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The Inexplicable Appeal of Poppy & Barley
I am frankly quite puzzled when it comes to my attraction to Poppy & Barley. Jo Malone is in general not known for ground-breaking compositions, but this one is literally non-descript. I have spent several years smelling and describing perfume, with a modera..
Ormonde Jayne Champaca: An Unusual, Addictive Floral
Ormonde Jayne, a niche London fragrance brand, was among my absolute favourites when I became seriously interested in perfume – more than 10 years ago now. Their original line-up was diverse but coherent and there were no duds in the bunch; from the gorgeous..
Dark Romance: Tom Ford’s Velvet Gardenia
It is interesting how any type of nerd culture can simultaneously connect and isolate you. I love to be a part of things like the big Marvel Avengers moment, but also get impatient with people who watch it, but don’t ‘get’ it (I do try not to be a knob about..
February Memo: Writing, Spider-Man & Not Buying Stuff
It was my birthday last week which coincided with me feeling suboptimal for quite a few days, so I’ve been absent from the blog and social media (apologies to those whose comments I’ve left unanswered – I will get to it soon!). Fortunately, I have been resto..
Best of 2018: Smells
The world of fragrance has exploded in the last decade, and its impossible to test everything that is launched – because of the sheer volume, but also access and cost. I used to properly test (a full day on my arm, checking in regularly) many things, out of ..
The Scent of Autumns Past: Old Money by Teresa Helbig
Sometimes, my perfume hobby makes me despair. There are so many new launches that keeping up with them is impossible, not to mention time-consuming and expensive. I know there is no need to smell everything on the market, but I would like to have at least a ..
Autumn Edit: Fragrances
Suddenly, autumn is here – not just de jure, but also de facto. It was still 27 degrees on Wednesday, now it’s barely ten and raining hard. So it seems the right moment to start with my autumn edits, they no longer feel disconnected from reality. I’m in fact..
8 Perfumes for the Summer in the City
In Brussels, summer has decisively arrived. It’s been exceptionally warm for a week, with temperatures rising over 30 degrees Celsius today. The perfect time, then, to take a look at the summer perfumes I’m currently loving. As always, this is not a complete..
A Perfect Summer Cologne: Chanel Paris-Deauville and Friends
A perfumista’s life tends to go through phases: frantically sampling and testing all the perfumes in the world; buying everything that seems interesting; being disillusioned and bored with the entire scent thing; cutting down the collection and only wearing ..
On How to Sniff
A little while ago, I wrote a piece about perfumes men “should” try. This prompted a surprising amount of conversations both on and off line, with men and women alike – about why and how to smell, about the experiences with scents I suggested, about perfume-..