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Quick Sniffs: Maison Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme, Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris, Sonoma Scent Studio Incense Pure, Soivohle’ Studio Sonoran Leather

April 5, 2010

1.) MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN APOM POUR HOMME: I tested this directly after my two week stint with L’Eau Serge Lutens, and the similarities were striking. Both sparkle, both are “fresh” in a bright, sunny and clean kind of way, with APOM Pour Homme even exhibiting a bit of that sweetened anise note that I detected [...]

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Quick Sniffs: Indult Manakara, Maison Berdoues Ambre Oliban, Biehl Parfumkunstwerke MB03, Farmacia SS Annunziata dal 1561 Aurora

December 10, 2008

INDULT MANAKARA: Manakara is pure candy, distinguishing itself by emitting one of the sweetest, smoothest dessert scents I’ve ever encountered. I’m not so certain that it’s worth its very high price tag, but if you, or someone you know, loves the smell of crème brûlée, you can’t miss with Manakara. Starts candy sweet and finishes [...]

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Damien Bash Lucifer No. 3 and Maison Berdoues Santal Opoponax

October 2, 2008

DAMIEN BASH LUCIFER NO. 3: billed as “an exotic combination of rose, jasmine, frankincense, black pepper, sandalwood, myrrh, labdanum, ylang ylang, and elemi” (i.e. a Middle Eastern attar), Lucifer No. 3 strikes me as the kind of fragrance that Montale strives to produce yet has never fully managed to reach. Lucifer No. 3 is an [...]

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Givenchy Insense

May 24, 2008

Givenchy Insense is as pretty an incense fragrance as you’re likely to find without straying entirely afield from the meditative purpose for which incense was developed. Opening on more a sweet powder premise than warm amber, the musks make a demure appearance an hour or so into the script, whereupon the whole machine then gently [...]

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Quick Sniffs: Maison Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme, Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris, Sonoma Scent Studio Incense Pure, Soivohle’ Studio Sonoran Leather

Quick Sniffs: Indult Manakara, Maison Berdoues Ambre Oliban, Biehl Parfumkunstwerke MB03, Farmacia SS Annunziata dal 1561 Aurora

Damien Bash Lucifer No. 3 and Maison Berdoues Santal Opoponax

Givenchy Insense

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