Perfume & Wine Reviews
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Coquito: Una Delicia Invernal
Coquito: Una Delicia Invernal The first flakes swirled outside her…
January 8, 2018 standard
Nez Café First Taste!
If you’re uptown today swing by Morningside Park to celebrate our shared green…
September 23, 2017 standard
Waiting to Inhale – A Short Story
She watched him stride down the block, smiling. He walked to a smooth…
September 12, 2017 standard
Empressa by Penhaligon’s
Empressa by Penhaligon’s She is the girl in the full-cut swimsuit and…
June 2, 2017 standard
L’Artisan Parfumeur, Timbuktu
L’Artisan Parfumeur, Timbuktu You feel first in your heart. It swells and tightens…
March 23, 2017 standard
Le Rouet Rosé Chic at Hidden Garden, Grand Case Saint Martin
Le Rouet Rosé Chic at Hidden Garden, Grand Case Saint Martin A thousand…
January 11, 2017 standard
Promise Cabernet 2013
Promise Cabernet 2013 On our wedding day you…
December 8, 2016 standard
Hermès, Galop d’Hermès
Hermès, Galop d’Hermès Every little girl wants a pony. There is something about…
September 27, 2016 standard
Punt Road Chemin Chardonnay 2013 at Somm Bar
Punt Road Chemin Chardonnay 2013 at Somm Bar The sun warms her back…
September 26, 2016 standard
Annick Goutal, Rose Pompon
Annick Goutal, Rose Pompon He loves me. He loves me not. Fifty-fifty is…
September 9, 2016 standard
Sandro Fay Valtellina Superiore 2012 Valgella ‘Costa Bassa’ at Have & Meyer
Sandro Fay Valtellina Superiore 2012 Valgella ‘Costa Bassa’ at Have & Meyer Brooklyn…
June 22, 2016 standard
Hermes, Eau de Rhubarbe Écarlate
Hermes, Eau de Rhubarbe Écarlate She grabs a cardigan just in case. But…
April 30, 2016 standard
Mondino Amaro
Mondino Amaro That first fresh burst of Friday at five, or five ‘o’clock…
April 22, 2016 standard
Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Bricco Gattera 2011
Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Bricco Gattera 2011 Look up, she says. That’s where…
April 5, 2016 standard
Nest Dahlia & Vines
Nest Dahlia & Vines The world awakens first in song. An urgent…
February 27, 2016 standard
Val da Lenda Ribeira Sacra Año 2014
Val da Lenda Ribeira Sacra Año 2014 Shut your eyes and listen to…
February 15, 2016 standard
Angélica Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon Alta
Angélica Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon Alta Flushed with heat and shivering still, they’ve…
February 6, 2016 standard
ALTAIA Don’t Cry For Me
ALTAIA Don’t Cry For Me Her eyes are closed but sleep won’t come….
January 26, 2016 standard
Cava de Oro, TEQUILA AÑEJO
Cava de Oro, TEQUILA AÑEJO What do the gentlemen in slim-fitting suits order…
January 3, 2016 standard
Tenuta Le Quinte ‘Virtù Romane’ – Montecompatri Superiore DOC 2014
Tenuta Le Quinte ‘Virtù Romane’ – Montecompatri Superiore DOC 2014 Morning in Montecompatri….
December 10, 2015 standard
Richard Lüscher Britos, 46°N 08°E
Richard Lüscher Britos, 46°N 08°E Valais beckons in the quietest way. You find your…
December 1, 2015 standard
Raymond Matts Aura de Parfum, Pashay
Raymond Matts Aura de Parfum, Pashay For all of those times you wished…
November 23, 2015 standard
Sospiro Perfume, Classica
Sospiro Perfume, Classica The first mistake is closing your eyes. Some places exist…
November 9, 2015 standard
Ramon Monegal, Voramar
Ramon Monegal, Voramar The moment he saw her the world began to make…
November 2, 2015 standard
Pairing the Players: An Aromatic Imagining of NYCFC
It’s been a pleasure to share an inaugural year with the New York…
October 24, 2015 standard
Frazer Parfum, After The Rains
Frazer Parfum, After the Rains She’d been carrying clouds around for months,…
October 21, 2015 standard
Street Scents with Barb Ehlers
It wasn’t easy, but somewhere between climbing towers, training for the NYC Marathon,…
October 9, 2015 standard
Deco London, Millicent
Deco London, Millicent She is the girl whose socks are trimmed in lace…
October 6, 2015 standard
Arquiste Parfumeur, Nanban
Arquiste Parfumeur, Nanban When the sky meets the sea in the heart of…
October 3, 2015 standard
Ex Idolo Perfumes, Ryder
Ex Idolo Perfumes, Ryder Everyone is checking the time. He glimpses the…
September 26, 2015 standard
Junaid Alam Perfumes, Moattar Dhahab
Junaid Alam Perfumes, Moattar Dhahab He would have followed her halfway around the…
September 21, 2015 standard
Roja Parfums, Risque (Creation-R)
Roja Parfums, Risque (Creation-R) She left two half moons of red on the…
September 11, 2015 standard
Street Scents with Lara Land
Today we’re back in the hood with our neighbor and new friend, Lara…
September 8, 2015 standard
Street Scents with Carlos J Powell AKA Brooklyn Fragrance Lover
This week we caught up with veritable Renaissance man and native New Yorker, Carlos J…
August 30, 2015 standard
Jardins D’ecrivains, Junky
Jardins D’ecrivains, Junky A breeze on the backs of your shoulders is all…
August 27, 2015 standard
‘Waiting to Inhale’, The American Magazine
She watched him stride down the block, smiling. He walked to a smooth…
August 24, 2015 standard
Street Scents with Corliss Elizabeth Williams
Name: Corliss Elizabeth Williams Title: Owner, Buyer, and Stylist of the The…
August 14, 2015 standard
Street Scents with Queen Esther, Vocalist-Songwriter
It’s hard to stand still when Queen Esther takes the stage, but we…
August 10, 2015 standard
Tom Daxon, Resin Sacra
Tom Daxon, Resin Sacra Hey little girl. You know where the coolest spot…
August 6, 2015 standard
Jonathan Adler Grapefruit Candle Special Edition for Soul Cycle
Jonathan Adler Grapefruit Candle Special Edition for Soul Cycle Snap flicker pop went…
July 31, 2015 standard
Bond No. 9, Queens
Bond No. 9, Queens When the city blurs to grey and the…
July 21, 2015 standard
Raw Spirit, Bijou Vert Eau de Parfum
Raw Spirit, Bijou Vert Eau de Parfum She’d never seen water like that…
July 14, 2015 standard
Calypso St. Barth, Figue
Christiane Celle, Calypso Figue She spent the first day away completely cloaked in…
July 8, 2015 standard
Antica Farmacista, Orange Blossom, Lilac and Jasmine
Antica Farmacista, Orange Blossom, Lilac and Jasmine They awoke all smiles and picked…
June 30, 2015 standard
Biehl Parfumkunstwerke, Pc01
Biehl Parfumkunstwerke, Pc01 Remember those first days of summer? Before the laze and…
June 23, 2015 standard
Byredo, Seven Veils
Byredo, Seven Veils She’s just a girl and never meant to hurt anyone….
June 17, 2015 standard
Montale, Intense Cafe Eau de Parfum
Montale, Intense Cafe Eau de Parfum Few scents are so simultaneously stimulating and…
June 16, 2015 standard
Grossmith, Phul-Nana Eau De Parfum
featured image by Bonita Suraputra Grossmith, Phul-Nana Eau De Parfum Lovely ladies layered…
June 11, 2015 standard
Helmut Lang, Cuiron
Helmut Lang, Cuiron She came back to him in whiffs, at first on…
June 8, 2015 standard
Santa Barbara Verdicchio ‘Le Vaglie’ By the Glass at Bread & Tulips
Santa Barbara Verdicchio ‘Le Vaglie’ at Bread & Tulips Their shoulders…
June 4, 2015 standard
Dame Perfumery, Black Flower Mexican Vanilla
Dame Perfumery, Black Flower Mexican Vanilla Pure and deep was their love. At…
June 1, 2015 standard
Le Labo, City Exclusives Benjoin 19 (MOSCOW)
LE LABO,CITY EXCLUSIVES BENJOIN 19 Dark and dangerous and a million miles away,…
May 26, 2015 standard
Mermaid Collection, Mermaid N.1 Perfume, Shampoo and Conditioner
Mermaid Collection, Mermaid N.1 Perfume, Shampoo and Conditioner She slides her snug wet suit low…
May 21, 2015 gallery
Christian Dior, Hypnotic Poison
Christian Dior, Hypnotic Poison All ruffles, satin, and lace, this was…
May 18, 2015 standard
James & Co, Seven
James & Co, Seven Red steam streams out from under the door…
May 14, 2015 standard
Au Pays de la Fleur D’Oranger, Lavande Ombrée
Au Pays de la Fleur D’Oranger, Lavande Ombrée The wind rustled lengths…
May 11, 2015 standard
Bond No.9 New York, Park Avenue South
Bond No.9 New York, Park Avenue South Polished as the clean clasp…
May 7, 2015 standard
Elisire, Ambre Nomade
Elisire, Ambre Nomade She was his midnight oasis – any time really. There…
May 4, 2015 standard
Tasting Müller Thurgau at Runner and Stone
Kaltern Caldaro Muller-Thurgau DOC, 2013 It was…
April 30, 2015 standard
Yosh, Omniscent 0.96
Yosh, Omniscent 0.96 No matter what anyone said about going blind or…
April 27, 2015 standard
Bella Freud, Ginsberg is God
Bella Freud, Ginsberg is God It rained early this morning. The last drops…
April 24, 2015 standard
The Beautiful Mind Series, Precision & Grace
The Beautiful Mind Series, Precision & Grace Tulle flutters against her calves….
April 20, 2015 standard
The Vagabond Prince, Enchanted Forest
The Vagabond Prince, Enchanted Forest At first innocent as purple-popsicle lips and…
April 16, 2015 standard
Clive Christian, V for Men
Clive Christian, V for Men Enter the woodsman, clad in Armani,…
April 13, 2015 standard
Penhaligon’s, Juniper Sling
Penhaligon’s, Juniper Sling They arrived with their trunks and their servants, starched whites,…
April 9, 2015 standard
Chateau Marmont Signature Candle “Alessandra”
Chateau Marmont Signature Candle “Alessandra” “If you must get in trouble, do it…
April 6, 2015 standard
L’Artisan Parfumeur, Nuit de Tubereuse
L’Artisan Parfumeur, Nuit de Tubereuse One unforgettable night from sparkling start to…
April 3, 2015 standard
Euphorium Brooklyn, WALD
Euphorium Brooklyn, WALD If you are very very quiet you can hear it….
March 30, 2015 standard
Ann Gerard, Cuir de Nacre
Ann Gerard, Cuir de Nacre She sits in still life against…
March 30, 2015 standard
D.S. & Durga, Boston Ivy
D.S. & Durga, Boston Ivy September. Summer is ending but their clothes and…
March 27, 2015 standard
Heeley, Hippie Rose
Heeley, Hippie Rose The face in the mirror smiled wide. Her eyes…
March 25, 2015 standard
Frederic Malle, Carnal Flower
Frederic Malle, Carnal Flower She brushes past you on a summer night…
March 23, 2015 standard
Le Labo, Iris 39
Le Labo, Iris 39 She crosses Park Avenue against the light. Punctuality, her…
March 20, 2015 standard
S-Perfume, 1499
S-Perfume, 1499 That moment when marble melts. Unmistakably cool, she is armored with…
March 18, 2015 standard
Antica Farmacista, Ala Moana Home Ambiance Reed Diffuser
Antica Farmacista, Ala Moana Home Ambiance Reed Diffuser It wasn’t so much the…
March 16, 2015 standard
Escentric Molecules Fragrances, Molecule 01
Escentric Molecules, Molecule 01 A tree falling in the forest. Anticipation encapsulated. The…
March 13, 2015 standard
Atelier Cologne, Bois Blonds
Atelier Cologne, Bois Blonds Warmth and freshness. Thrust open the door…
March 11, 2015 standard
Byredo Parfums, Inflorescence
Byredo Perfums, Inflorescence Maggie clutched her bouquet of fresh-cut wild flowers, bound with…
March 9, 2015 standard
Negrette at Lafayette
Domaine Le Roc ‘La Folle Noire D’Ambat’ 2012, Lafayette Restaurant, NYC A…
March 9, 2015 standard
Ex Idolo Perfumes, Thirty-Three
Ex Idolo, Thirty-Three As much the end of things as it is…
March 6, 2015 standard
By Kilian, Good Girl Gone Bad
By Kilian, Good Girl Gone Bad She eases herself from the scrum…
March 4, 2015 standard
Neela Vermeire Creations, Ashoka
Neela Vermeire Créations, Ashoka Sometimes it happens in a dim room surrounded by…
March 2, 2015 standard
Jo Malone London, Black Cedarwood & Juniper Cologne
Jo Malone London, Black Cedarwood & Juniper Cologne Claire’s been caught in the…
February 27, 2015 standard
Euphorium Brooklyn, CILICE
Euphorium Brooklyn, CILICE The first rays fall in stripes across her bare…
February 25, 2015 standard
Charenton Macerations, Christopher Street
Charenton Macerations- Christopher Street Last call was 4 am but you stayed longer….
February 25, 2015 standard
Etat Libre D’Orange, Jasmin et Cigarette
Etat Libre D’Orange, Jasmin e Cigarette He stared into his coffee and inhaled…
February 22, 2015 standard
Café La Plage Cocktail, Isla Verde, San Juan, PR
Cafê la Plage House Cocktail, Isla Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico Having watched…
February 19, 2015 standard
Eau d’Italie
Eau d’Italie Sun-warmed terracotta underfoot. Rumpled hotel sheets. Incense from the…
February 18, 2015 standard
Versace, The Dreamer
Versace, The Dreamer Warmth and freshness all at once. Incomprehensible and exotic. Alluring…
February 18, 2015 standard
Tauer Parfumes, NO.2 L’AIR DU DESERT MAROCAIN
Tauer, No. 2 L’Air Du Desert Marocain It’s not even noon…
February 18, 2015 standard
NezBar Loves Juliette Longuet and Diptyque Paris, Eau Plurielle
Juliette Longuet and Diptyque Paris, Eau Plurielle She looks at her watch…
February 18, 2015 standard
Castello di Torre in Pietra, Roma DOC 2013
Castello di Torre in Pietra, Roma DOC 2013 Once they’d driven enough miles…
February 18, 2015 standard
Bottega Veneta
Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum Still warm under her trench coat, she…
February 11, 2015 standard