Men's Fragrance Reviews
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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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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Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Sport
There’s something a little fabulous about send-outs from Guerlain and receiving the new Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Sport is no exception. It’s a brand my mother has adored most of my life and in this massively oversaturated industry is still a beacon of guilt-ridden decadence. Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Sport is a flanker to L’Homme Ideal launched…
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Neom Energy Burst Eau de Parfum and Scent Discovery Test
I recently heard someone say that fragrances using 100% natural notes are not real fragrances, but soup. Whilst I found this pretty funny; Neom Energy Burst Eau de Parfum must be the chef’s special at a Michelin Star restaurant. That being said, this fragrance is not clever; there’s no fragrance pyramid or advanced perfumery techniques here,…
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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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Tommy Tropics by Tommy Hilfiger
Number four of the Easter weekend fragrance posts and this time it’s a new launch from Tommy Hilfiger – Tommy Tropics. To catch up on the other reviews from this weekend, check them out below: Fornasetti Profumi Giardino Segreto Foglie Key Print Candle Mizensir Eau de Gingembre Michael Kors Extreme Night This is a pretty…
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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.…