Where do I begin. It has been a bumpy ride with this one! It is so easily ruined by an over-sprayer you know, and I bet you know at least one given how madly popular this perfume is! A colleague of mine would atomise rather liberally during an unexpected heatwave, not realising that living and …
In September 2017, the house of Guerlain clad some of their modern classics in gorgeous bee bottles that have recently also hit Spain’s perfume shelves. They caught my eye a few days ago and prompted me to revisit an old semi-favourite, the wonderfully edgy Insolence. I only like the edp concentration, by the way! …
First of all, I have a confession to make: I like Dakota Johnson. I also liked her father in Miami Vice when I was about five years old and remained glued to the screen even though I understood very little of what was actually going on in the show. But I am digressing. Dakota has …
Coco Noir… Narciso For Her… Sí Intense. Aromatics in Black… Jasmin Noir… I could go on for a few more lines. What is that one thing that they all share, the common denominator? The colour black, of course. Is it just me or does the fragrance in a black bottle really smell better than the rest? Now, …
There comes a time in the life of every perfumista when sniffing just does not do it anymore. Is my nose broken?! What’s going on? A certain point of saturation has been reached and nothing really surprises. The more you develop, the harder it is to be surprised (duh!). It was only a couple of …
Launched in 2011, Valentina is quite an oldie actually! Haha, well, almost. Holding her place for six years in a row AND even giving birth to some flankers while new perfumes come out left, right, and centre surely means something! Valentina seems to me like a lovely little gem of a perfume …
Valentina by Valentino: Should I Be Disappointed?! Read More »
Today I realised it is my Fragrantica membership anniversary. One year of reviews and being part of that amazing community, yay! I feel like I should celebrate by writing a blog post LOL! (Edit: I started this post yesterday but did not have time to finish… It was an over-nighter. I hope it still counts …
“Oh, I can’t remember the name of it. With a boy’s name. In a bottle shaped like a boat,” a student once described what she was wearing. We were talking about shopping and naturally, the subject veered off towards fragrance. “My husband only likes this one, nothing else.” I quite understand her husband, actually. …
Never did I think I would write a post on this particular subject. Black Opium, YSL’s l’infant terrible has had such controversial reviews. Bad rap even. I was once briefly tempted to own a bottle… But I will get to that later. Yes, autumn is nigh. Here in Barcelona everything screams AUTUMN except, of course, …
Autumn’s Loom: Craving for Something Dark and Sticky aka Black Opium Read More »
You know that feeling when you really want to share something but there is nobody there who truly understands you. You get really, really excited about something and everyone around is like, meh… Years ago it was the same story with Doctor Who. I was a huge Whovian and only ever met ONE likeminded person …