Category: Scents

The opening note of Mona di Orio’s “Vanille” combines oranges, petitgrain, cloves, many more oranges and almonds. It is a very untypical vanilla scent, a bit darker and spicier and fuller and rounder than most. The prickling scent of the petitgrain is unmistakable the whole time, the vanilla more like a warm background for the… Continue reading The Golden Ratio – “Vanille” by Mona di Orio

Tom Ford’s perfumes are a phenomenon. First, he creates one hit after the other. Second, he uses scent notes that seem to be a no-brainer, but nobody else thought of them (like cherry and peach in abundance). Third, the perfumes are terribly expensive (for 50 ml EdP one pays at least between 250€ and 400€).… Continue reading An inspiring fragrance – “Lost Cherry” by Tom Ford

Dear Floris family, have a heart, produce the Eau de Parfum again! I just noted, when comparing the “Bouquet de la Reine” Eau de Parfum and the Eau de Toilette directly for this post, that there is a difference in roundness, in perfection. I did not note this when simply spraying the one or the… Continue reading Scent of a Queen “Bouquet de la Reine” by Floris

Almost Everybody holds Chanel’s “No. 19” in high esteem. One rarely finds a negative comment in the well-known internet platforms; the scent is rated extremely good. Still, it’s certainly not a crowd-pleaser. From its launch in 1971 the scent was seen as ground-breaking. And Chanel No. 19 is here to stay forever, like only few… Continue reading A successful, refined lady – Chanel “No. 19”

What a contradictory scent!  You spray it on and the rooms fills with a wonderful passion fruit accord. Sparkling, light, fresh, sweet, absolutely perfect. I remember getting my first impression of the scent in a perfumery in town and mentally on the way home, I had more or less confirmed with myself that I would… Continue reading Deep dark passion – “Kirke” by Tiziana Terenzi

Chantecaille, such a beautiful name for a perfume and cosmetics company! Founder Sylvie Chantecaille only used her own surname, but she could not have it gotten more right. It sounds like a thoroughbred noble French company and exactly that kind of perception one wants to have in high-end cosmetics/perfumes. I had indeed always thought Chantecaille… Continue reading A subtle tropical embrace – “Frangipane” by Chantecaille

Have you ever drunk cinnamon milk? Milk, cooked with cinnamon, vanilla and sugar or honey? On a day like this one, rainy and stormy and grey, the perfect thing to do (I wrote the article in early February). Warming the body from within, giving a ridiculous happy feeling of total comfort. A tranquil harmony. You… Continue reading Cinnamon Milk – “Lattedoro” by Gabriella Chieffo

Freshly brewed coffee with a lot of milk in the morning – is there anything better? Not for me, I love the scent and the taste and the beans and everything about my morning coffee. The perfume “Coffee” from Sergio Nero is the first really cheap perfume I write about. It shows perfectly well that… Continue reading Good morning, coffee is ready! “Coffee” by Sergio Nero

Acqua Alpes sounds like company making fresh, ice clear, cool scents. Actually, it is the only Austrian perfume company I know. When one checks out their homepage, one sees snow-capped mountains and information on crystal clear water. Nice branding, but luckily the scents are more refined than that. I found the brand when looking for… Continue reading Acqua Alpes “2334” – Sandra Buccellato’s scent

“Ani” joined me on a short stop over on a business trip. There are a few airports I like, a lot of them are boring, but not so the ones eg in Istanbul (old and new ones are equally great) and London (all Terminals). That time I had to change planes in Istanbul. Istanbul gives… Continue reading Nishane “Ani” – Sweet Anis