Fragrance Reviews
Chris Rusak has launched two captivating perfumes in 2023, including the unique Caji, a modern scent with vintage nuances. Descriptions fail to capture its dualistic essence, making it a transformative experience with notes of jasmine sambac, hay absolute, real orris butter, and aged civet. Rusak continues to impress with his distinct, experiential fragrances.
The blogger describes their experience with sampling various Arquiste perfumes, engaging with an enthusiastic and open-minded perfume discussion group. While they provide candid reviews of each scent, often unfavorably likening the fragrances to an array of non-perfume-related odors and textures, they appreciate the honest dialog among the group. The blogger also commends Arquiste for their posted COVID-19 precaution policy, a rare act of responsibility in the fragrance industry.
I love original Fracas, so I was always going to have strong feelings about a flanker. I can really only love or hate it. It must be genius or it shouldn’t exist at all. I’ve been intrigued and repulsed by this perfume since it was released in 2012. Would it make me swoon, or would I hurl it across the room in a fit of rage? I was afraid to find out. Until now.
ETA: I found this draft that I wrote in September 2019. I was quite sick at the time; I wanted to write this, but it took most of my energy…
LMB (Leaves My Body) is the new parfum extrait released by Chris Rusak in October, 2021. It was announced as “AEOOJ extrait,” which refers to a previous release which was called After Every Ounce of Joy (Leaves My Body), commonly referred to as AEOOJ.
A quick review of newly-released Mond from Slumberhouse.
Harem Rose is an Eau de Parfum from Australian brand Fort and Manlé, released in 2017. The perfumer is Rasei Fort. Also discussion is invited in this post on the topic — what is the difference between a “signature accord” and a line of scents that all smell like flankers of one another?
I vaguely recall buying Une Rose de Kandahar a few years ago. I hadn’t thought about it in a long time when I retrieved it from my shelf. I couldn’t really remember wearing this, or even the discussions we had had about it. I enjoy rose fragrances, so I hoped I would be reunited with something that I had once loved.
Soooo…. the last time I posted a review, I was praising myself for my consistency. Having set a goal to plow through some reviews of rose perfumes from my collection,…
A review of Celtic Rose EdP from Alexander McQueen as I celebrate Imbolc.