5/4/26

Jicky EDP (Guerlain/Les Légendaires Collection)

›
Let's talk about Jicky.  Here's the thing. Jicky's reputation precedes it, and there have been approximately 889,000 internet re...
5/2/26

Victoria (Lattafa)

›
Basic Victorian Bitch There's fine perfumery, and then there's Basic Bitch Juice.  Let me make the distinction: fine perfumery entai...
4/17/26

Wild Vetiver: Cut The Sh*t, Creed

›
I can see how this new release by Creed could be considered "great." It smells great in a safe way that borders on generic. It fee...
4/15/26

Patchouli Cologne (Bourbon French Parfums)

›
When it comes to patchouli, people have experience-driven, subjective views. If you're older than 60, you picture headband-wearing, half...
4/11/26

The Summer of '78: Ralph Lauren's Polo

›
When even cologne was too cool for school. In my 2009 Fragrantica review for Polo, I wrote:  "Polo is Yatagan without the bite. The sme...
4/10/26

Revisiting the 1980s Fragrance Not for the Kids: One Man Show (Jacques Bogart)

›
Keep out of Reach of Children There's something militant about One Man Show, Roger Pellégrino's 1980 creation for the middle-shelf b...
4/9/26

Shuhrah pour Homme (Rasasi)

›
While Rasasi and  many of its UAE contemporaries are often known in Western fragrance circles for inspired-by takes on popular designer and ...
4/1/26

Drakkar Bleu (Guy Laroche)

›
Sebastian Jara's review of this fragrance is what prompted me to buy a bottle, as his resentful dislike of Drakkar Bleu borders on hilar...
3/21/26

Givenchy Gentleman (Givenchy)

›
Released in EDT concentration in 1974, Givenchy Gentleman was almost anachronistic at that point in time, when modern aromatic fougères were...
3/17/26

The Reddit Test That Confirmed My Suspicions: When Politics Sneaks Into Perfume Recommendations

›
A few days ago I dropped a simple, pseudo-anonymous question into r/fragrance: “Which Fragrance Blog: From Pyrgos or Varanis Ridari?” The...
3/12/26

Jaguar for Men (Pardis SA/Sodimars)

›
The more I read about this fragrance, the more confusing its history gets. Thierry Wasser is credited as having authored the original formul...