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Caron Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 4 January 2021 43 Comments

I have a mind that classifies — non-stop. With perfume houses, I often shove them into categories such as:

Holding Steady: Acqua di Parma; Arquiste; Goutal; Chanel; Diptyque; Etat Libre d’Orange; Frédéric Malle; Guerlain; Hermès; Jo Malone; Kilian; L’Artisan Parfumeur; Le Labo; Memo; Ormonde Jayne; Parfum d’Empire

Should Be Better Known: Aesop; Astier de Villatte; Blackbird; Cire Trudon; Salvatore Ferragamo; Vilhelm Parfumerie; Zoologist…

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5 perfumes ~ vanilla fragrances for spring

Posted by Robin on 11 May 2018 30 Comments

It’s been a very odd spring in my little corner of Pennsylvania: first way too cold, then way too hot, and only just recently approaching the happy sort of spring temperatures I look forward to all winter. That’s probably made it a little easier to think about which vanilla perfumes might work best for the gamut of spring weather (I’ve already covered fall and winter). As always, do chime in with your own picks in the comments!

Aedes de Venustas Cierge de Lune: With a creamy powder finish and a hint of warm amber, Cierge de Lune is probably best suited to the cooler days of spring…

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Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2018

Posted by Angela on 26 January 2018 85 Comments

Winter is a great time to wear vintage fragrance. Something about the gorgeous-yet-unfashionable waft of an old perfume is perfect when the wind bites at your face and you’re swaddled in wool. In my opinion, wood fires, old movies and long nights all deepen with a vintage fragrance on your wrist.

Here are my top ten fragrances for winter, each at least 50 years old. If you’re new to vintage fragrance, you might be put off by how hard they can be to “read.” Let me warn you, though, once you get a taste for them, they can be addicting. I look forward to hearing about your favorite winter fragrances — vintage or not — in the comments. If you can think of modern takes on these fragrances, please comment! And do check out the winter lists at Bois de Jasmin, Grain de Musc and Perfume Posse…

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Caron Fleurs de Rocaille ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 15 January 2018 17 Comments

Caron Fleurs de Rocailles vintage adverts

In the 1992 movie Scent of a Woman, Al Pacino, playing a blind, cranky aesthete, walks across a college campus in autumn. He and his companion cross paths with a woman and talk politics for a moment.

Al Pacino’s nostrils quiver. “Fleurs de Rocaille,” he says (in a terrible accent).

“Yes,” she replies.

“Flowers from a brook.”

“Yes.”

As Pacino walks away, he says to his companion, “Don’t tell me. About five feet seven, auburn, with brown eyes….”

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Caron Pour Un Homme Parfum ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 24 July 2017 3 Comments

Caron Pour un Homme Parfum

French perfume house Caron has launched Pour un Homme Parfum, a new variation on 1934’s Pour Un Homme. Pour un Homme Parfum follows 2015’s Pour un Homme Sport…

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