INFO Twilly d’Hermès Eau Poivrée” by Hermès 30ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? I was shopping in Hermès (EDIT: Typing out the previous phrase made me cackle. Please note that this was a once-a-decade scarf purchase and I do not come from wealth, I am very much a middle-class pedestrian). I decided to smell …
INFO “Hipster Oud” by Zara 80ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? Full disclosure: I am not the biggest fan of oud as a note. So when I heard people were complaining that Zara’s new oud collection did not have any oud I was more inclined to give it a try. The first time I …
INFO My Way Intense by Giorgio Armani EDP 50ML HOW DID WE GET HERE? I was severely underwhelmed by the original My Way when I first smelt it. However, I have noticed that I tend to like the “intense” flankers of most “original” fragrances. Once the tester was available at Selfridges I decided to give …
INFO “Crystal Noir” by Versace 50ml EDT HOW DID WE GET HERE? You will rarely find a YouTube, Instagram or TikTok list of “Top Sexy Fragrances for Women/To Drive Him Wild/To End Up Pregnant Yesterday” that does not include this fragrance. The girlies were going cuckoo for coconuts and many were raving that the EDT …
INFO “Libre Intense” by YSL 50ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? I smelt the original Libre and was very underwhelmed. I didn’t have high expectations for the Intense version but was pleasantly surprised by this flanker. This is the fragrance that taught me that I will usually prefer the intense version of a scent …
INFO Wild Python by Mancera 60ml EDT HOW DID WE GET HERE? I had purchased Bois Soleil for Women from Zara’s Country Exclusive Collection and instantly fell in love. That scent was the reason I discovered that I loved tuberose as a note. The fragrance databases suggested that Bois Soleil was actually a dupe of …
INFO “Tank Battle” by Lush 100ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? Along my fragrance journey I was keen to explore fragrances by houses I had never considered before. I had seen Lush perfumes in spray bottles and hated this packaging so I didn’t bother trying any. It was only through my research that I …
INFO L’Interdit Rouge by Givenchy 30ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? I smelt the original L’Interdit and did not like it. Smelling it taught me that there can be such thing as too much of a good thing. I love tuberose but this tuberose bomb tested my willingness to commit to the note. This …
INFO Florence Piazza Della Signora City Center by Zara 80ml – £12.99 HOW DID WE GET HERE? I was on a mission to help one of my closest friends find a new fragrance. While I was helping him to find a new signature scent I ended up discovering this gem for myself. I view all …
INFO “Teef Al Hub” by Ard Al Zaafaran 100ml – £15 HOW DID WE GET HERE? This fragrance was recommended to me by a friend as an example of a great introduction to Arab perfumes. I usually associated Arab fragrance with oud and as I am not typically a fan of strong oud, I was …