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Category Archives: Entertainment
Diddy Sport: It’s 3AM and Time to Find a Daytime Fragrance for Summer 2017
I suppose that going from the Donald Trump fragrances to Sean John’s line is a bit like jumping from the frying pan into the fire, but what the heck. Somebody has to tell the truth about Sean John 3AM (if not … Continue reading
Sikkim Grlz
I don’t think that I understood the whole Lush / Gorilla Perfumes concept until yesterday. That’s when I smelled one of their earlier entries – Sikkim Girls – for the first time. I was immediately transported back to a head-shop in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Computers, Entertainment, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, History, Internet, Music, News and politics, Travel
Tagged All Good Things, Bhutia, Death & Decay, Gorilla Perfumes, Hillary Clinton, Imogen Rose, Karma, Kerbside Violet, Lepcha, Lush, Sheema Mukherjee, Sikkim, Sikkim Girls, Smuggler's Soul, Vanillary
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Four Dudes, a Classy Dame, and a Boozy Babe
….OTHERWISE known as Field Notes from Cowtown – this week’s ruberrific report on my spectacular sniffing experiences, out in the real world of designer fragrance, in the malls of flyover country. But first, a message from our sponsor’s required movie of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, History
Tagged Amen Ultra Zest, art, basenotes, Chanel, Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne, Creed, fashion, fragrance, fragrance reviews, Jane Austen, Kate Beckinsale, La Nuit de L'Homme, Love & Friendship, movie reviews, Nordstrom, Pure Tiffany, Spicebomb Extreme, Thierry Mugler, Tiffany, Valentino, Valentino Donna, Viktor & Rolf, Whit Stillman, YSL
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Cultural Capitalism: Fear and Loathing in the Perfume Aisle at Macy’s
….an abstract symphonic post, in which, by a Kansas tornado of antideconstuctive disestablishmentarianism, we consider the fragrant origins of Donald Trump’s cultural counter-insurgency, mostly by way of stream-of-subconsciousness, non-snob reviews of Trump’s two modern scents, Success and Empire. prelude When Donald Trump announced that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, News and politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Anima Dulcis, Arquiste, basenotes, Basenotes.net, Ca Fleure Bon, Carlos Huber, coat of arms, Cultural Capitalism, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Empire, Donald Trump Success, Empire by Trump, fragrance, fragrance reviews, heraldry, Ivanka Trump, Kate Walsh Boyfriend, L'Etrog, Macy's, Mary-Pierre Julien, Michelyn Camen, Perfumania, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Success by Trump, Yann Vasnier
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The Adventures of Hinoki Oh
This post was inspired by the amazing and unique Comme des Garçons fragrance Monocle Scent One: Hinoki. Everything you are about to read is true. As determined by a secret court that you cannot question, using secret law that you … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Computers, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, Internet, Music, News and politics, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Comme des Garçons, Hinoki, Hinoki Oh, iPhone, J-pop, K-pop, NSA, Pinocchio, Tailored Access Operations, TAO, When you wish upon a star
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Heterodoria iridum
Good irises come in pairs. At least, it sure seems that way. Two of my favorites are the matched Prada pair, Infusion d’Iris and Infusion d’Homme. They’re even better in French – as member JaimeB taught us on Basenotes. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, Music, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Alberto Morillas, ballet, Bulgari Man, Dior Homme, Dior Homme Intense, Dior Homme Sport, Givenchy Gentleman, Givenchy Pour Homme, heterochromia iridum, heterodoria iridum, iris, Iris Prima, Kate Bosworth, L'Occitane Iris, Le Labo Iris 39, Letters to Primrose, Olivier Polge, Penhaligon's, Prada Infusion d'Homme, Prada Infusion d'Iris, Robert Downey Jr.
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Fragbusters: Three “Edgy” Feminines at Macy’s
Ah, yes – I do love it when my wife goes looking for Ralph Lauren dresses at one of our nearby Macy’s stores. When she does, it puts me right smack dab next to the counter with all the “young” … Continue reading
New Dior Homme. I Mean The Dude.
And here is the news. And here and here and here. Looks like that R. Patz guy is gonna be helping out Jude Law, who TO ME will always be the face of Dior Homme. But what the heck. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, News and politics
Tagged Dior, Dior Homme, Robert Pattinson
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An Olfactory-Style Review of Mona Lisa
I was going through the sample-tray on my computer today, when I stumbled upon an image I hadn’t enjoyed in quite a while. Between exciting new releases like Cloud Atlas Movie Stills, treasured favorites like Schokko with Red Hat, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, Uncategorized
Tagged art, art criticism, fragrance, Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, olfactory, perfume
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Under the Camphor Tree
Sometimes you just have to sniff the Aqua Velva to keep it real. Of course, if you don’t think you can sneak something that mainstream into your niche fragrance diet, well…… You can always cheat. So how about some Japanese … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Entertainment, Fragrance
Tagged aftershave, camphor, Gatsby, Mandom, Totoro
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