Tag Archives: Histoires de Parfums

Dusty Iris – Review: Histoires de Parfums Tubereuse 1 Capricieuse

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara Tubereuse 1 is capricieuse by name and capricious by nature. It’s wonderfully unexpected. Created by Gérald Ghislain and released in 2009, Tubereuse 1 Capricieuse is part of the Tuberose Trilogy collection. According to the Histoires de Parfums website, … Continue reading →

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What Would Casanova Wear? – Review: Histoires de Parfums 1725 Casanova

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Olfactoria

1725 Casanova is part of the masculine side of the Histoires de Parfums line up, but since I had great success with another masculine offering – 1740 Marquis de Sade – the gender assignment barely registers. And by the way, … Continue reading →

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The Prince Of Amber And His Favorite – Review: Histoires de Parfums Ambre 114

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Olfactoria

By rights this should have been the first Histoires de Parfums scent I should have tried, I have a certain reputation to live up to after all. But for very practical reasons, testing was postponed. My dear son, Niki, the … Continue reading →

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Super-Scrubbers! – What Didn’t Agree With Me Recently (Mini-Reviews)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Olfactoria

Here are three perfumes I tested in the past few weeks and couldn’t love at all . Sometimes there is no other solution than to scrub (and scrub and scrub, because did you ever try to get rid of a Tauer?)… … Continue reading →

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Day And Night – Review: Histoires de Parfums Noir Patchouli and Vert Pivoine

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Olfactoria

The two perfumes I will review today, Vert Pivoine and Noir Patchouli couldn’t be farther from one another in theme and feel. Like day and night would be a good comparison. Nonetheless I wanted to put them together. It started … Continue reading →

Posted in Floral, Fragrance Reviews, Histoires de Parfums, Leather, Mimosa, Patchouli, Rose | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 40 Comments

Perfumes And Movies – A Blogging Project

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Olfactoria

When I was asked to participate in this blogging project with Eyeliner on a Cat, Persolaise and Fragrant Moments, I thought that it would be easy to match perfumes to actresses. Boy, was I wrong! I had a very hard … Continue reading →

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Soft Focus – Review: Histoires de Parfums Blanc Violette

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Olfactoria

Falling in love with something (or someone at that) can come as a total surprise. Blanc Violette was chosen for trial for the sole reason that is has a name I am able to remember easily within the number-centric canon … Continue reading →

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