Earlier this year, indie niche line CB I Hate Perfume launched Angelic Conversation, a new fragrance in the brand’s CB Archetype series…
Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2017
I tried not to get too Grinch-y over the holidays, and I did pretty well, considering the world events of late 2016 plus the fact that I was suffering occasional bouts of Instagram ennui. So many exotic vacations, so many artful table settings, so many #thankful embraces scrolling past my eyes; you may know what I mean.
I’m happy with my own lot in life, truly, but sometimes I worry — not on my own behalf, but on yours, dear readers. My taste in perfume may be glamorous, but my life is pretty quiet. I hate to let you down. Still, rather than fabricate some picture-perfect fantasy life, I’ll just come clean and share my own mundane activities, with the fragrances that I wear to dress them up a bit.
Just a regular day at the office: Byredo Rose Noir. This was my most-worn fragrance of 2016, because it’s a “no brainer” for me: a blend of citrus, rose and modern patchouli that doesn’t come on too strong. It’s my olfactory equivalent of my many basic black dresses…
CB I Hate Perfume On A Clear Day You Can See Forever ~ fragrance review
Way back in 2009, I reviewed M#2 Black March, from the indie brand CB I Hate Perfume, and I said that along with Memory of Kindness, it was one of my favorites from the brand. Black March, I said, smelled like late March, and Memory of Kindness smelled like early August. Filling out the calendar, Mr. Hulot’s Holiday is July, and Gathering Apples and Burning Leaves would cover October, and Winter 1972 is January into February.* The newer On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (which I’m going to refer to as Clear Day for most of this review, and if you don’t get the movie reference, do see here) brings us April: it’s about spring-blooming bulbs…
CB I Hate Perfume On A Clear Day You Can See Forever ~ new fragrance
Earlier this year, indie niche line CB I Hate Perfume launched On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, a new fragrance in the brand’s Secret History series…
CB I Hate Perfume Voyage ~ new subscription program
Indie niche line CB I Hate Perfume has introduced Voyage, a new monthly scent subscription program…