M.R. Powell
Gold Man · Amouage
Amouage Gold Man
Amouage Gold Man was first created in 1983. It is one of those fragrances that just feels so luxurious. The smooth balance of florals, powdery notes, incense, and animalic notes is flawless. There is
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M.R. Powell
Eau de Grey Vetiver · Tom Ford
Tom Ford Eau de Grey Vetiver
I've always liked the original Grey Vetiver because it smells mature, confident, and put together. Eau de Grey Vetiver takes that same idea and makes it feel lighter and more relaxed.Right from the
Felicia
Opaline · Montagne Parfums
Beautiful, Airy, and Unforgettable
This perfume was beast mode straight out of the box. She is a 1:1 to Valaya and absolutely amazing. If you want to stand out, wear this! Spray it on the back of your neck, let your hair down, and
LarkScarlett
Iris Torréfié · Guerlain
My 10/10 Perfection in a Fragrance
If I could only own one bottle of perfume, this would be it. Love this so much. This is the best iris perfume I’ve ever smelled, as a lover of iris (and yes, I’ve tested my serious iris contenders
DUARTE
Reflection 45 Man · Amouage
The King 👑
Reflection 45 was one of my first “niche” purchases and lived up to my - at the time- naive expectations for what an “expensive”fragrance should deliver.Powdery, opulent and long lasting, I’ve found
Funky Waters
Buko Intense · Montagne Parfums
Vacation in a Bottle
Suntan lotion lovers rejoice. Buko opens with a mouth-watering lime with a hint of bergamot, then creamy coconut emerges. As the coconut settles, it blends into an almost vanillic rum with a touch of
ReePsycMS72
Legend Leather · Mizensir
Leather? No leather?
This does not actually contain a leather note, but its composition is so well blended (guaiac wood, styrax, aldehydes, iris, etc) it will have you questioning yourself. I have tried several scents
MagnifiScent
L'Iris · Santa Maria Novella
Must Love Powder
There was a time when the powdery quality in L’iris would have blasted my nose back. It took me years to attune my nose enough to appreciate classic powdery compositions like this. L’iris has a
StickyLabRat
Versace pour Homme · Versace
The most designer designer to ever designer
To be clear, I don't mean the title to be an insult. It's a well done fragrance that hits all the right notes for a light, inoffensive and pleasant scent. Understated florals, mint, and citrus all
MagnifiScent
Vanille des Afriques Intensivo · Ormonde Jayne
A placeholder no more
I discovered this perfume while I was sampling iris and trying (in parallel) to hunt down my White Whale (YSLVelours). The iris presentation struck me immediately as similar to the one in Velours
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Iris de Nuit · Heeley
Shapeshifter
Iris de Nuit is interesting to me. First it had this rooty iris (doughy/dense) that shifts to vegetal (carroty) and back again. It’s perfectly balanced between those two facets of iris and with its
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Muse · Yves Saint Laurent
It had me at iris…
I love iris! I love it in all its many facets from vegetal to powdery, to dry. But perhaps my favorite facet of iris is rooty. To me, rooty orris perfumes smell earthy and a bit doughy. They are
Funky Waters
Harmony · Montagne Parfums
I Was Wrong
This has definitely become one of my favorites to wear. Initially, it came off too youthful and feminine for my old ass. One day I wore it while working and sweating profusely. I realized it wasn't
MagnifiScent
Iris Malikhân · Maison Crivelli
A gorgeous iris, but…
This is such a bummer for me. It has the most gorgeous “rooty” iris, doughy and “chewy” but it’s overshadowed and overpowered by Ambroxan. For those like me who are sensitive to this particular
MagnifiScent
Eau de Tulle · Guerlain
Between vintage and modern appeal
This opens with a bright punch of citrus melding with orange blossom and almond. Creamy. It’s quite sweet. Gourmand smelling. As it dries, it becomes less creamy and shifts to “dry” powdery. The
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Vanille Antique · Byredo
Ambroxan beat me up
I have it on good authority that the vanilla in this is beautiful. But for me, this perfume was a lesson is frustration. After applying the sample, for the briefest moment (fraction of a second) I
MagnifiScent
Herbes Troublantes · Guerlain
As fresh as it gets
When the weather is hot and I want to smell fresh, I reach for Herbes Troublantes. This is a green-smelling, aromatic citrus scent that dries down to an herbal musk. It maintains its “out of the
StickyLabRat
Rocabar · Hermès
A walk in the autumn woods.. behind a bakery
Rocabar's opening is bright. There's a little citrus, a little spice and some soft cedar (not the sharp cedar, as used in TdH.. more like opening your mom's old "hope chest," if you're familiar).
StickyLabRat
L'Eau Bleue d'Issey Pour Homme · Issey Miyake
The blue that isn't quite
L'eau Bleue d'Issey Pour Homme is another of Miyake's twists. It's got Bleu in the name, it's in a blue and silver bottle.. so it must be mass appealing or like a fresh clean shower gel, right?
Maya!
Acqua di Gioia · Giorgio Armani
Easy summer reach
Purchased 2nd hand on marketplace as a 10ml travel size, this fragrance is such an easy summer grab. It opens bright, fresh, and citrusy - energizing and refreshing. It settles to a pleasant clean
Funky Waters
Cowboy Grass · D.S. & Durga
Field of Dreams
It opens with a nice punch of bergamot and dry woods, and the herbs emerge with a calming, almost camphorous quality. The woods and hay notes blend so well to evoke warm, dusty leather. Once faded to
Funky Waters
Carnal Gray Extrait · Montagne Parfums
Before the Rain
It opens with a bright, almost shocking hit of cardamom and freshly brewed black tea. It settles into the tea, the tea isn't sweet, more like dry tea leaves and slightly sweet and creamy fig. The dry
ENari
Long Kiss Goodnight · Chris Collins
Probably my next bottle…
I don’t own a bottle yet but it’s my current favorite sample. For me the sweetness level is just right. The notes are so well blended and I just love how it wears. It’s a “dark” scent, but I still
MagnifiScent
Samsara Eau de Parfum · Guerlain
My First Love
I discovered Samsara in college and fell instantly in love with the most magical sandalwood to have ever been made in to a perfume. When the first bottle came out, it contained 30% mysore sandalwood
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