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Tag Archives: Chanel
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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Chanel No. 0.5 Eau Final
If there is anything which proves that I have finally reached the status of true fragrance fanatic, it is the fact that I am about to take a five-dollar fragrance seriously. Very. Seriously. BUT WAIT! It’s not like this is just … 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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Luca’s Rose Garden
Today, we sniff the great and near-mythical fragrance, Shiseido Nombre Noir. This fragrance, which was, for a long time, the favorite fragrance of perfume critic Luca Turin, is something of a legend in the fragrance community. I consider it an … Continue reading
Film Noir
Part of being a perfumista – perhaps the most enjoyable part – is the unexpected. Those little unanticipated discoveries – like going off on a rescue mission for nursing-home-bound CREED, and ending up with the latest Tom Ford. But sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, Fragrance, News and politics
Tagged Acqua Fiorentina, Antaeus, Burberry, Burberry Body, Chanel, Chanel Antaeus, Chanel Coco Noir, Coco Noir, Creed, Creed Acqua Fiorentina, Creed Epicea, Creed Virgin Island Water, Donna Karan, Donna Karan Woman, Epicea, Thierry Mugler, Thierry Mugler Parfums de Cuir, Tom Ford, Tom Ford Noir, Virgin Island Water
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Black Chypre
Ah, the mind of the perfumer. Sometimes, these guys and gals are just too smart for their own good. Case in point – the brilliant WTF which almost made me shout out for joy like an idiot in Saks Fifth … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, Fragrance
Tagged Chanel, Coco Noir, fragrance, Jacques Polge
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Beutleg de Chanel
SO… …maybe you DON’T buy your fancy French fragrance from evilBay. Nosirree. You’re getting it from a reputable discounter – right? Never known to have sold counterfeit merch – am I correct? Never known to have sold bad old juice … Continue reading
Posted in Fragrance, News and politics, Travel
Tagged Canada, Chanel, crime, fragrance
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