This morning, for no particular reasons, I woke up thinking: “I need to make a Calone* centric fragrance”. The second thought was “maybe wit...

First things first: We are honored to participate for the 6th consecutive year in the Advent Calendar of Tauer Perfumes . You know what thi...

There's too much brandishing around about how feminism is obsolete (apparently by women -and men- reaping the benefits of a good 3 decad...

The other day in the Underrated Perfume Day feature I tackled a fragrance that surprised and continues to surprise me:  the original  Coco ...

I was talking to someone I hadn't seen for a while the other day. "This will give you cancer" she mentioned with an ominous fo...

I don't know about you, but if I had a pet I'd name it Opium . It'd create all sorts of quizzical looks from general folks in th...

It's an all too common observation with people I fragrance consult. "Tell me what perfumes you have enjoyed wearing in the past&quo...

I haven't really had a ready post for today (well, not the way I like them to be) as I had my hands so full of things to do, but I wante...

A dear reader asks the million dollar question: "Is it true that if you can't smell a fragrance on yourself that it either doesn...

I admit it: It took hard work on my part to appreciate rose for what it is and to familiarize myself with the better grades of rose absolute...

Not a day goes by that I don't get an offer of some sampling opportunity in the mail and in all fairness most don't create any bleep...

The nose is never wrong. You read this right, the nose, any nose, is never wrong! Like the eye or the ear, the nose is a means to an end, a...

What are the perfume classics and why are they classics? Do they have something in common that has made them "the classics"? What ...

Sarah J.Dreisinger , an associate with a Manhattan law firm, doesn't mince her words, when voicing her displeasure with fragrance wearin...

Wearing perfume to bed is more prevalent than generally given credit for. Some carry the message into Marilyn Monroe territory ("What d...