From Pyrgos
12/31/22
2023: Every Pineward Perfume To Be Reviewed
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This post will give you a bit of a pre-game for what lies ahead in 2023. If you follow me on Fragrantica (username: karlovonamesti) you...
12/27/22
My (Very Late) Quick Take on the 2018 Guide
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I was thumbing through Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez's Perfumes: The Guide 2018, and I was struck by a few oddities. What really leaps ou...
12/11/22
Revisiting Nautica Voyage After Ten Years
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It's been ten years since I visited this one, and a lot has changed in that time. I used to think Nautica Voyage was a generic hum-drum ...
12/2/22
Ungaro Pour L'Homme III (Emanuel Ungaro)
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For the full rundown on exactly what the Ungaro fragrances are, read my review of Ungaro Pour L'Homme II, which explains that this hous...
11/17/22
Paris Hilton for Men (Parlux)
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I remember Paris Hilton in her day. Reality TV shows. D-Movie roles. Fashion Week. Filthy rich Hilton Hotel heiress who has never worked a d...
11/15/22
Why I Don't Believe In High-End Niche Vs. "Cheapie Frag" Economics
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Image courtesy of CFCAI YouTube has become the premier place for perfume reviews and commentary, having unseated fragrance blogs like this ...
11/11/22
Alfa Romeo Black (Alfa Romeo)
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Here's a fragrance that should be getting far more attention than it is. I suspect that its brand, its name, and its relative commercia...
11/1/22
No. 6 Cedarwood & Geranium and No. 7 Spiced Ginger & Rum (Goodfellow & Co)
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Target has its own in-store brand of fragrances and toiletries called Goodfellow & Co, after the store's original name from over a c...
10/28/22
Why BlackRock Should Bring Back Green Valley, Creed's 1999 Sleeper Hit (And Keep It)
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Lately, probably due to acquiring Banana Republic's Grassland (I needed a lot of grassy land for growing my bananas), I've been thin...
10/22/22
Grassland (Banana Republic)
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Grassland. A perfume. Imagine you are a seasoned fragrance writer with an affinity for "green" scents, and you happen across the r...
10/9/22
Patchouli Perfume (Maroma)
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"Patchouli" is as much a concept in perfumery as it is a note. Translated from Tamil, it means "green leaf," and has a r...
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