12/31/14

The Elusive Fougère, Part One

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Few fragrance families have befuddled, confused, eluded, even angered men as frequently as the fougère has, which is worth mentioning be...
12/22/14

The Long And Short Of It

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Frick and Frack. You're Tweedely-Dee. The end of another year is finally upon us, and I find myself reflecting on the last twelve mo...
12/20/14

Cathedral In Flames (Garner James)

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In a perfect world all the cathedrals would burn, would go down, and stay down. I'm agnostic, formerly Catholic, not a believer in Je...
12/17/14

Knot (Bottega Veneta)

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Some scents manage somehow to get corners of our souls to themselves, their characteristics immediately recognizable and capable of inst...
12/9/14

Alpha Ionone At Around 1% Concentration Responsible For Natural Sandalwood Effect In Grey Flannel

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One of the many things I love about vintage Grey Flannel is its beautiful, smooth, natural-smelling sandalwood note, an effect one might ...
12/1/14

Victory League (Adidas)

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In sports, victory is usually attainable by putting the other side on the defensive and watching them squirm while you play through. Adid...
11/27/14

Animale Animale For Men, and The Helpfulness and Helplessness Of Reviews

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I have contacted Jeffrey Dame about this fragrance, as he was in charge of its marketing and commercial production in the early nineties...
11/19/14

Shooting From The Hip, Hitting Empty Bottles

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Expended Art? "All art must lie by definition, but in the best possible sense." - Chandler Burr, "A Fragrance Critic on the...
11/17/14

Thoughts From Me, To November, To You

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So I just read Luca Turin's latest review, this one for Amouage Sunshine, entitled "Chemical Floral," an attribute given ...
11/9/14

Cool Water Coral Reef (Davidoff)

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I'd say that I don't understand Davidoff's need to issue annual Cool Water "summer" flankers, but it's not re...
11/8/14

Brut Actif Blue (Fabergé / Helen Of Troy)

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This fragrance is still in production, but is labeled simply "Brut Blue" now, for whatever reason. I don't fully understa...