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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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