9/29/18

Is Caesars Man Worth Big Bucks On Ebay?

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Well, it's happening again. Instead of using their heads and basing their pricing of a discontinued masculine frag on the rate of infl...
9/22/18

A Tale of Two Bay Rums

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Guess which one sucks. I recently bought a bottle of Lucky Tiger Bay Rum, and tried it out. I can safely say that Lucky Tiger is currently...
9/10/18

Irisch Moos Eau de Toilette (Mäurer & Wirtz)

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This is a tricky fragrance. I've been wearing it for a week now, and have come to the conclusion that there's two ways to think a...
8/31/18

Getting Priced On Irisch Moos, And Other Thoughts Of The Week

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Just a few things I thought I'd mention: conceptually speaking, Ireland is the most expensive country for fragrances. For some strang...
8/16/18

Summer Vacation Report, 2018

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My kitchen. I'm nearing the end of a two week vacation, and learned a few things while relaxing. Last week I heard a podcast featurin...
8/6/18

Norwegian Wood (Kanøn)

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I recall a post about Grey Flannel a few years back, in which I commented about its use of alpha-isomethyl ionone, and how it resembles I...
7/25/18

The Nature of Manipulated Markets, Badger & Blade Gets Touchy, and the Interesting Idea of "Category Over Content"

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So many close shaves. One of the best things about having a blog is that it almost doesn't matter what you write - you're bound t...
7/18/18

Pino Silvestre Original (2018, Parfums Mavive)

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Whenever a fragrance is reformulated, I ask myself, what changed? Presumably a reformulation is indicative of a scent being altered someh...
7/9/18

Recognizing Faces (Part Two): How Youtube and Fragrance Guides Compete For Relevance While Leaving Classic Masculines In The Dust

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'TV Static Screenshot 2' by Justin March at www.justinmarch.com Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez have authored a new 2018 perfume gui...
6/27/18

Acqua di Selva (Visconti di Modrone)

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Pine for the past. Even if you're unfamiliar with Acqua di Selva, a quick glance at the ever-informative H&R Genealogie chart exp...
6/17/18

Rant: P&G Takes Shortcuts With Nonsensical 80th Anniversary Old Spice Products

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A Sad Joke. It's pretty galling to think that after eighty years of Old Spice's existence on the world market, the best Proctor ...