The now discontinued Yves Rocher Pur Desir de Gardenia (i.e. pure desire for gardenia) is perhaps the most lamented true gardenia disconti...

 Papilio , the latest Puredistance fragrance, almost coaxes a butterfly to sit upon your shoulder: Its realistic depiction of a magnolia tre...

  There are not as many fragrances with a leading narcissus note, as I would wish, and some of the best have been discontinued, for example,...

The first encounter I had with this unique ethereal green floral fragrance was with its predecessor in the misty glass and plastic bottle wi...

First of all, let me prephrase this review by saying the original vintage edition of Molinard de Molinard from 1979 was a gift of my belove...

In the Grey Flannel scent by American designer Geoffrey Beene, crisp greenery and musk tonalities (plus that seductive coumarin in the botto...

The funny thing with tuberose is that in its complex glory it's a blossom that hides an intensely green facet. Its top note is a menthol...

To consider Cristalle by Chanel a predominantly "fresh" scent begs the question: which version of it? Contrary to some of the prev...

The impressionistic school of perfumery seldom fails to fall victim of one or two cardinal sins. Either it won't replicate the received ...

It may have come as no surprise that the latest addition to the Les Parisiennes boutique perfume collection by the historic house of Guerla...

Part of the New Romantics collection in 1978, Celadon and Pavilion are two of the three fragrances which could be layered with one anothe...

Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. ~Euclid photo by AlberCAN (copyright 2012) for use on PerfumeShrine ...

I had always maintained that Hermès's Kelly Calèche perfume from 2007 was a sleeper classic: it has the ethereal, aristocratic quality...

"Perfume is made mainly so that one remembers the woman who wears it. I like to call it the elevator effect. This is the man who goes t...

The new fragrance for women created by a man who adores them. A young themed green floral. Illustrations by David Downton. Apparently, for t...

First things first: I have a brand new bottle of the to-be-launched Gelsomino Nobile for a lucky reader, from which only a 5ml decant is mi...

~by guest writer AlbertCAN Of all the people in the world I would have never guessed that I would be one of the first to write a full revi...