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I present to you a glossary of perfume terms to help you navigate the complex and often incomprehensible world of perfume descriptions and reviews. It is not in its final form as it will be constantly updated. At the bottom, I will…
In our first explorations of the world around us, we are guided by different scents. Perfumes have, as Baudelaire says, “The power to extend to infinity.” It is possible that he spoke about our inner sense of the infinity of consciousness, bringing to life excitement, hope, and memories.
When talking about the structure of perfume, one mostly uses pyramidal visualization that serves to tell what the perfume is made of and what can we expect from it. Namely, the very top of the pyramid, the so-called top notes, are those…
Best perfumes, as seen by world-famous perfume reviewer, a scientist who came up with the theory of smelling based on vibrations, top perfume expert – Luca Turin. He is the author, with his wife Tania Sanchez, of several books dedicated to perfumes such as Perfumes,…
Vol de Nuit is a perfume classic from Patrimoine collection of the French brand Guerlain that dates back to 1933. This collection, made up of very original and peculiar perfumes, has a unique composition that has been developed by five generations of…
Opium is one of the most beautiful oriental fragrances of the Yves Saint Laurent brand, a perfume classic that incorporated all the most essential oriental perfumes until 1977 when it appeared and continued to inspire all the latter fragrances from this exotic…
Joy is a legendary perfume and timeless classic, one of the most beautiful and quintessential floral perfumes in modern perfume history. It appeared in 1929, in the post-secessionist period, at the time when no one expected such a fragrance, especially from the…
Bandit is a perfume classic by Robert Piguet made in the middle of the twentieth century, in post-war Europe, when perfumers were still interested in the character of women, and not just what they ordered in the patisserie. The time when the…
