09 Friday Nov 2018
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Acide, a new perfume from Éditions M.R. I’ve paired this fragrance review with a review of C.O. Bigelow Body Lotion.
You can read the review here.
Image: Édouard Manet, Lemon, 1880. Musée d’Orsay.
22 Monday Oct 2018
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My latest post for Now Smell This is a review of Parfums de Nicolaï Neroli Intense Eau de Parfum and Thymes Neroli Sol Body Lotion. You can read it here.
13 Thursday Sep 2018
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of four natural fragrances from Lvnea: Fern and Moss, Violet Woods, Frost Flowers, and Tasseomancy.
You can read it here.
Image via Lvnea’s Etsy account
29 Wednesday Aug 2018
Posted in Advertising and Scent
My husband and I recently went to see the new documentary McQueen. I’ve been an admirer of Alexander McQueen’s work for a long time—even before his death in 2010. In 2011 I was a frequent visitor to “Savage Beauty,” the retrospective exhibition of Alexander McQueen’s designs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and I’m still haunted by McQueen’s artistry and the magical way it was showcased there…
27 Monday Aug 2018
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of three new fragrances from indie perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz: Eau Cerise, Figue Interdite, and Bakul Medjool. They comprise her new collection, Les Fruits Défendus (Forbidden Fruits), Volume I.
You can read it here.
Image: detail of Édouard Manet’s The Street Singer (circa 1862), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
14 Tuesday Aug 2018
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Cocoa Woods, the newest fragrance from NEST.
You can read it here.
30 Monday Jul 2018
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Geisha Botan, an upcoming fragrance release from Aroma M.
You can read it here.
Image: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Japanese Peonies, before 1912. Via Wikimedia Commons.
11 Monday Jun 2018
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Arizona, the first fragrance from Proenza Schouler.
You can read it here.
25 Friday May 2018
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Shimotsuki, a recent release from independent perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz.
You can read it here.
