Fragrance Families Reviews
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TOM FORD Italian Cypress returns to Harrods for 12 weeks only
Discontinued a while back as part of TOM FORD’s usual shake up of its Private Blend collection, the fabulous citrus, mint and woody gem that is Italian Cypress is back. Italian Cypress is an aromatic chypre fragrance with Italian Cypress woods, citrus, basil and mint with incense tones. Classy beyond compare and a gorgeous comforting…
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Introducing NEW Aramis Black
Kind of an odd launch for summer time, and as soon as it hit my desk, I sprayed it and dismissed it. But I never condemned it to the storage room (where products go and never return) instead I’ve kept it sat on my desk and almost daily, sprayed it, sniffed it, and got back to…
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Serving Fragrance Love: Two Scents for The Tennis Season
With the Wimbledon tournament starting on Monday and temperatures rocketing into the high twenties, what better time to change up your early summer fragrance wardrobe? Murdock Renshaw British Cologne Launching last summer, Renshaw by Murdock London honours the great British traditions of tennis, croquet and the sporting games of the well-manicured lawn. Murdock themselves boast Renshaw…
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Atelier Des Ors Lune Féline
Launching… today! In fact I was gagged from last week until 10am this morning to which I certainly won’t be making a cheap joke about. Where has Atelier Des Ors been in my life? I’m in love. Atelier Des Ors Lune Féline is an evening fragrance of oriental vanillas, musks and dark animalistic notes. It’s serving gourmet…
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Ormonde Jayne Black Gold
For a good while, I’ve made no bones about the fact that I’m not the wildest Ormonde Jayne fragrance fan, despite desperately trying to be and almost feeling guilty because of it. I somehow feel it’s possible due to a lack of my own sophistication rather than a brand flaw. The founder and creative director of…
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Odin New York No. 1 Sunda
Odin New York are an odd one, they seem to have sprung from nowhere but jumped right to the top of the pile with fragrances that should make other brands very uneasy indeed. According to their website, Odin New York opened its first boutique in the fall of 2004 in the East Village of Manhattan,…
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Cire Trudon Byron Candle: The Vivacious Spirit of The British Poet
Cire Trudon, Paris, really do show the fragrance industry how to make candles, they’re the best candles and Byron, new for 2014, is no exception. Cire Trudon is the oldest manufacturer maker in the world with their famous candle factory still in France to this day. The Mandle (man·dle \mændl\ n) Until recently, scented candles were most definitely in…
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Christmas with Maison Francis Kurkdjian: Célébration de Noël
You all know what an adoring fan I am of Maison Francis Kurkdjian perfumes; you’d have to prize Absolue Por Le Soir out of my cold dead hands. So here’s two absolutely gorgeous Christmas offerings this year from the man himself that anyone would be delighted to open on Christmas Day morning. Maison Francis Kurkdjian:…
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Countdown to Christmas: Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac Eau De Parfum
With 11 weeks to go until Christmas and I’ve undoubtedly found my winter scent with Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac. Launched 14 years ago in 2000 and created by Lyn Harris herself (who I believe has now left the Miller Harris London brand) it’s Christmas in a bottle; warm, smooth, spicy, sweet, aromatic and masculine.…
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TOM FORD Oud Wood for Men Additions: Bigger, Better & Even More Beautiful
TOM FORD Oud Wood collection now presents its beautiful, private blend fragrance with a new body spray; deodorant stick and hard-milled soap bar. TOM FORD: The attack of the Ouds Tobacco Oud The TOM FORD Oud Wood fragrance was originally launched back in 2007 and I reviewed it here only 5 years later in July 2013. Last…