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Some Potentially Useful Misinformation About My Upcoming Absence From Fragrance

Posted on December 5, 2021 by cologniac

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 →

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More Mouillette Madness

Posted on July 13, 2021 by cologniac

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 →

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Akigalawood® – Turning Patchouli Waste Into Fine Wine

Posted on June 12, 2021 by cologniac

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 →

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Make Your Own Super-Mouillettes From Noyaux de Toilette

Posted on May 21, 2021 by cologniac

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 →

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L’Étrier d’Hermès: My Stirrupy Sweet Love Affair With Galop d’Hermès

Posted on November 2, 2019 by cologniac

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 →

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Chanel No. 0.5 Eau Final

Posted on July 16, 2016 by cologniac

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 →

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Red’s Ultimate Fragrance Blogroll Post

Posted on June 27, 2016 by cologniac

The time has come to do something useful in this life.  And at this very moment, I am struck by the need for somebody to create a simple travel guide to the world of fragrance.  Something useful to newcomers.  Something … Continue reading →

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Four Dudes, a Classy Dame, and a Boozy Babe

Posted on June 19, 2016 by cologniac

….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 →

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Sniff of the Week: Talbots Eau de Parfum

Posted on June 12, 2016 by cologniac

As I get back into fragrance, I’m starting to do what I used to always do – meaning sniff the juice at every opportunity.  So when my wife dropped into Talbots to check out the summer dresses, I took the … Continue reading →

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Cultural Capitalism: Fear and Loathing in the Perfume Aisle at Macy’s

Posted on January 25, 2016 by cologniac

….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 →

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