of perf...

I feel like an impostor, having worn Pleasures Intense for the past few days and having loved every minute of it. If you've read my previous reviews, dear reader, then you know I tend to favor the tr...

A fellow MUAer sent me a generous decant of YSL's Paris Roses des Bois. As much as I like the original Paris, I must admit that the Roses des Bois works better with my chemistry. It has just enough ...