Persolaise Hermes Un Jardin Sous La Mer and Musc Pallida, Van Cleef & Arpels Les Classiques and Ode Ona reviews – 2026
– Here’s a link to my Substack post on Hermes Un Jardin Sous La Mer, Hermes Musc Pallida edp, Van Cleef & Arpels Les Classiques and the debut trio from…
Eris Mother’s Milk, Gucci Ylang Ambrato, Demo Accords by Pia Long and other reviews – 2026
– Here’s a link to my Substack reviews of Eris Mother’s Milk (Antoine Lie), Gucci Ylang Ambrato (Jean-Christophe Herault), Gucci Lignum Idealis (Alexis Grugeon), Olfiction Lab Editions (Pia Long), the…
Tom Ford Figue Erotique review – Shyamala Maisondieu; 2026
– Amongst the divisive genre of green perfumes, perhaps none are more contentious than those which attempt to capture the smell of fig leaves. The vegetal, green-pea-and-bell-pepper compositions such as…
Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2026 – The Scents Of Friendship
Call me a dewy-eyed softie, but I think the world would be a better place if we spent a bit more time on maintaining friendships. So for my list of…
Tom Ford Oud Voyager, Guerlain Royal Extract III and other reviews – 2026
– Please click on the link below to be taken to my Substack reviews of the following perfumes: Tom Ford Oud VoyagerGuerlain Royal Extract IIITrudon Midnight Omen, 45° & MystiqueAnforh…
“A Family Mission” – Live Interview With Veronique Spoturno & Christopher Sheldrake
A few years ago, Veronique Spoturno — Francois Coty’s great-granddaughter — launched the Spoturno perfume brand with the legendary Christopher Sheldrake (Ambre Sultan, Muscs Koublai Khan, A La Nuit, amongst…
L’Artisan Parfumeur L’Amant, Christian Dior Cuir Saddle and Le Labo Violette 30 reviews – 2026
For reviews of Christian Dior Cuir Saddle, Le Labo Violette 30 and L’Artisan Parfumeur L’Amant please click on this link to my Substack: Christian Dior Cuir Saddle, Le Labo Violette…
20 Years Of Escentric Molecules – Live Interview With Geza Schoen
Escentric Molecules — the brand that continues to win fans and divide opinion with its single-ingredient Molecule 01 — is twenty years old. To mark the occasion, co-founder and perfumer…
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Il Profumo Millesimato, Born To Stand Out Dirty Milk and Stora Skuggan showcase reviews – 2026
For reviews of Acqua Di Parma Colonia Il Profumo Millesimato, Born To Stand Out Dirty Milk and the entire collection from Stora Skuggan, please click on this link to my…
More Matches Made In Heaven – Top 10 Perfumes For Valentine’s Day 2026
For this year’s Valentine’s Day list, I’ve gone back to the library and matched some famous fictional couples with perfumes. Here’s a link to the YouTube video: Perfumes for iconic…
Frederic Malle Contre-Jour review – Annick Menardo; 2026
– For years, the arrival of a Frederic Malle perfume has been a cue for a total nerd-fest. But the brand’s latest release, Contre-Jour, pushes the opportunities for geekery to…
The Slow Burn – Top 10 Best Tobacco Perfumes
Smoking may be a socially dubious activity these days — and rightly so — but there’s no doubt whatsoever about the allure of tobacco perfumes, which is why I featured…
Tom Ford Soleil Neige, BDK Vanille Caviar, Nez 1+1 Ansongo and other reviews – 2026
We’re trying something different. For the foreseeable future, the usual post-video updates will appear not here, but on my Substack. However, they will NOT be behind a paywall and you…
Chanel Gabrielle L’Eau review – Olivier Polge; 2024
– I confess I keep forgetting about the existence of Gabrielle. In my mind, the last high-profile, mainstream, feminine release from Chanel was Coco Mademoiselle. And yet, the Gabrielle line…
The Top 10 Best Perfumes Of 2025
– It’s often people in the most dire situations, with few opportunities to enjoy the finer things in life, who insist that those with the ability to keep creating beauty…
Christmas Wishes 2025
Festivals of light — no matter what they may be called — are needed more than ever at the moment. So as we approach Christmas, regardless of whether it happens…
Top 10 Best Perfumes For Winter 2025 – A Light In The Darkness
Perfume as a light with which to combat the darkness — that was the theme of my latest seasonal Top 10 broadcast, in which I presented my scented recommendations for…
Serge Lutens Bois Roi D’Agalloche, Zurafa, Sidi Bel-Abbes, Tarab and Cracheuses De Flammes reviews (Christopher Sheldrake; 2015, 2020 and 2025)
– Reading between the lines, it would seem that Royaume is the brand’s update of the Section D’Or range, which launched in 2014 to loud protestations about its exorbitant price…
Born To Stand Out Black Creme, Hiram Green Ultra, Comme Des Garcons Monocle Syros and other reviews – 2025
For this year’s final review episode of Love At First Scent, I covered new releases from Comme Des Garcons and Zoologist, as well as Quentin Bisch’s much-hyped Black Creme for…
Coty Ambre Antique, Solferino showcase, Vranjes showcase and other reviews – 2025
My recent set of Love At First Scent broadcasts spanned the entire timeline of modern perfumery, from Fougere Royale via the 25th anniversary of Kenzo Flower to two brand new…