Tag: caramel

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Viktor & Rolf Bonbon Perfume Review

October 1, 2018

Viktor & Rolf Bonbon

Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume

When I first say Viktor & Rolf Bonbon in a Duty Free store, I thought the bottle was some sort of deformed butterfly. (It was an overnight flight, OK). Well, it’s a glass bow and quintessential “pink juice”.

Bonbon smells like a lot of other things, especially things by Victoria’s Secret or celebrity perfumes from a decade ago. It opens with mandarin oranges in syrup with a side of cotton candy. Give it a few more minutes and… Continue reading | 2 Comments

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Paco Rabanne Olympea EDP Perfume Review

June 5, 2017

Paco Rabanne Olympea

Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume

When I sprayed on Paco Rabbane Olympèa, I had no expectations. Well, I take that back. I thought it would be a generic  fruity-floral, a real disappointment for a perfume inspired by an unnamed Greek Goddess. When I sprayed on Olympèa I was confused! This was a weird fragrance that brought to mind beach town boardwalks.

I think there’s a lot of similarities between Olympea and Mugler Womanity. Olympea opens with a red berries and this savory, salty caviar and cotton… Continue reading | 19 Comments

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By Kilian Love (Don’t Be Shy) EDP Perfume Review

April 20, 2017

Kilian Love

Marshmallows are the most disappointing dessert. When international friends visit, they always want to try this exotic fluffy cube of sugar¹. As a good friend, it’s my job to tell them that they’ll be disappointed. Then I remember that life is full of disappointments. If they have made it this far, they can handle being disappointed by a boring sweet. I go find them marshmallows, they eat them and always go “That’s it? That’s not even good”. I nod my head in agreement and always a shoot a look… Continue reading | 6 Comments

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Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Khol de Bahrein EDP Perfume Review

January 6, 2016

Kohl de Bahrein perfume

Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Khôl de Bahreïn is an example of one of those perfumes that I heard a lot about when it was launched, but I didn’t try. Something is always being launched and someone is always talking about it. Years later, I’m finally trying it. Khôl de Bahreïn is a perfume inspired by khol eye makeup, smoky eyes. This is a look that I love but heavy amounts of liner give me, as David calls them, “angry eyes”. This has its advantages. It gives… Continue reading | 29 Comments

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Moresque Bianco Diadema EDP Perfume Review

September 10, 2015

Moresque Diadema

Moresque is a new Italian niche brand inspired by Moorish civilization and architecture. For some reason I was in a gourmand mood and couldn’t wait to try Diadema, a perfume inspired by Kurat al milh, Arabic for “sweet ball of salt” AKA caramel.

Diadema opens with cherries and those gummy orange slices. And then it starts to remind me of the citrus in Guerlain Shalimar. It’s like bergamot and motor oil with burnt sugar. The heart is like creamy florals with caramel. The rose is jammy and… Continue reading | 13 Comments