Tag Archives: Gourmand

Loving Marshmallows Is Not Hard To Do – Review: By Kilian Love, Don’t Be Shy

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Olfactoria

Rose and vanilla, that is how Love smells to me. The most gorgeous combination of rose and vanilla. That’s all you need to know, basically, but would be a bit thin for a review, wouldn’t it? Swooning a bit less … Continue reading →

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Getting Fat – Gourmand Mini-Reviews

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Olfactoria

My sample box was raided with a purpose this time – find all the gourmands lingering in there. I once won a seven sample set of super-gourmands on First in Fragrance, that have been ignored so far. But there is … Continue reading →

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Indian Art – Review: Art Collection by Jacomo #08

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Olfactoria

Comfort scents have a season. A few times a year I get the urge to feel comforted and cozied by perfume. Mostly when the actual seasons change, I have my cuddly gourmand phases. Jo Malone Sweet Milk, Odin 01 Sunda, Lostmarc’h Lann-Ael … Continue reading →

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Sweet Dreams – Review: Xerjoff Casamorati 1888 Lira

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Olfactoria

Xerjoff is notorious for its astronomic prices and focus on luxurious packaging. So I did not actively seek out to try the line, to keep myself from temptation, but somehow samples kept finding me. A phenomenon I have also heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Floral, Fragrance Reviews, Gourmand, Oriental, Spicy, Xerjoff | Tagged , , , , , , , | 35 Comments

Highly Efficient – Review: Hermès Hermessence Vétiver Tonka

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Olfactoria

I have stated before that Vetiver is not necessarily my favorite note, at best I don’t mind it, but I am far from seeking it out. I like it here for example and in Vétiver Tonka I found another scent … Continue reading →

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Tea Time, Or Rather Milk Time – Review: Jo Malone Sweet Milk Cologne

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Olfactoria

Sweet Milk was an impulse purchase (luckily I was with my husband who wanted me to select one bottle of my choice for my birthday). I took one whiff and I knew I had to have this. HAD to. Part … Continue reading →

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Wooden, But Elegant – Review: Parfumerie Générale Cadjmeré

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Olfactoria

For the longest time I owned only one PG perfume, Felanilla, and was perfectly happy with that status. But all of a sudden – that is how it is with us Perfumistas -I got a craving for all things PG … Continue reading →

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Angel Heath – Review: Lostmarc’h Lann-Ael

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Olfactoria

Lann-Ael (Breton for Angel heath) by niche brand Lostmarc’h has been a part of my collection for a long time. An unused part though. I bought a bottle (unsniffed!) when Katie Puckrick recommended it to me in a comment, and who … Continue reading →

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Men Love Coconut – Scientific Treatise And Review: Honoré des Pres Love Coco

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Olfactoria

Recently during a discussion with friends about – what else? – perfume, a Perfumista friend’s husband said something along the lines of: I only love one smell, I don’t need a woman to smell of perfume, not even the most … Continue reading →

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Belle Of The Ball – Review: Frapin 1270

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Olfactoria

After the sheer adoration that the most recent Duchaufour creation 1697 for Frapin unleashed in me, I wanted to further explore the line of fragrances this house primarily known for Cognac, produces. I tried Terre de Sarment, Fruits Boisée and 1270, as those … Continue reading →

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