A Must-Sniff List ... Entries 41-45

Introduction (and entries 1-5); Entries 6-10; Entries 11-15; Entries 16-20; Entries 21-25; Entries 26-30; Entries 31-35; Entries 36-40

Today's entries (41-45):

1. Frédéric Malle Lipstick Rose: because this was the winner in the war of Malle roses (pace Couture Guru)!

2. Comme des Garçons Avignon: because it's the best of the sacred incense series!

3. Lalique Amethyst: because black currant is your hot weather friend!

4. Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum Eau Poudrée: because not all doughnut shops are alike!

5. Natori Natori (eau de parfum from 2009): because this Parlux production is not mall juice but an excellent new old lady perfume!

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Running Tally

Below is the complete list alphabetized by house. The tally will grow by five perfumes for each blog post. Please note again that the numbers within a given post reflect only the fact that these perfumes popped into my mind in that order. Not an objective ranking or even a subjective ordering of my preferences--just what I happened to think of! To offer a bit of insight into how I arrived at my seemingly emotive exhortations, I'll link my latest review from sherapop's sillage for each of the perfumes:

• Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum)

• Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien

• L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine

• Pierre Balmain Balmain

• Parfums Berdoues Violettes de Toulouse

• Caron Narcisse Noir

• Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme)

• Clinique Aromatics Elixir

• Comme des Garçons Avignon

• Creed Love in Black

• Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie

• DelRae Mythique

• Etat Libre d'Orange Putain des Palaces

• Frédéric Malle Lipstick Rose

• Fresh Cannabis Santal

• Gianfranco Ferré Ferré (eau de parfum from 2005) 

• Guerlain Chamade

• Hermès 24, Faubourg

• Hermès Calèche

• Ineke Gilded Lily

• Jean-Charles Brosseau L'Ombre Rose

• Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles

• Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extrême

• Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses

• Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum Eau Poudrée

• Kenzo Jungle L'Eléphant

• Lalique Amethyst

• Lalique Encre Noir

• Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit

• Lush Lust

• Mäurer & Wirtz 4711

• Miller Harris L'Air de Rien

• Miller Harris En Sens de Bois

• Molinard Patchouli

• Montale Roses Petals

• Natori Natori (eau de parfum from 2009)

• Nejma Two

• Prada Infusion d'Iris (eau de parfum)

• Puig Agua Lavanda

• Robert Piguet Fracas

• Rochas Femme

• Sama Ambre Rose

• Tocca Bianca

• Tom Ford Black Orchid

• Van Cleef & Arpels Muguet Blanc

A Must-Sniff List ... Entries 36-40

Introduction (and entries 1-5); Entries 6-10; Entries 11-15; Entries 16-20; Entries 21-25; Entries 26-30; Entries 31-35

Today's entries (36-40):

1. Gianfranco Ferré Ferré (eau de parfum from 2005): because every time I don this designer perfume, I am reminded of Frédéric Malle Iris Poudré--also created by Pierre Bourdon!

2. Hermès Calèche: because I have already drained three 100ml bottles of this jus divin!

3. Puig Agua Lavanda: because you can't judge a lavender cologne by its ugly plastic jug!

4. Parfums Berdoues Violettes de Toulouse (eau de toilette or eau de parfum, comme tu veux!): because everyone needs at least one nineteenth-century violet soliflore!

5. Van Cleef & Arpels Muguet Blanc: because Dior Diorissimo and Coty Muguet des Bois have been the victims of identity theft!

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Running Tally

Here's the complete list alphabetized by house and which will grow each day by five entries. Please note again that the numbers for each day reflect only the fact that these perfumes popped into my mind in this order. Not an objective ranking or even a subjective ordering of my preferences--just what I happened to think of! To give these posts a bit more content, I'll link my latest review from sherapop's sillage...

• Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum)

• Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien

• L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine

• Pierre Balmain Balmain

• Parfums Berdoues Violettes de Toulouse

• Caron Narcisse Noir

• Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme)

• Clinique Aromatics Elixir

• Creed Love in Black

• Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie

• DelRae Mythique

• Etat Libre d'Orange Putain des Palaces

• Fresh Cannabis Santal

• Gianfranco Ferré Ferré (eau de parfum from 2005) 

• Guerlain Chamade

• Hermès 24, Faubourg

• Hermès Calèche

• Ineke Gilded Lily

• Jean-Charles Brosseau L'Ombre Rose

• Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles

• Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extrême

• Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses

• Kenzo Jungle L'Eléphant

• Lalique Encre Noir

• Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit

• Lush Lust

• Mäurer & Wirtz 4711

• Miller Harris L'Air de Rien

• Miller Harris En Sens de Bois

• Molinard Patchouli

• Montale Roses Petals

• Nejma Two

• Prada Infusion d'Iris (eau de parfum)

• Puig Agua Lavanda

• Robert Piguet Fracas

• Rochas Femme

• Sama Ambre Rose

• Tocca Bianca

• Tom Ford Black Orchid

• Van Cleef & Arpels Muguet Blanc

A Must-Sniff List ... Entries 31-35

Introduction (and entries 1-5); Entries 6-10; Entries 11-15; Entries 16-20; Entries 21-25; Entries 26-30

Today's entries (31-35):

1. Tom Ford Black Orchid: because there is no other perfume like this in the world!

2. Clinique Aromatics Elixir: because a company whose raison d'être is the production of fragrance-free skincare and cosmetics managed to create one of the greatest perfumes ever! Note: let it settle before jumping to any conclusions...

3. Jean-Charles Brosseau L'Ombre Rose: because this powdery rose smells great--against all expectations, given the price. The bottle is beautiful, too!

4. Lalique Encre Noir: because this is clearly Darth Vadar's signature scent! Also a great introduction to iso-E-super...

5. Sama Ambre Rose: because not all contemporary perfumers are lying prostrate before the IFRA!

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Running Tally

Here's the complete list alphabetized by house and which will grow each day by five entries. Please note again that the numbers for each day reflect only the fact that these perfumes popped into my mind in this order. Not an objective ranking or even a subjective ordering of my preferences--just what I happened to think of! To give these posts a bit more content, I'll link my latest review from sherapop's sillage...

• Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum)

• Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien

• L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine

• Pierre Balmain Balmain

• Caron Narcisse Noir

• Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme)

• Clinique Aromatics Elixir

• Creed Love in Black

• Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie

• DelRae Mythique

• Etat Libre d'Orange Putain des Palaces

• Fresh Cannabis Santal

• Guerlain Chamade

• Hermès 24, Faubourg

• Ineke Gilded Lily

• Jean-Charles Brosseau L'Ombre Rose

• Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles

• Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extrême

• Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses

• Kenzo Jungle L'Eléphant

• Lalique Encre Noir

• Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit

• Lush Lust

• Mäurer & Wirtz 4711

• Miller Harris L'Air de Rien

• Miller Harris En Sens de Bois

• Molinard Patchouli

• Montale Roses Petals

• Nejma Two

• Prada Infusion d'Iris (eau de parfum)

• Robert Piguet Fracas

• Rochas Femme

• Sama Ambre Rose

• Tocca Bianca

• Tom Ford Black Orchid

A Must-Sniff List ... Entries 26-30

Introduction (and entries 1-5); Entries 6-10; Entries 11-15; Entries 16-20; Entries 21-25

Today's entries (26-30):

1. Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien: because summer is just around the bend and we all--guys and gals alike--need a spritz of this citrus-cypress perfume refreshment!

2. Pierre Balmain Balmain: because this is a great unisex fragrance waiting for you to discover!

3. Caron Narcisse Noir: because though my bottle contains a reformulation, I love it all the same!

4. Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles: because when I discovered that my tester bottle of this rich and intense oriental perfume had evaporated due to a faulty nozzle, I nearly cried!

5. Kenzo Jungle L'Eléphant: because sometimes a herd of elephants is desperately needed!

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Running Tally

Here's the complete list alphabetized by house and which will grow each day by five entries. Please note again that the numbers for each day reflect only the fact that these perfumes popped into my mind in this order. Not an objective ranking or even a subjective ordering of my preferences--just what I happened to think of! To give these posts a bit more content, I'll link my latest review from sherapop's sillage...

• Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum)

• Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien

• L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine

• Pierre Balmain Balmain

• Caron Narcisse Noir

• Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme)

• Creed Love in Black

• Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie

• DelRae Mythique

• Etat Libre d'Orange Putain des Palaces

• Fresh Cannabis Santal

• Guerlain Chamade

• Hermès 24, Faubourg

• Ineke Gilded Lily

• Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles

• Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extrême

• Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses

• Kenzo Jungle L'Eléphant

• Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit

• Lush Lust

• Mäurer & Wirtz 4711

• Miller Harris L'Air de Rien

• Miller Harris En Sens de Bois

• Molinard Patchouli

• Montale Roses Petals

• Nejma Two

• Prada Infusion d'Iris (eau de parfum)

• Robert Piguet Fracas

• Rochas Femme

• Tocca Bianca

A Must-Sniff List ... Entries 21-25

Introduction (and entries 1-5); Entries 6-10; Entries 11-15; Entries 16-20

Today's entries (21-25):

1. Montale Roses Petals: First, because everyone needs to experience the rose-Western oud genre made famous by Pierre Montale and copied by countless others--and this is the one which I happen to own. Second, because I donned this after a bath last night and it transformed my entire outlook on life!

2. Tocca Bianca: because I need to include at least one perfume on this list of which pitbull friend heartily approves! Plus, it's the best of a line which seems to be spiraling into an endless vortex of fruitish-floralia at this point in time... The bottle is a must-have, in my opinion. Paperweight, implement of bedside self-defense, or eye candy? Answer: All of the above!

3. Creed Love in Black: because I love Love in Black no matter what the detractors may say!

4. Rochas Femme: because the 1989 reformulation of this enticing fruity chypre is better than most new launches today. (I cannot however offer any insight into the P&G twenty-first century reformulations--I've intentionally steered clear especially of the new cookie-cutter bottles--and therefore urge Madie and others to obtain a bottle of this perfume from the deep-discounters with dark warehouses filled with bottles never sold from pre-Y2K days.)

5. Molinard Patchouli: because this is a great unisex savory patchouli from a traditional house established in 1849 and still operating out of Grasse (as in "jasmine from Grasse"). Amazingly, the Molinard soliflores (several of which I own, including Jasmin) are available from discounters for the price of Axe body spray!

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Running Tally

Here's the complete list alphabetized by house and which will grow each day by five entries. Please note again that the numbers for each day reflect only the fact that these perfumes popped into my mind in this order. Not an objective ranking or even a subjective ordering of my preferences--just what I happened to think of! To give these posts a bit more content, I'll link my latest review from sherapop's sillage...

• Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum)

• L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine

• Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme)

• Creed Love in Black

• Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie

• DelRae Mythique

• Etat Libre d'Orange Putain des Palaces

• Fresh Cannabis Santal

• Guerlain Chamade

• Hermès 24, Faubourg

• Ineke Gilded Lily

• Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extrême

• Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses

• Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit

• Lush Lust

• Mäurer & Wirtz 4711

• Miller Harris L'Air de Rien

• Miller Harris En Sens de Bois

• Molinard Patchouli

• Montale Roses Petals

• Nejma Two

• Prada Infusion d'Iris (eau de parfum)

• Robert Piguet Fracas

• Rochas Femme

• Tocca Bianca

A Must-Sniff List for Salon de Parfum Reader "Madie": Entries 16-20

Introduction (and entries 1-5); Entries 6-10; Entries 11-15

Today's entries (16-20):

1. Mäurer & Wirtz 4711 (Echt Kölnisch Wasser--Original Eau de Cologne): because for a modest sum you can connect olfactorily with your remote German relatives from centuries past--and also find out why Tom Ford is getting the last laugh!

2. L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine: because a sack of flour and a sack of sawdust smell mighty fine juxtaposed!

3. Miller Harris L'Air de Rien: because Christos of Memory of Scent finds that this perfume smells like a baby's head!

4. Fresh Cannabis Santal: because this perfume may have helped to usher in the legalization of marijuana in the state of Colorado! (Okay, Big Pharma probably had more to do with it, what with the way they dole out drugs these days...)

5. Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extrême: because sometimes donning a perfume which forces one into lock down under house arrest until the next full bath is a very good thing!



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Running Tally

Here's the complete list alphabetized by house and which will grow each day by five entries. Please note again that the numbers for each day reflect only the fact that these perfumes popped into my mind in this order. Not an objective ranking or even a subjective ordering of my preferences--just what I happened to think of! To give these posts a bit more content, I'll link my latest review from sherapop's sillage...

• Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum)
• L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine

• Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme)

• Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie

• DelRae Mythique

• Etat Libre d'Orange Putain des Palaces

• Fresh Cannabis Santal

• Guerlain Chamade

• Hermès 24, Faubourg

• Ineke Gilded Lily

• Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extrême

• Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses

• Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit

• Lush Lust

• Mäurer & Wirtz 4711

• Miller Harris L'Air de Rien

• Miller Harris En Sens de Bois

• Nejma Two

• Prada Infusion d'Iris (eau de parfum)

• Robert Piguet Fracas

A Must-Sniff List for Salon de Parfum Reader "Madie": Entries 11-15

Introduction (and entries 1-5)

Entries 6-10

Today's entries (11-15):

1. Parfums de DelRae Mythique: because ambrette and iris are a perfume marriage made in heaven!

2. Ineke Gilded Lily: because this is my favorite from the line!

3. Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit: because everyone needs a LL flanker in a gorgeous dark purple bottle!

4. Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme): because this is a great unisex classic named after one of my all-time favorite films!

5. Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum): because I recently wore this during my moving ultramarathon and realized again how truly gorgeous it is!


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Running Tally

Here's the complete list alphabetized by house and which will grow each day by five entries. Please note again that the numbers for each day reflect only the fact that these perfumes popped into my mind in this order. Not an objective ranking or even a subjective ordering of my preferences--just what I happened to think of! To give these posts a bit more content, I'll link my latest review from sherapop's sillage...

• Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile (eau de parfum)

• Caron The Third Man (Le Troisième Homme)

• Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie

• DelRae Mythique

• Etat Libre d'Orange Putain des Palaces

• Guerlain Chamade

• Hermès 24, Faubourg

• Ineke Gilded Lily

• Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses

• Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit

• Lush Lust

• Miller Harris En Sens de Bois

• Nejma Two

• Prada Infusion d'Iris (eau de parfum)

• Robert Piguet Fracas