Category: Scents

When opening the parcel that contained the perfume “Bonne Nuit” by BISHOP, I frowned at first. There was a black box in the form of a coffin in it, very clearly the brand’s way of packaging the perfume. Indeed, inside the little coffin the perfume laid like a corpse, with the perfume bottle’s cap at… Continue reading Wintertime Celebration – “Bonne Nuit” by BISHOP

With the exceptional perfume “TIRAMISU” by brand THEODOROS KALOTINIS you get exactly what the name says. A creamy and delicious portion of classic tiramisu, where you better do not count the calories. No strawberry tiramisu or other strange new ways of making good things worse by trying to improve them, just the perfect old-fashioned famous… Continue reading Best Tiramisu in Town – “TIRAMISU” by THEODOROS KALOTINIS

A perfume with ‘wood’ in the name gets looked at carefully by me, because today that often means an overdose of oud or agarwood. Although these scent notes are currently much in favour with a lot of perfume lovers, I am not one of them. “White Wood” by Balma Venitia is different. It opens with… Continue reading The Elegance of France – “White Wood” by Balma Venitia

This majestic scent is a true niche perfume. It came to my collection years ago, I do not remember where and when. What I do remember is that from the fist smell I was torn between ‘beautiful’ and ‘too serious’. It never became one of my most beloved perfumes, but always had a special place… Continue reading Keeping your Distance – “00 Auriel” by ODIN New York

It was quite fitting that I wrote this post during one of the most extreme heat waves in Europe (last week of June, 2026). “Soleil au Zenith” represents a scathing hot day, but only the positive aspects. The smells that become more intense, the colours that shine especially bright, the dream-like atmosphere that makes a… Continue reading The Hottest Day of the Year – “Soleil au Zenith” by Prada

Let us start with the description and celebration of this wonderful perfume, “Cote d’Azur” from the brand Oribe. Later on, we clear up all the misconceptions people (e.g. myself) have (had) about the fragrance and the brand. The perfume transports lightness in the sense of ease and effortlessness, combined with pure elegance rooted in wealth.… Continue reading The True Spirit of the South of France – “Cote d’Azur” by Oribe

Rarely a perfume hit the smell of orange blossoms, mixed with lemon blossoms and bitter orange blossoms, so perfectly and pure as “Secret du Nil” by brand NECTAR OLFACTIF. Spraying the perfume gives the impression of walking into a room where small sensitive citrus trees were supposed to hibernate in a colder climate country, but… Continue reading The Orange Blossom Scent – “Secret du Nil” by NECTAR OLFACTIF

Boucheron is one of those impressive century-old French jewellery houses where Kings and Queens, world famous movie stars and Indian Maharajas bought their impossibly valuable and fascinating pieces for eternity. Coming to think of it, it is high time to write about Boucheron’s jewellery in a blogpost in the “Art of Books” section. “Ambre d’Alexandrie”… Continue reading (De-)lightful Pear – “Ambre d’Alexandrie” by Boucheron

Some brands give very well-fitting names to their perfumes, and HelloHelen is one of them. The essence of the scent “Let’s Talk about Business” is perfectly captured in the name. It is fresh, it is busy, it is cool, it is tough – and still, it has charm. Like most of the HelloHelen perfumes it… Continue reading “Let’s Talk about Business” by HelloHelen

“Happy Nuts” was one of my first nut scents. The perfume opens with a sweet gourmand pistachio – almond – marzipan note with a milk touch. The smell comes closest to the taste of a sweet pistachio or almond cream; the real good ones you get in Italy. Not the healthy ones with 90% nuts,… Continue reading Almond Pistacchio Cream – “Happy Nuts” by BORNTOSTANDOUT