I Smell Therefore I Am

Liz Zorn, the nose behind Soivohle, creates some truly unique and artisan fragrances. Sometimes, in the case of Underworld, Oudh Lacquer an...

I’ve been keeping a secret. I never wanted to confess my love for Jean Patou 1000 to the public. It’s been in my top 10 list for the past...

I've sniffed a lot of fragrances lately. None have compelled me to write full glowing reviews but many have been better than average. ...

My mom lives only two hours outside of town, and I haven't been to see her in over eight months. There's a perfume shop at the half...

By now, the Russians at the fragrance kiosk are used to me. We know each other the way maybe a grocer used to know the guy down the street;...

Whenever an actress of a certain age who has disappeared for a few months returns on the scene with a perky new set of bangs, I always start...

I didn't know what to expect from Moulin Rouge, as I'd heard contradictory reports, none of which seemed very promising, given my e...

I hate the smell of incense burning. I've been over that new age scene since 1994. In perfumery, however, incense is an entirely differe...

The winner of the "Scents that Sing Spring" drawing is: La Bonne Vivante La Bonne Vivante, please contact me with your shippi...

Every time I think I've exhausted the line, some Creed I've never heard of swerves into my direct line of view. It sometimes feels ...