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Serge Lutens Des Clous pour une Pelure ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 7 January 2021 20 Comments

Last February, Serge Lutens launched Des Clous pour une Pelure, a new fragrance in the brand’s Les Eaux de Politesse collection. (You may remember that Les Eaux are designed to be “light, fresh, devoid of the heady, sticky, overly masculine notes of colognes.” I didn’t, and had to check.) Lutens himself says, “I use the word ‘clous’ — meaning nails, or things that are practically worthless — metaphorically, because this Eau is dear to me! The orange peel pricks your eyes, and by nails I mean cloves, of course.” Of course.

We also learn that “[t]his invigorating and spicy fragrance traces its roots back to the medieval tradition of clove-studded pomanders” — now, there’s some information I can work with…

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Atelier Des Ors Riviera Lazuli & Pomelo Riviera ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 6 May 2020 20 Comments

Like a human raccoon, I was attracted to Atelier Des Ors‘ Riviera line of perfumes because of their beautiful blue bottles — with gold flakes in the bottom: sparkly! Since I’m always in the market for a fresh citrus cologne, I sampled two from the collection with notes that appealed to me (in descriptions, anyway).

Pomelo Riviera: bergamot, grapefruit, orange, jasmine, salty notes, rose, cedar

Pomelo Riviera starts with an old-fashioned mosquito repellent scent…

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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Sharkskin ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 12 July 2019 1 Comment

Independent perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has just released Sharkskin, the seventh fragrance in her limited edition Heirloom Series.1 This one is timed for summer: it’s “tailor-made to get you through the steamiest days of the year…a wonderful balance of sparkling lightness, luxurious depth, and ease. In my perfect fantasy, this is the scent that both Frank Sinatra AND Grace Kelly are wearing to be cool as a cucumber, the picture of elegance, and ever so fresh in the heat of the NYC summer, circa 1957.”

This scent’s name refers to the fabric called sharkskin, a lightweight wool material that’s tightly woven with alternating colors of thread for a resulting smoothness and subtle, two-toned sheen. The members of the Rat Pack were often photographed wearing sharp-cut sharkskin suits in the 1950s and 1960s, hence the reference above! — but the material is still used in suiting for both genders…

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Heretic Parfums Dirty Lemon & Dirty Mango ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 26 June 2019 15 Comments

My “Dirty” series is about taking classic, beautiful ingredients and putting a new spin on them – letting their hair down, smudging their lipstick and exploring new territory. I wanted to build a fragrance around the spontaneous and energetic aspects of lemons but wanted to bring something new and even a little naughty to lemons’ squeaky clean nature. — Douglas Little, Heretic Parfums.

Dirty Lemon (listed notes include lemon, bergamot, petitgrain, juniper, lime, sandalwood, pink and black pepper, ylang-ylang and patchouli)

Dirty Lemon opens with the aromas of bergamot oil and sliced lemons (heavily peppered), but its head notes are more dense than sprightly or fizzy…

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Green mandarin & cardamom

Posted by Robin on 25 May 2019 Leave a Comment

Two spots from Firmenich Naturals. The first is on green mandarin from Brazil (with perfumer Amandine Clerc Marie), followed by (below the jump) cardamom from Guatemala (with perfumer Frank Voelkl).

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