Tag Archives: Review

Hyperglycemia – Review: By Kilian Back To Black + Giveaway!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Olfactoria

I received the By Kilian Discovery Set for Christmas, and as grateful as I am, as bummed I also am, since I am having a hard time with these perfumes. Why, you ask? Well, I can´t seem to find one … Continue reading →

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Can There Be More Than One Queen? – Shalimar Comparison

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Olfactoria

I recently received samples of various vintage concentrations of one of my favorite perfumes – Shalimar. Danielle took pity on me, to stop my lamenting that I would never, ever get my hands on vintage Shalimar, which practically rendered my … Continue reading →

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Love and The Carpet – Review: Amouage Epic Woman

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Olfactoria

I admire Amouage. It looks so exotic, so expensive and incredibly luxurious. Until recently I was just fine going on admiring Amouage from afar. Which was a near perfect solution for my pocket book as well as my phantasy life, … Continue reading →

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Double Green – Review: DSH Perfumes Celadon and Viridian

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Olfactoria

I went through many a green perfume in the past weeks and I found a lot to like, a couple I hate and a select few where it is love. I have to end green week for now, because the … Continue reading →

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Green Enough? – Review: Annick Goutal Duel

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Olfactoria

Not really green, but green tea, drunk from a leather cup. That is Annick Goutal´s Duel in short. Green enough for Green Week. I received a generous (and adorably cute) 15ml mini with a purchase sometime last year. I was happy to … Continue reading →

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Spring Is In The Air – Review: Sisley Eau De Campagne

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Olfactoria

Well, maybe the title is more wishful thinking than anything else, but come on – don´t you want it too? So, let us pretend a little: Do you feel the soft breeze, hear the birds singing, see the blue sky … Continue reading →

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Hallowed – Review: Tauer Perfumes Incense Extreme

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Olfactoria

I was looking for a perfume fitting for todays holiday: Epiphany, the Day of the Three Holy Kings, as it is called here. And, to give credit where it is due, I was inspired by the blogging project We Three … Continue reading →

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Back To The Future – Review: Robert Piguet Futur

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Olfactoria

I always had a healthy respect for Robert Piguet perfumes. That involved mainly to stay away from them. I had a traumatic encounter with Fracas once, that seemed to have scarred me for life. And out of a kind of … Continue reading →

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That Name Is Evocative Enough – Review: Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Olfactoria

Strange title today, huh? But it is true, Iris Silver Mist is such a great and poetic name, nothing I could come up with could be any more indicative of the mood this perfume gives off, any more evocative of … Continue reading →

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Larger Than Life – Tauer Perfumes Carillon Pour Un Ange

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Olfactoria

I have a sample of Carillon Pour Un Ange, and I have had it for quite some time now. I never had the time or the impetus to try it, since I was saving it for spring, wanting to work … Continue reading →

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