The Best Niche & Luxury Fragrances for Men
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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AkroAmberAtkinsonsByredoChypreFloralFrederic MalleLushMen's FragranceNiche & Luxury FragrancePerfumer HSide StoryVan Cleef & ArpelsWarm & SpicyWoodyThe 8 Best Rose Fragrances for Men
Rose is not a women’s only note, and it never was. It only became one because the industry decided so somewhere around the 1980s, and men’s fragrance has spent the years since sneaking it back in disguise — under oud, under leather, under a name with “noir” in it. So I wanted to create a…
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Side Story Hotel Lobby Eau de Parfum Review
Hotel Lobby from Side Story is a breath of fresh air in the world of men’s fragrances. It’s seduction in a bottle. Hotel Lobby is a scent that’s grabbed my attention, especially at a time when so many perfume launches seem to be playing it safe. Side Story has taken a different path, and it’s…
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Perfumer H Candle & Fragrance Haul
If you’ve not yet heard of Perfumer H then where have you been? If you’re familiar with Miller Harris, the H in Perfumer H is the H of Lyn Harris, the UK’s first Robertet master perfumer who’s materials she uses in her creations. Perfumer H launched in 2015, primarily from their London store, but as…
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Exclusive: Editions Parfums Frederic Malle Grooming Collection
I’ve been looking forward to sharing this for a month or so now and launching Thursday 1st June are two grooming additions to Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle. Both in the Vetiver Extraordinaire fragrance, the new Frederic Malle grooming collection consists of the Shave Cream and After Shave Balm priced at £60 and £80 respectively. Vetiver…
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Penhaligon’s Portraits – The Uncompromising Sohan Reviewed
Penhaligon’s Portraits collection paints a bizarrely fictional representation of British aristocracy through a series of unique period-inspired character fragrances. Sohan is one of these Portrait characters and this “Merchant of Alexandria” bears the Indian name of charming and handsome. Ambitious and astute Sohan has worked diligently and with flair to establish himself in the world of troublesome…
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Visiting Frederic Malle Burlington Arcade Flagship Store
For those that don’t know, I live very near Leeds in West Yorkshire. My apartment is next to a train station with a direct line to London Kings Cross. When I say next to, I mean literally – I fall asleep to the sound of late night freight trains, it’s wonderful! So, I do my…
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Cire Trudon Les Belles Matieres: Madurai Candle
For Spring, Cire Trudon are doing something different with their latest trio of scented candles in the Les Belles Matieres collection. This is also my last fragrance review of the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend; do go back to the feed and check out the other 5! With the Les Belles Matieres collection, each candles has a…
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Ormonde Jayne Zizan Review Refreshed
Ormonde Jayne Zizan is the fifth fragrance review for this Easter bank holiday and in fact I reviewed a bottle of this already, over a year ago. After picking it up earlier today and drenching myself in it, I thought it’d be nice to touch base on it once again. It can easily come across that I…
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Fornasetti Profumi Giardino Segreto Foglie Key Print Candle
This is the third installment of my long Easter weekend fragrance reviews. The other three in total are Michael Kors Extreme Night, Tommy Tropics by Tommy Hilfiger and Mizensir Eau de Gingembre . Fornasetti Profumi objects are addictive. My collection has been built up over 5 years; some as samples and some bought myself. I’ve currently amassed eight…
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Mizensir Eau de Gingembre Review
As promised, this is the second installment of my long Easter weekend fragrance reviews. The other three are Michael Kors Extreme Night, Tommy Tropics by Tommy Hilfiger and the Fornasetti Profumi Giardino Segreto Foglie Key Print Candle. This has been sitting in my review pile for a while and it had absolutely no business being left there.…