12 thoughts on “Best Perfumes Of 2012

  1. Excellent list sir. I, too, liked Afternoon of the Faun. In retrospect, it should've been on my list. It's nice to see we both highlighted Kurkdjian's Oud and Arquiste's Anima Dulcis. Congrats on Le Snob as well.

    1. Barney, thanks very much indeed. I'm really pleased that someone else rates FK's Oud. And as for ELDO… they just seem to keep getting better and better.

  2. It has been a great year for you! I'm glad Le Snob was received so well (and is selling very well as I gather!).
    Fabulous list, I agree with almost all your choices. 🙂

    1. Olfactoria, thank you so much. I actually have no stats whatsoever on how the book has been selling, but my impression is that it's done very well so far.

      I really enjoyed your list too 🙂

  3. Interesting list! It's true, we didn't overlap this time. I'm dying to get my hands on a sample of that new Cartier- as well as Afternoon of a Faun. Ralf Schweiger did a wonderful job on Fils de Dieu, which almost made my list.

    1. Carrie, the Cartier is a must-try, but it's also an oddity. I'll try to explain more when/if I review it. As for the ELDO… I don't want to overhype it, but…

  4. Nice post indeed, even i am not ok with this proposal list for 2012, scents of these perfumes are so good i know but for me the revelation of 2012 is Lilyrose for rbg Paris and La petite robe noir of Gerlain … and they are missing in this list … its a choice and difficult to judge … nice post and nice blog … Kiss to all here Marie

  5. Marie, yes, such lists are necessarily subjective. I know lots of people who absolutely love the current version of Petite Robe. I'm a fan of it too, but I didn't think it was one of the year's best.

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