From Pyrgos
10/28/25
My Brief Thoughts on Club de Nuit Bling
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So Armaf has a new one dropping right now, and the internet is buzzing. Weirdly, the brand has opted to shroud the fragrance’s pyramid in ...
10/16/25
Côte d'Azur (Féraud)
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Released in 1988, Côte d'Azur by Avon/Féraud smells of salt and peaches (interesting combo) in the top accord, which rapidly resolves in...
10/2/25
From Pyrgos Using "GoDaddy Airo" and an Explanation of Benefits
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This is the "soft opening" of my blog relocation: frompyrgos.com (link here) Not all of the content has been uploaded yet. Still w...
9/8/25
A Big Announcement
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Starting in 2026, From Pyrgos will move to a dot-com address, and will no longer be updated here on Blogger. On January 1st of next year I w...
8/23/25
Is Dunhill Fresh Creed's Green Valley on the Cheap?
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Green Valley is my favorite fragrance. It’s the most beautiful scent I’ve ever smelled, and nothing else has truly come close. Creed’s Orig...
8/16/25
Violetas Francesas Cologne, Adult Formula (Affa Corp.)
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The blurb on the box for this stuff claims it's made from the "oils of violets," which is, of course, complete bullcrap, as no...
8/13/25
Green Energy (Givenchy)
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I first learned about this fragrance in 2008, the year I became interested in perfumes, and had wanted to buy a bottle ever since, but some...
8/9/25
Grass (Lush)
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Fifteen years ago, I found an Adidas fragrance called Sport Field, released in 1994. It was so fresh, green, and grassy that the only thing ...
8/8/25
Grey Flannel Without Oakmoss and Treemoss
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I’d heard Grey Flannel had been stripped of all moss, a topic fragcomm was buzzing about as far back as 2015. I’m well stocked in Geoffrey B...
8/7/25
"Professor" Dave Explains That He's a Fool: Why Truthseekers in Fragrance and All Other Popular Interests Should Avoid YouTube
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I've long contended that YouTube is the wrong place for getting reliable information about fragrances. The problem is baked into the cul...
8/6/25
Aura for Men (Jacomo)
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This is one of those fragrances that hits differently depending on how experienced you are with obscure zombie brand masculines from the eig...
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