12/20/20

Aqua Velva Ice Sport (Combe Inc.)

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Aqua Velva Ice Sport. The aftershave that says, "Welcome to the nineties!" 1994, to be exact. Which, if memory serves me, is the y...
12/12/20

Old Spice Cologne (Shulton, 1955 - 1963 Vintage)

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To think, people turned their noses up at smelling this good. The thing that irks me about Luca Turin's review of Old Spice in Perfum...
12/9/20

That New Car Smell: What Is It, Exactly?

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The 2021 Corolla LE sedan in "Blueprint"   On Monday I bought a 2021 Toyota Corolla LE sedan in the "blueprint" paint co...
12/1/20

Re-Evaluating Millésime Imperial & Aventus (Spoiler: GIT Overshadows Both Fragrances)

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Aventus with a pipe and his pal Green Iri-I MEAN-Millésime Imperial. I usually disagree with famed biophysicist and fragrance genius Luc...
11/27/20

Wild Fern (Geo. F. Trumper)

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When people refer to a fragrance as "barbershop," it's usually a figure of speech, a casual reference that is not meant to be...
11/21/20

Lilac Vegetol Aftershave (Master Well Comb)

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Master is another classic American aftershave brand that doesn't get the attention it deserves, and it's entirely because of poor ma...
11/13/20

An Updated Opinion of Stirling Spice (Stirling Soap Company)

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I reviewed this fragrance back in September, and said (somewhat snidely, regrettably) that it doesn't resemble any iteration of Old Spic...
11/8/20

Citrus Musk (Pinaud)

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Years ago, Pinaud discontinued a cologne called "Naturelle Sec," which I believe was their one official eau de cologne, pre-20...
11/1/20

Lilac (Demeter Fragrance Library)

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Because screw reviewing orientals in the fall. The copy on the box reads: "Be yourself. Please yourself. Reveal everything. Reveal noth...
10/14/20

L'Anarchiste (Caron)

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L'Anarchiste was released in the year 2000, marking the end of the 1990s, and also the year I graduated from high school. The decade ...
10/1/20

Devin Country Cologne (Estée Lauder)

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Devin was recommended to me recently by a faithful reader, who called it "the best in the Aramis family," and I see his point -...