4/19/15

Kouros Silver: Should Anyone Bother?

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So it looks like we're in for another "summer flanker" this year, surprisingly from YSL and the Kouros line. How might people...
4/15/15

man.aubusson Intense (Aubusson)

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Not a man. I first heard about this scent while reading the now defunct Pour Monsieur blog, which has an interesting review of it. His o...
3/28/15

Buicks And Bleu de Chanel EDP

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Finally took a picture of my car! I've been a bit busy this month. The winter of 2015 will forever be on my shit list, because it kil...
3/21/15

Let's Cut Costs By Spending More Money!

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I guess there aren't many design majors on basenotes. I'm not going to get long-winded here, because I've already made this ...
3/15/15

Z-14 From 06-14: Back To The Future

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Halston's masterpiece has again endured reformulation, although this most recent formula is a return to the Z-14 of seven or eight ye...
3/1/15

New West For Him (Estée Lauder)

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I must admit that I've only ever owned and worn the original formula of New West, an ounce of which I purchased for fifteen dollars a...
2/15/15

Zino's Reformulation Is Just As Great: The "Zinoization" Canard, and Some Information About Sandalore

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Vintage fragrances tend to exhibit similar characteristics, at least to me. They possess abbreviated top notes, or no top notes at all. T...
2/8/15

XS "Excess" Pour Homme (Paco Rabanne)

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Every few years a novel accord is introduced and explored by a handful of perfumers with mainstream influence, and they either catch on ...
2/7/15

Perfume Econ 101 (The Not-For-Dummies Version): Max Factor Signature for Men - And It Doesn't Even Have Your Name On It.

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My belief is that many vintage fragrance buyers are being ripped off. There are some fragrances that are worth paying top dollar for, bu...
2/1/15

Ocean Rain (Mario Valentino)

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When considering Edmond Roudnitska's work, his contributions to Dior (Eau Sauvage, Diorissimo, Diorella) and Rochas (Femme, Moustache)...
1/28/15

Fake Vintage Showcase: Climat Parfum by Lancôme (1967)

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Looks Real. Is Fake. Currently $334.31, Plus Shipping. I've taken some heat in the past for claiming that vintages are faked on aucti...