Trust Charlotte Tilbury to come up with perfume names like More Sex, Cosmic Power and Love Frequency… and trust her to make the scents more interesting than they have any right to be. I’m informed by those who have greater knowledge of such matters than I do that despite her borderline-trashy packaging and her over-the-borderline-unhinged […] The post Charlotte Tilbury Perfume Collection, Acqua Di Parma Mandarino Di Sicilia, Ormonde Jayne Vanille Des Afriques and other reviews – 2024 appeared first on ..read more

— There’s this sentence that I always repeat: she asked for “an artificial perfume.” Artificial in the sense that she didn’t want the scent to smell exactly like a rose or a jasmine or a lily of the valley, but a combination of all those scents that would make the perfume into something else. She […] The post An Artificial Perfume – Olivier Polge On The Creation Of Chanel Comete appeared first on ..read more

It was time to roll out the big guns over on YouTube the other day, with new releases from Chanel (Comete), Frederic Malle (Acne Studios) as well as Serge Lutens (La Fille Tour De Fer). I also talked about a couple of vintage gems: the original Oscar De La Renta edt and YSL Rive Gauche. […] The post Chanel Comete, Frederic Malle Acne Studios, Serge Lutens La Fille Tour De Fer reviews – 2024 appeared first on ..read more

— The speculators I alluded to above are theorising about all manner of likely (and less likely) reasons and scenarios. Take your pick from whichever of the following you fancy: i) thwarted creative freedom, ii) clashing and disagreeing with the marketing strategies employed by a multi-national monolith, iii) not wanting to put up any longer […] The post Thoughts On Frederic Malle Leaving His Own Brand — And Reviews Of Some Of His Classic Scents appeared first on ..read more

It’s generally accepted that the first, true ‘niche’ perfume brand was L’Artisan Parfumeur. But what if the history books have got that little detail wrong and what if the honour should actually belong to Le Jardin Retrouve, founded by Yuri Gutsatz? That was one of several questions I put to Clara Feder and Michel Gutsatz […] The post Clara Feder & Michel Gutsatz, Le Jardin Retrouve, Live Interview appeared first on ..read more

An unusual cup of tea was on offer in a recent episode of Love At First Scent, in the form of the new Akro Infuse (Olivier Cresp). In the same broadcast, I talked about the intriguing Rendez-Vous, composed by Antoine Lie, after which I presented a showcase review of a brand that doesn’t get anywhere […] The post Akro Infuse, Rendez-Vous, Parfum D’Empire showcase and other reviews – 2024 appeared first on ..read more

One YouTube broadcast will never be sufficient to discuss everything there is to say about the increasingly thorny and emotive issue of perfume prices, but I did my best to get to grips with the subject in a recent instalment of Love At First Scent. One of the fragrances I reviewed currently costs £1350 for […] The post Hiram Green Philtre, Puente Virescence, Parfums De Marly Perseus and other reviews – 2024 appeared first on ..read more

To read the rest of this post, please click on this link to my Substack: Tom Ford Vanilla Sex review. Persolaise The post Tom Ford Vanilla Sex review – Nathalie Gracia-Cetto; 2023 appeared first on ..read more

Marc-Antoine Barrois and perfumer Quentin Bisch have added a new scent to their astronomically inspired collection: it’s called Tilia and it marks something of a departure from their usual style. I reviewed it in a recent episode of Love At First Scent, which you can find at this link: Marc-Antoine Barros Tilia review. On the […] The post Marc-Antoine Barrois Tilia (Quentin Bisch; 2024), Armani Blanc Kogane (Benoist Lapouza; 2023) and Noir Kogane (Sophie Labbe; 2023) reviews appeared first on ..read more

Why entice us with just one scent when three bottles lined up next to each other look so much better in a photo? Perhaps that’s what the Powers That Be at Guerlain were thinking when they decided it was time to increase their masculine range with a trio of ‘parfum’ versions of their most high-profile […] The post Guerlain Habit Rouge, Vetiver & L’Homme Ideal parfums review – Delphine Jelk; 2024 appeared first on ..read more