Category: Scents

“Mandarino di Sicilia” is like the first greeting from spring, whilst snow and ice are still ruling the outside world. The best mandarins grow during wintertime; they reach their highest quality between December and February. With their colourful appearance they seem to be the antidote to winter, orange and green being very different to grey… Continue reading Hello Springtime – “Mandarino di Sicilia” by Perris Monte Carlo

This perfume is special. Rosendo Mateu, the Spanish master perfumer, captured pure sensuality in a bottle. The perfume is part of his main line Olfactive Expressions, and it is by far the most unusual of those fragrances. “No. 5 Floral Amber Sensual Musk” defies single scent notes, it comes as one wave of sweet sensuality… Continue reading Soft Kisses and More – “No. 5 Floral Amber Sensual Musk” by Rosendo Mateu

As the days get darker and darker, and it is raining, and windy, and cold, one needs something to warm up, indulge, and smile. Akro Fragrances’ perfume “Bake” is perfect for that purpose. The homely scent of a freshly baked lemon tart, still warm from the oven, is bottled in that perfume. The lemon in… Continue reading Freshly Baked Lemon Tart – “Bake” by Akro Fragrances

The brand Parfums du Chateau de Versailles is dedicated to revive the life of the Franch royal family and palaces in the time before the revolution, especially the court of Louis XIV, the “Sun King”. He was the longest ruling monarch of French royal history (1643-1715) and became the definition of an absolutist monarch. “The… Continue reading The Real Queen – “Madame de Maintenon” by Parfums du Chateau de Versailles

The Aeolian Islands, also known as the Liparian Islands, just off the north-eastern coast of Sicily have a unique romantic quality. Known since ancient times, they were believed to be the home of Aeolus, the God of Winds. Abraxas, after whom the perfume is named, is said to have been the horse of Aeolus. Odysseus,… Continue reading Rough Island Beauty – “Abraxas” by EolieParfums

Choosing “A Whiff of Waffle Cone” as the next perfume to write about was pure self-indulgence. This is – for me – one of the gourmand scents to wallow in with delight. Cookies, nuts, roasted nuts, coffee beans, some chocolate cream, caramel and so on is by far healthier to sniff than to eat. The… Continue reading Roasted Nuts – “A Whiff of Waffle Cone” by Imaginary Authors

“Mon Guerlain”, when introduced in 2017 by famous perfume house GUERLAIN, was an immediate success. By now a whole perfume family has been created around the first fragrance. The only one of the siblings I know is “Mon Guerlain intense”, also discussed here. Please note, the full name of the latter perfume is “Mon Guerlain”,… Continue reading A memory of Provence  – “Mon Guerlain (intense)” by GUERLAIN

“Orange Sanguine” is the scent of pure fresh blood oranges. Many of them, squeezed to juice a few moments before, or cut to be eaten as a dessert. The scent of oranges immediately triggers a happy feeling in people from northern countries. For us the smell stands for sun, lightness, summer, carefree holidays. Rarely do… Continue reading “Orange Sanguine” by Atelier Cologne

Burnt sugar, hot and bitter-sweet, deep and fascinating as the Caribbean Island of Haiti is the epitome of “Sucre D’Ebene”, created by perfumer Pierre Guillaume for the house that bears his name. The perfume lets emotions come alive.  A mental cinema is created, images of a burning hot tropical island where sweating people work under… Continue reading The Spirit of Haiti in a Bottle – “Sucre D’Ebene” by PIERRE GUILLAUME

“Fleur de Bambu” is a very elegant scent. It has a watery basis, capturing perfectly well the Asian landscape of rice fields, with giant grass moving softly in the wind. The perfume becomes sweet, and milky, and powdery at the same time. It was created in 2011 by the founder of the house of IL… Continue reading The Rustling of Leaves in the Wind – “Fleur De Bambu” by IL PROFUMO