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Tag Archives: basenotes
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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Old Green / New Green
It’s quite nice to see Basenotes (that would be https://basenotes.net) finally getting the makeover Grant has wanted to do for so many years. I’ve helped alpha and beta test the new site (that would be https://basenotes.com), and it is quite … Continue reading
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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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
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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Letters To Primrose
One of my oldest and best friends in the fragrance world is Primrose, who is surely one of our “alpha dandies” on Basenotes. Along with the other veterans of that forum, she has managed to maintain it as one of … Continue reading
Nero Profumo. Back to Black.
There are a lot of fragrance blogs out there. In fact, if you’re starting a blog with the idea of having an army of followers, turning it into a book, to be followed by an indie movie starring Zooey Deschanel, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Fashion, Fragrance
Tagged alfarom, basenotes, fashion, fragrance blog, nero profumo
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