Category Archives: Aquatic

Scent Blossom by 88 Orange

Oct

18

*Picture: Orange Tree in Fruit and Bloom. Los Angeles, California, by Truman Ward Ingersoll, 1862-1922. 88 Orange is an organic cotton clothing line from Orange County, California that was founded in 2008. The cotton is infused with the scent of … Continue reading →

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Art Collection Vanille by Parfums M. Micallef

Sep

20

M. Micallef is a Grasse-based perfume house created in 1996 by a husband and wife team: artist and beauty specialist Martine Micallef and financial fragrance consultant Geoffrey Nejman. They specialize in private labels, the perfume version of haute couture, for … Continue reading →

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Cleopatra by Tocca

Sep

09

Tocca, a small clothing and beauty company named after the Italian word for “touch”, has an understated perfume line that uses simple notes like Atelier Cologne does. They name their scents after women. The perfume bottles are bulbous, easy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aquatic, Floral, Fruity, Grapefruit, Green, Guava, Jasmine, Musk, Oriental, Tuberose, Vanilla | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Bamboo Harmony and Water Calligraphy By Kilian

Aug

10

By Kilian is great at keeping up their mailing list: my dad ordered a few samples from them and they’ve continued to send free ones for years. By Kilian’s new releases are from the Asian Tales collection: Bamboo Harmony I … Continue reading →

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Acqua di Cuba by Santa Maria Novella

May

22

*Picture from Fragrantica. I spent a long time trying to figure out what to say about this one. I wanted to give you a long review, but, like HTML and laser tag, the understanding of this one evades me. First … Continue reading →

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Dior Eau Sauvage

Mar

02

The first time I tried Dior’s classic Eau Sauvage, I was floored. Not by the abundance of activity therein, but by the lack thereof. It was shocking in it’s simplicity: a brash, straightforward citrus with no layers and no pretense. … Continue reading →

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Voyage d’Hermes

Jan

13

Voyage d’Hermes is an expansive (not to be confused with expensive, although it’s that too) perfume with a scope that transcends itself. Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, as he’s stated many times including in Chandler Burr’s book The Perfect Scent, is a … Continue reading →

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Acqua di Gioia by Armani

Dec

09

The feminine counterpart to Armani’s wet, stony Acqua di Gio, Acqua di Gioia is possibly one of the most pleasant aquatics ever seen from a Eurotrash clothing line. The ad features buxom brunette model Emily DiDonato staring at the camera … Continue reading →

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Beyond Paradise for Men by Estee Lauder

Nov

23

As nice as Beyond Paradise for Women smells, it’s also very status quo. Beyond Paradise for Men is not. The notes are very similar to those in the feminine, and there are probably more feminine notes than Lauder admits, lest … Continue reading →

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Beyond Paradise by Estee Lauder

Nov

21

Beyond Paradise has the most colorful list of notes I’ve seen yet. From “Eden’s Mist” to “Laelia Orchid” to “Natal Plum Blossoms” and “Golden Melaleuca Bark”, BP is illustrating that you are in dire need of an indulgent vacation to … Continue reading →

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