Oh, poor Femme Rochas. It's much maligned for being reformulated (in 1989), and it's under-appreciated for being wearable (today).
This reformulated version strikes me as a nice balance...
Rochas
Oh, poor Femme Rochas. It's much maligned for being reformulated (in 1989), and it's under-appreciated for being wearable (today).
This reformulated version strikes me as a nice balance...
Though this isn't my favourite perfume in the world, it's somehow been one I've repurchased since the age of about 19 when I had my first bottle whenever I've been close to running out of my...
Though this isn't my favourite perfume in the world, it's somehow been one I've repurchased since the age of about 19 when I had my first bottle whenever I've been close to running out of my...
I really can't believe I haven't reviewed this one before .. Of all the citrus-y, summer, cologne-like fragrances, Eau de Rochas is by far my favourite. Most fragrances in this category are simple...
I really can't believe I haven't reviewed this one before .. Of all the citrus-y, summer, cologne-like fragrances, Eau de Rochas is by far my favourite. Most fragrances in this category are simple...
Stone cold chypre, almost mentholated in its musty coolness. Like walking at dusk at the bottom of a forested ravine, where there is riparian arbor overhung with moss, and a thin plate of ice forms...
Stone cold chypre, almost mentholated in its musty coolness. Like walking at dusk at the bottom of a forested ravine, where there is riparian arbor overhung with moss, and a thin plate of ice forms...
I obtained a sample of the vintage parfum from TPC. Yes, this is the original, my nose attests to the blend of lemon and what were aldehydes in the top notes, now are something that smells like...
I obtained a sample of the vintage parfum from TPC. Yes, this is the original, my nose attests to the blend of lemon and what were aldehydes in the top notes, now are something that smells like...
Moustache is the most surreal of the three famed Roudnitska colognes. From the very first, a sultry, animalic funk, reminiscent of used hay and exhausting sex, makes its presence known. The face...
Okay, first of all, absolutely nothing like Tocade (which I loooove). But still, this now-discontinued flanker has its own charms. Perfumer was Christopher Sheldrake, long at Serge Lutens and now...
Okay, first of all, absolutely nothing like Tocade (which I loooove). But still, this now-discontinued flanker has its own charms. Perfumer was Christopher Sheldrake, long at Serge Lutens and now...
I've never smelled the original and apparently this version has been the victim of cost-cutting reformulation. Still, I think it's quite lovely: aldehydes and a bit of citrus up top, musky and a...
I've never smelled the original and apparently this version has been the victim of cost-cutting reformulation. Still, I think it's quite lovely: aldehydes and a bit of citrus up top, musky and a...
I really wanted to like this, as the notes appealed so much, but my chemistry just amps up the powderiness to 11, drowning out the lovely rose-amber aspect and souring it. Still an interesting and...
I really wanted to like this, as the notes appealed so much, but my chemistry just amps up the powderiness to 11, drowning out the lovely rose-amber aspect and souring it. Still an interesting and...
I love this perfume, but it was not love at first sniff, oh no, far from it. It took a week before I could get used to the very green opening. It completely hit me in the face because I had a very...
I love this perfume, but it was not love at first sniff, oh no, far from it. It took a week before I could get used to the very green opening. It completely hit me in the face because I had a very...
I picked up a couple of Rochas mascaras (paying about £4 each) from a local discount beauty store - just out of curiosity really. As well as this volumising version, I got the Stretch Lengthening...
I picked up a couple of Rochas mascaras (paying about £4 each) from a local discount beauty store - just out of curiosity really. As well as this volumising version, I got the Stretch Lengthening...
Clearly, I'm in the minority. I'm always looking for a good citrus, and this was recommended to me, so I put it on my wishlist. A kind soul threw it in as an extra for a swap, but wow, maybe it...
Clearly, I'm in the minority. I'm always looking for a good citrus, and this was recommended to me, so I put it on my wishlist. A kind soul threw it in as an extra for a swap, but wow, maybe it...
A sweet but snappy tart floral beginning dries rapidly down to a powdery old-style 80s frag on my skin. It's okay, but it feels a little elderly somehow.
A sweet but snappy tart floral beginning dries rapidly down to a powdery old-style 80s frag on my skin. It's okay, but it feels a little elderly somehow.
Cumin cumin cumin. Are skanky musk and cumin interchangeable? Coz I'm not getting musk, I'm getting Indian food. It's basically a heavy plum and amber based oriental with an overpowering blast of...
Cumin cumin cumin. Are skanky musk and cumin interchangeable? Coz I'm not getting musk, I'm getting Indian food. It's basically a heavy plum and amber based oriental with an overpowering blast of...
I feel the need to do a public service announcement here and perhaps help those of you currently on the fence about this fragrance with my own story...
One day, while procrastinating on the...
I feel the need to do a public service announcement here and perhaps help those of you currently on the fence about this fragrance with my own story...
One day, while procrastinating on the...
This opens with a fresh burst of pineapple and jasmin and then moves to an airy gardenia tubereuse and finally a weird neither here nor there waxy nutty finish. It was the finish that finished...
This opens with a fresh burst of pineapple and jasmin and then moves to an airy gardenia tubereuse and finally a weird neither here nor there waxy nutty finish. It was the finish that finished...
Imagine a clear stream of water bubbling over large smooth black pebbles, with lush green banks on either side, the grass and herbs trailing in the water. Now bottle it, and voila you have Eau de...
Imagine a clear stream of water bubbling over large smooth black pebbles, with lush green banks on either side, the grass and herbs trailing in the water. Now bottle it, and voila you have Eau de...
Tocade could be one of those old-fashioned glass bottle sodas in a corner shop, it smells that edible. Vanilla is the main note here, mixed with amber, rose, and a hint of patchouli. Together those...
Tocade could be one of those old-fashioned glass bottle sodas in a corner shop, it smells that edible. Vanilla is the main note here, mixed with amber, rose, and a hint of patchouli. Together those...
Mmm, yummy. I smell a light rose, with some kind of foody undertones, though not a traditional vanilla. A very warm, comforting scent good for curling up in bed or on the couch during a...
Mmm, yummy. I smell a light rose, with some kind of foody undertones, though not a traditional vanilla. A very warm, comforting scent good for curling up in bed or on the couch during a...
I remember this fragrance from when I was a teenager so, when I saw it on offer on a website I thought I would give it a go second time around. I had completely forgottenn what it was like and...
I remember this fragrance from when I was a teenager so, when I saw it on offer on a website I thought I would give it a go second time around. I had completely forgottenn what it was like and...