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November 22, 2010 | Diptyque Eau DuelleA baby’s head. A lover’s neck. Heck, even smelling your own unadorned, unfragranced skin can sometimes be one of the loveliest scents in the world. Which is why, probably, there was a bit of a trend for ‘skin note’ fragrances, a few years back, epitomised by Clinique’s Simply (launched 2003, now Simply Disappeared, unless you’re [...]  August 12, 2010 | Tauer Perfumes Lonestar MemoriesThe world is divided into those who love smoky scents, and those who really seriously don’t. Now, let me start by saying that The Scent Critic is a Lapsang Souchong tea fanatic. My beloved, by contrast, has not only banned me from brewing it in communal teapots, but from making a pot of Lapsang (or [...] May 17, 2010 | Diptyque VetyverioPerfumer Jean Kerleo – for years the resident ‘nose’ at Jean Patou – once shared with me a trick for conjuring up vetiver, in your memory. ‘Close your eyes,’ he said, ‘and imagine opening a sack of potatoes.’ Earthy. Slightly damp. Even a little dirty, maybe. Since then, I’ve never smelled a sack of potatoes [...] |
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