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Worth the wait (L’Attesa by Masque Milano)

May 3, 2022 Nose Prose

A beautiful iris perfume with many compliments due also to the presentation. Continue reading Worth the wait (L’Attesa by Masque Milano)

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Chocolate and red wine pairing—with perfume

April 2, 2022 Nose Prose

Red wine pairs more instinctively with chocolate. Continue reading Chocolate and red wine pairing—with perfume

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Chocolate and white wine pairing—with perfume

March 22, 2022 Nose Prose

Three’s company when it’s a trio of chocolate, wine, and perfume! Continue reading Chocolate and white wine pairing—with perfume

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It hits the spot, but which one? (Le Point G by Veronique Gabai)

March 19, 2022March 20, 2022 Nose Prose

A definitively nonlinear perfume that never colors outside of its curvy lines. Continue reading It hits the spot, but which one? (Le Point G by Veronique Gabai)

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Rose puzzle

February 11, 2022 Nose Prose

A jigsaw puzzle of a visual of a smelly object accompanied by a sticker with the smell. Thinking outside the (literal) box! Continue reading Rose puzzle

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Chocolates inspired by perfumes—Neuhaus Love Letter Box

February 6, 2022 Nose Prose

Plenty of perfumes are inspired by chocolate, but how about the other way around? Continue reading Chocolates inspired by perfumes—Neuhaus Love Letter Box

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Lunar New Year’s Eve—Year of the Tiger (and Osmanthus Interdite by Parfum d’Empire)

January 31, 2022 Nose Prose

Is it possible to speak of a love objectively? Continue reading Lunar New Year’s Eve—Year of the Tiger (and Osmanthus Interdite by Parfum d’Empire)

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Double concentrated (Hibiscus Mahajád by Maison Crivelli)

January 30, 2022March 8, 2022 Nose Prose

A sweet, bold, jammy fragrance for candy lovers. Continue reading Double concentrated (Hibiscus Mahajád by Maison Crivelli)

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A rush of notes (Gucci Rush by Gucci)

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Nose Prose

I may be over 20 years late, but we can still talk about this friendly, fruity, lactonic floral, right? Continue reading A rush of notes (Gucci Rush by Gucci)

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Coloring within bold lines (Gozo by Jeroboam)

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 Nose Prose

Notes unite to form new ones in this luscious extrait. Continue reading Coloring within bold lines (Gozo by Jeroboam)

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Something olde, something new, something precious, something true (Pangolin Violette Rose by Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery)

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Nose Prose

A beautiful botanical perfume with heart for endangered pangolins. Continue reading Something olde, something new, something precious, something true (Pangolin Violette Rose by Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery)

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Forever dusk (Nuit de Megève by Eight & Bob)

November 16, 2021November 17, 2021 Nose Prose

A collective lightness of being somehow conveys gravitas in this fragrance. Continue reading Forever dusk (Nuit de Megève by Eight & Bob)

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Imaginary defenses against imaginary adversaries—but the perfume is real

October 27, 2021October 28, 2021 Nose Prose

Comedy done like a mystery, and perfumes done like other perfumes (possibly even better). Continue reading Imaginary defenses against imaginary adversaries—but the perfume is real

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Green is the new black? (10 a.m. Flirt by Kierin NYC)

October 25, 2021 Nose Prose

An encounter with a scent of this generation’s moment. Continue reading Green is the new black? (10 a.m. Flirt by Kierin NYC)

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An exercise in contrast (Cap d’Antibes by Eight & Bob)

October 19, 2021 Nose Prose

More green than blue; more moss than sea. Continue reading An exercise in contrast (Cap d’Antibes by Eight & Bob)

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Time for a scented swim

September 14, 2021 Nose Prose

In a world with not enough scented novelty items, one doesn’t always have to be practical! Continue reading Time for a scented swim

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I bought this for the bottle (Black by Bvlgari)

August 3, 2021 Nose Prose

Its reputation preceded my serendipitous encounter with it. Can it live up to expectations? Continue reading I bought this for the bottle (Black by Bvlgari)

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A refuge in simplicity (Gardenia by Caswell-Massey)

August 1, 2021 Nose Prose

The flower, the whole flower, and nothing but the flower? Continue reading A refuge in simplicity (Gardenia by Caswell-Massey)

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I bought this for the bottle (Contradiction by Calvin Klein)

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Nose Prose

Nostalgia and some contagious, friendly influence also played a part in my impulse buy! Continue reading I bought this for the bottle (Contradiction by Calvin Klein)

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Shadow exists because of light (Hyde by Hiram Green)

March 2, 2021 Nose Prose

A very resinous, deep perfume that does not threaten to transform into something else anytime soon. Continue reading Shadow exists because of light (Hyde by Hiram Green)

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