Amber. We have such a complex, masochistic relationship. I love amber; I want to love amber more than I do, but the idea of smelling like a head shop is incredibly off-putting to me. Amber can be such a refined, decadent scent. It can just as easily, however, take on the smell of what I [...]
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Jo Malone has such an incredibly loyal cult following I'm always in awe when I'm in their Madison Avenue shop and start chatting with one of the other customers because more often than not they'll have dozens of the brand's scents. ... Read Post
The smell I hate more than anything on the planet is the smell of the airport duty-free shop. The mix of fragrances is quite horrible and I didn’t want my stores to smell of anything. — Frederic Malle, quoted in Scents of self in th... Read Post
I love Penhaligon's fragrances, but its new scent, Sartorial ($135), is enough to put a person in stitches. It's supposed to smell just like the interior of famed Savile Row tailor's shop Norton & Sons. Lest you think the notes must... Read Post