I Smell Therefore I Am

Often this year, I found myself wishing that the fragrance industry would focus on quality over quantity. That might not have bothered me so...

This is Abigail’s list - Brian’s will follow shortly Even in the face of IFRA regulations and many sad reformulations, 2009 was the year I k...

Chloe edp (2008) was nice enough. It was built around a fresh rose accord and certainly is a good offering for mainstream department store ...

Man, it took long enough for this stuff to show up! I pre-ordered Havana Vanille in August and just received it Monday (12/21). I admit t...

Interesting read: Avery Gilbert’s blog piece . Photo credit: above is a Roberto Cavalli ad where the model apparently has no spine.

Turin/Sanchez Top 10 Perfumes Amouage Gold Bulgari Black Chanel No. 5 Guerlain Apres L’Ondee Guerlain L’Heure Bleue Guerlain Shalimar Jean P...

It took me a while with Theorema. I think I needed to smell other things first. A lot of other things. I don't think my frame of refe...

I've always loved Devin, but it's so close to Aliage, and the lasting power is so inferior to its older sister, that I've...

Sonoma Scent Studio has blown me away with their phenomenally high quality and gorgeous fragrances. Over the past 12-18 months, I’ve swoone...

I'm not one for seasonal strictures--I'm dressed in white as I type this--and when it comes to fragrances, I find that I wear the ...