Category: Scents

“Dolce di Giorno” does come in a disguise. It starts very sweet, the scent of dried plums, overripe and ready to be eaten. The kind of sticky dried fruits that one tends to overeat on and regrets later when the stomach revolts. The first gourmand opening accords are quickly followed by pepper and spices. Yes,… Continue reading Lucio Battisti’s song – “Dolce di Giorno” by Bois 1920

Niche perfume brand Haas Parfums has created unique perfumes. The nose behind the brand was Armin Haas, former owner of two perfumeries in the small German town of Schwetzingen, close to romantic Heidelberg. To say the brand is well known would be an exaggeration. Today one cannot even order the perfumes online any more, as… Continue reading Sweet, but free – “Ma Liberte” by Haas Parfums

Very rarely shrubs have such a beautiful scent that they stop people in their tracks. There is one of these special shrubs in my neighbourhood, close to a church. When passing it for the first time in early spring years ago, and smelling a beautiful sweet all-encompasing scent, I could not place it at all.… Continue reading A very feminine and elusive Scent – “Viburnum” by Tonatto and “Boudoir” by Vivienne Westwood

The marketing campaign in 2016 for British make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury’s “Scent of a Dream” was impressive. As far as I remember, the scent was marketed internationally immediately, whilst her make-up line only surfaced in my country later. There were adds and interviews with her in all the well-known fashion magazines, advertising a magical scent.… Continue reading Indifference – “Scent of a Dream” by Charlotte Tilbury

Ah, tuberose! One either loves or hates the scent of those white flowers. They don’t look half as flashy as they smell. And they definitely do not have the colour of their scent, which is a bright pink, as in the picture. There are no tuberoses in the picture, but there are pink helichrysum –… Continue reading Let’s get loud – “Tuberosa” by Profumum Roma

The perfume world can be small, and sometimes a very fine nose lies in the family. Jean Claude Ellena, one of the most famous perfumers for many years now, founded The Different Company in 2000. When he left to take over the head position for fragrances at Hermes (creating scents like “Hermessence Ambre Narguile”, which… Continue reading Queen of the arid country – “Jasmin de Nuit” by The Different Company

The year got off to a rainy start. Not exactly cold and snowy, as it should be in winter, but grey and wet. Rain and wind tend to keep us inside, which does nothing to increase the general sentiment. Starting to go to the office again and finding all of last year’s problems still unsolved,… Continue reading Strawberry jam – “This Is Her!” by Zadig & Voltaire

“Rose America” is a wonderful rose fragrance, fresh from the sea, a little bit salty and still dripping wet. I already wrote a few reviews about rose scents. Sometimes it’s surprising to learn about own’s own preferences. I had always though I’d bore readers to death with gourmand vanilla scents week after week. It seems… Continue reading Once upon a time in America – “Rose America” by Une Nuit Nomade

Some years ago, I had my L’Artisan Parfumeur phase and bought quite a lot of the scents of the company. None flashed me more as “Premier Figuier Extreme”. I had no real expectation when buying the perfume, but after I opened the package and sprayed it on, the feeling of dozing in a little forest… Continue reading The first fragrance of figs – “Premier Figuier Extreme” by L’Artisan Parfumeur

The little island of Procida in the gulf of Naples is luckily not too well known. Capri and Ischia, its more famous neighbours, take the majority of tourists. All three islands are famous for their colourful fishermen’s villages, the sea in all shades of blue and a mixture of beaches and rugged cliffs. Only on… Continue reading Scents of Procida – an island in its own right