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Goutal Le Temps des Reves ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 30 July 2020 7 Comments

Annick Goutal will launch Le Temps des Rêves, a new fragrance inspired by the city of Grasse, where Annick Goutal studied perfumery…

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House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud, Alchemologie Nethermead, Regime des Fleurs Willows ~ short fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 20 February 2020 9 Comments

Although I tend to wear rose fragrances of all kinds when I’m “off-duty” and not testing something to review here, I also keep an eye and a nose out for interesting violet perfumes. Some of my violet-y favorites over the years have been soliflores (e.g., Annick Goutal Violette) but others are more complex or quirky. I also enjoy encountering violet when I don’t necessarily expect it, or when it’s included way down in a list of notes but turns out to be one of the stars of the composition.

House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud is a recent example of the “stealth violet” experience for me…

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Roger & Gallet Mandarine ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 June 2018 10 Comments

Roger & Gallet has launched Mandarine, a new limited edition fragrance for summer 2018…

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A little bit of Provence

Posted by Robin on 14 May 2018 2 Comments

Perfumer Mathieu Nardin talks about his work for Bastide.

Molinard Les Amoureux de Peynet ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 14 December 2017 4 Comments

Molinard Les Amoureux de Peynet

French perfume house Molinard recently launched Les Amoureux de Peynet, a fragrance inspired by French illustrator Raymond Peynet. That name didn’t mean anything to me at first, but once I did a quick search, I realized I’d seen those “lovers” before. Peynet first sketched the duo of the wispy-haired, bowler-hatted violinist-poet and his perky lady-love in 1942, but they appeared in his artwork and on countless trinkets throughout the 1950s and 1960s. (Just check eBay, and you’ll see what I mean.) The lovers often appeared together on a park bench — that is, when they weren’t canoodling in a gazebo, a rowboat, or some similarly whimsical venue…

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