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RECENT RELEASES
- 1. Perfume Reviews index
- 2. List of Archived Articles
- Aedes de Venustas Oeillet Bengale
- Cartier La Panthere
- Chanel Les Exclusifs Boy
- Chanel No.5 L'Eau (2016)
- Christian Dior Poison Girl
- Clinique Aromatics in White
- Etat Libre d'Orange R.Mouret Une Amourette
- Etat Libre d'Orange You or Someone Like You
- Guerlain Meteorites Le Parfum reissue 2018
- Hermes Twilly d'Hermes
- Histoires de Parfums Petroleum
- Le Labo Ylang 49
- Miu Miu eau de parfum
- Repetto eau de toilette
- Thierry Mugler Alien Essence Absolue
- Ye Ye Perfume Sentier des Cometes
Perfume Primers: Newbie Corner
- Abbreviations, Slang & Acros on Perfume
- Aldehydic Florals for Beginners
- Chanel No.19: Woody Floral or Chypre?
- Chypre Perfumes for Newbies
- Classification of Floral Fragrances
- Fragrance & Heat: Friends or Foes?
- Fragrance Pyramid & Perfume Structure
- Fruity Florals: Beyond the Pale
- Functional Perfumery &"Clean"
- Gourmands for Beginners & Beyond
- Green Fragrances
- Oriental Perfumes Basics
- The Truth about Patchouli Scents
The Sacred & The Profane
- BDSM and Scents
- Egyptian Elixirs: Passage to Another World
- Erotic Recipe for Women
- Glorious Stink
- Holy Week through Incenses
- Mapping Scents of Spirituality
- Of Bees
- Olea Sancta:Holy alchemy
- Persephone and the Pomegranate
- Ripe, impolite Smells...j'adore
- Romancing the Scent part1
- Romancing the Scent part2
- Seduction of the Scented Panther
ARTS & CULTURE
- "Old Lady" Perfume
- Americans vs. French: the Culture Wars
- Art by Women: Equal Opportunity?
- Average Person vs. Perfumista
- Character & Ambience: Scented Novels
- Cult of the Celebrity Scent
- Gender Bender
- Perfume & Allergies
- Perfume Demonizing with an agenda
- Public Space Perfume: Etiquette or Paranoia?
- References to Scent in Literature
- Respecting a Perfume vs. Actually Wearing It
- Single White Femaling It
- The Politics of Perfume
- The Power of "Noir"
- Who are we Wearing Perfume for?
Essays on Aesthetics
- A Matter of Chic
- Art in Perfumery 1: introduction
- Art in Perfumery 2: Post-modernism?
- Art Revered for the Sake of Reverence
- Gimmick or Innovation
- Intertextuality in Scent Terms
- Niche: A Finite Concept?
- The Aesthetic Principle
- The Quest for Objective Beauty
- War of the Worlds: Naturals vs Synthetics
- White Noise Fragrances
- Yes, but is it Original?
PERFUME NOTES
- Aldehydes
- Amber
- Ambergris & differences with Amber
- Ambrox/Ambroxan
- Beeswax absolute
- Bergamot
- Black Currant Buds/Bourgeons de Cassis
- Carnation
- Cashmeran/Blonde Woods
- Cassie
- Cola notes
- Coumarin and Tonka Bean
- Cumin & sweaty notes
- Cypriol / Nagarmotha
- Datura
- Elemi
- Fig
- Frangipani, Plumeria, Pikake, Sampaguita
- Freesia
- Galbanum
- Hedione (Luminous jasmine)
- Heliotrope
- Honey
- Immortelle/Helichrysum
- Indole & White Flowers
- Iris & Orris
- Iso-E Super
- Labdanum/Cistus
- Lactones & Milky Notes
- Leather: Quinolines & Birch Tar
- Lily
- Lily of the Valley / Muguet
- Mimosa
- Mousse de Saxe
- Musk: Deer Musk & Synthetics
- Neroli, Orange Blossom, Petit-Grain, Bigarade
- Oakmoss & Treemoss
- Osmanthus
- Oud/ Aoud/ Agarwood/ Aloeswood
- Pyrazines, Caramel & Maple notes
- Saffron
- Salicylates
- Sandalwood & synthetics
- Tolu balsam & Peru balsam
- Tuberose
- Vetiver, vetiveryl acetate
- Violet, Violet Leaf & Ionones
- Which ingredient makes what "note"?
- Ylang-ylang (cananga odorata)
PERFUME TERMS
- Aldehydic Perfumes
- Ambery Scents (Parfums Ambrés)
- Animalic & Skanky Fragrances
- Animalis Base
- Arabian terms: Mukhallat, Den al Oudh...
- Aromatic/Herbaceous
- Beachy Fragrances: sunny & summery
- Chypre Nouveau: Modern Chypres
- Chypre: the Classy, Classic Accord
- Cuir de Russie type & Spanish Leather
- Fougere: the Cool Ferny Accord
- French Style Perfume
- Fresh Fragrances: Perceptions
- Green Fragrances: a slice of nature
- Indolic vs. non-indolic
- Lactonic, Creamy, Milky, Butyric
- Linear Scents: what & how?
- Mousse de Saxe base
- Parfum Fourrure ("Fur Perfumes")
- Parfums Lingerie: Intimate Femininity
- Powdery & Dry Perfumes
- Resinous & Balsamic
- Skin Scents: Intimate & Subtle
- Soapy Fragrances: Clean & Beyond
- Terpenic, Phenolic, Camphorous
INTERVIEWS
THEMATIC SERIES
- Absinthe, Anise, Angelica, Wormwood
- Bergamot & Citrus
- Incense Week
- Musk, the allure of the animal
- Perfume Quotes
- S/M Perfumes
- Scented Musketeers:Top Musk Fragrances
- The Chypres
- The Jasmine
- The Leathers
- The Orange Blossom
- The Saffron
- The Vetiver
- Top Rose Fragrances & Products
- Top Vanilla Fragrances & Types
- Top Violet Fragrances & Types
HOW TO GUIDES
- How Scent Colour Affects Purchase
- How to Best Apply Perfume
- How to Calculate How Much Perfume is Left
- How to Choose a Wedding Fragrance
- How to Choose Fragrance for a Gift
- How to Choose Perfume to Wear to Bed
- How to Get Free Fragrance Samples
- How to Get Over a Discontinued Fragrance
- How to Get to Know Fragrance Notes
- How to Make Perfume Last
- How to Match Perfume with Zodiac Sign
- How to Open a Stuck Perfume Bottle
- How to Pick Different Editions & Date Vintage
- How to Remove Unwanted Odors
- How to Safely Buy Perfume Online
- How to Season-Rotate your Fragrances
- How to Seduce with your Perfume
- How to Successfully Do Fragrance Layering
- How to Trust Your Nose
- Pairing Lipstick & Perfume
- Perfume Concentration: EDT,EDP,PDT,extrait etc.
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