|
|||||||||||
  |
December 20, 2010 | The 12 Scents of Christmas No. 12: Guerlain MitsoukoThis is about saving the best till last. You know, the way you leave the biggest present under the tree, to enjoy the anticipation. And so, on this 12th day of my Christmas perfume countdown, I reached for my bottle of what I consider to be my ultimate fragrance. Yes, The Scent Critic can be [...]  December 10, 2010 | The 12 Scents of Christmas No. 6: Serge Lutens Ambre SultanI once described Ambre Sultan as sex-in-a-bottle in a major Sunday supplement and caused a stampede to the counters. (Which probably says something about the state of the nation’s amorous life.) Retrieving it from the back of my dressing table – which can sometimes be a little like one of those amusement arcade penny games, [...] September 24, 2010 | Roja Dove DiaghilevIt’s not often that The Scent Critic sends another (straight) female writer into such a swoon that she all but makes a pass when getting within sniffing distance. (My colleague’s precise comment: ‘Whatever you’re wearing, it could really make me go for you…’) We have not, however, run away together (despite the fact that The [...] July 12, 2010 | Laura Mercier Ambre Passion‘I want to eat that’. Not often that a fragrance elicits a comment like that from someone who strays within sniffing distance. The Scent Critic isn’t surprised, though: the whole Laura Mercier bath and body collection was originally inspired by foodie Laura’s passion for All Things Edible, and within her portfolio of eaux de toilettes [...] June 15, 2010 | Paul & Joe BleuPossibly the highest compliment that I can pay to a perfume is that it is ‘Guerlain-esque’. Which is certainly true of this, one of two fragrances from the delectably boudoir chic make-up brand Paul & Joe, created in 2003 by Peirre Bourdon. (The other is Paul & Joe Blanc.) So: if you love Shalimar but [...] June 14, 2010 | Acqua di GioiaThe Scent Critic is never quite sure at what point to review the multitude of new fragrances that I get to sniff and spritz and spray my way through months before they hit the counters. (Feedback always gratefully received: maybe you’d like to hear about them the minute they’ve been launched at me; maybe it’s [...] |
 |
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
