It's hard to go wrong with an aromatic fougere; men have been conditioned to opt for them and women to respond to them as "the natu...

"As cruel as the typical degenerate Derby winner", the lithe, tall redhead is standing in the centre of the room with her Edwardia...

The fragrance line Les Exclusifs by Chanel has been having its ups and downs through the years, but it has always appealed to customers who ...

One of my better English teachers was a longtime resident of San Francisco; in fact she had met her husband in the City by the Bay, which, g...

I'm starting with the really spectacular: We have a giveaway on Perfume Shrine, one winner will win TWO free perfume bottles of the newe...

Some perfumes the minute you put them on feel like you've slipped into a pair of black satin slingbacks or a silk peignoir in ivory. Osc...

There is a human, flawed sublayer beneath the icy, perfect Hitchockian beauty of Betty Draper from Mad Men , which manifests itself when the...

Much as I was predisposed to at least enjoy the unashamedly girly Idylle Duet and dislike the sanctimonious (I thought) Shalimar Parfum Ini...

Open any perfume guide with fragrance "notes" or any online discussion or blog post on perfume description and you're bound to...

Penhaligon’s latest fragrance, Sartorial , is tailored; literally. It reminds me a bit of the Humphrey character in 1980s BBC Yes Minister! ...

"From his brown and golden fur Comes such sweet fragrance that one night I was perfumed with it because I caressed him once, once only&...

Field Notes from Paris is the latest installment in the alphabetized line by San Francisco-based independent perfumer Ineke Rühland, a wood...

Noir this, noir that...What is it about Black that makes it creep up on you with the silent force of a nidja? After Serge Noire [click for ...