Coffee is associated with luxury, intellect, and leisure. Its aroma is distinctive, familiar, and comforting, but also bold and sophisticated. So, it’s no surprise that the scent of coffee is popular in fragrance. While explaining the history of coffee culture, which can be divided into three “waves.” I’ll also suggest some coffee-centric fragrances that could represent each stage of perfume culture development.
I love the smell of violets, and when I’m dreadfully tired of winter, I long for violet scents. Since today is the first day of spring after a long winter, I decided to round up some of my favorite violet scents, and also write a little bit about violets’ scent and symbolism.
Blackbird from House of Matriarch was my first niche fragrance, and has inspired me in a multitude of ways. This is the story of my experience.
As 2018 comes to a close, I feel compelled to write about my most-worn fragrance of the year, Malik Al Taif. I’m not going to “review” it, because I have such strong feelings for this particular perfume. I’m just going to share my experience wearing it, and describe how my senses perceive it.