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Category Archives: Fragance
Sniff The Paw – An Eighth Anniversary Examination of Vintage Cheeteau
It is no secret that the pride of my fragrance collection is not any of my flacons of various vaulted Creeds. Nor is it my crystal bottle of Shiseido White Rose Natural, brought back from Japan by my loving wife, … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews
Tagged bread, cheese, Cheeteau, Cheetos, Chester Cheetah, gourmands, grocery stores, Jeux de Peau
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I Smelled Bleu de Chanel Again!
I didn’t smell it very much, and I didn’t smell it for very long, but this morning, for the first time since some time before Thanksgiving, I actually smelled – in a faint but definite way – my Bleu de … Continue reading
Posted in Fragance, Science
Tagged anosmia, Basenotes.com, Bleu de Chanel, cottage cheese, COVID-19, SOTD
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Some Potentially Useful Misinformation About My Upcoming Absence From Fragrance
I never thought I would make a post with a bizarro-world title like this one, but then, these are interesting times. Ultimately, this is a post about Anosmia. I decided to do it here, rather than on Basenotes, because on … Continue reading
Posted in Fragance, History, Internet, News and politics, Science
Tagged anosmia, basenotes, COVID-19, fragrance, misinformation
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More Mouillette Madness
I’ve been doing some more experimenting with “radical abundance of mouillettes”, and decided to share some interim results. I am now awash in mouillettes – a.k.a. blotters – a.k.a. perfume smelling strips – I have them everywhere. They are of … Continue reading
Posted in Fragance
Tagged fragrance, mixed media paper, mouillettes, noyaux de papier toilette, paper, toilet paper cores
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Akigalawood® – Turning Patchouli Waste Into Fine Wine
The natural woody componentMade from perfectly natural scrapGave an unearthly but natural smellAnd naturally got the synthetic rap I love Akigalawood® on salad and eggs. I think I love it in WINE most of all. But once I realized that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fragance, Hobbies, Science
Tagged agarwood, Akigalawood, ambroxan, Chandler Burr, fragrance, fragrances, Givaudan, guaiene, hydroxyoctahydroazulenes, Iso E Super, Jean-Claude Ellena, laccase, Leffingwell, Lemburger, Norlimbanol, olefins, oxidation, patchouli, pepper, Poivre Samarcande, Rotundone, wine, wood
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Make Your Own Super-Mouillettes From Noyaux de Toilette
Just in case that evasive title doesn’t convey the full idiocy of this post, allow me to spell it out in plain old English: Make Your Own Surprisingly Awesome Perfume Smelling Strips From Toilet Paper Cores Yeah. You read that … Continue reading
Spicebomb
Tonight’s fragrance is Spicebomb. But before that, a bit of an explanation. I think it’s clear that I disappeared from fragrance for a while. I think I’m still gone from it, in some respects. But despite that, I felt a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, News and politics, Science
Tagged Bag-a-Bug, clove, COVID-19, eugenol, Flowerbomb, geraniol, Japanese beetles, phenethyl propionate, pheromones, potpourri, rose, Spectracide, Spicebomb
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L’Étrier d’Hermès: My Stirrupy Sweet Love Affair With Galop d’Hermès
In the process of explaining how I ended up buying what is probably one of the most well-known yet less commonly owned fragrances in my collection, it is my hope to do all of the following: (1) Give readers a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, Hobbies
Tagged Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere, Christine Nagel, Creed Royal Mayfair, Creed Windsor, Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum, Dior Homme, Donald Trump Empire, Eleanor Pendleton, feminine fragrances, fragrance, fragrance gender, fragrance reviews, Galop, Galop d'Hermes, gender, Givenchy Play Intense, Gritty Pretty, Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme, Hermes, Hermes Un Jardin Apres la Mousson, Jean-Claude Ellena, leather, leather fragrances, Manrose, masculine fragrances, rose, rose fragrances, Rose Ikebana, Sel de Vetiver, Slumberhouse Zahd, stirrups
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kaffeeklatsch!
I view the health of public discourse by an interesting metric. Can I make a good-natured joke about Donald Trump in the fragrance world – one with deep knowing humor on many levels to all sides – and only minimally … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, History, Internet, News and politics, Science, Science Fiction, Travel
Tagged Basenotes.net, Donald Trump, Empire by Trump, Success by Trump
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Last Call 2017
I wanted to run around the city alone at night wearing a dark blue jacket, mumbling in French, looking pensive and conflicted. Thankfully, the Terre d’Hermès Eau Très Fraïche flanker pulled me back from the edge. But it was rough … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, History, News and politics, Travel
Tagged 300 Movie, A&F Batch No. 46, A&F Endeavor, A&F Private Selection Oud, Abercrombie & Fitch, Alex Jones, Apple Watch, Armani Code Colonia, Armani Mania, Azzaro Wanted, basenotes, Basenotes Fragrance of the Year, Bath & Body Works, BBW, Bleu de Chanel, Botanical Blend Batch No. 24, Chanel, Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme, Chanel Chance Eau Vive, Chanel Gabrielle, Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere, Chanel No. 5 L'Eau, Christine Nagel, Chrome Pure, Coach For Men, Creed Viking, D&G the one EDP, Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum, Dior Sauvage, Drudge Report, Ellwood, Gucci Guilty Absolute, Gucci Made to Measure, GuiltyNotGuilty, Hempstead, Hermes, Jean-Claude Ellena, John Varvatos Artisan Blu, La Nuit de L'Homme L'Intense, Mr. Burberry EDP, Oscar de la Renta, Oud Amour, Oud Essence, Oud Nuit, Perfume City, Polo Red, Polo Red Extreme, Ralph Lauren Polo, Reynolds Wrap, Ryder, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sephora, Tom Ford Noir Anthracite, Twilly d'Hermes, Valentino Donna, Valentino Uomo, Valentino Uomo Intense, Von Maur, YSL Y, Yves Saint Laurent Y
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