Monthly Archive: September 2018

This one is quite unique. The first few minutes are quite sweet, with sparkling generic fruit notes. If you pressed me to say which fruit I …

You walk into someone’s home around the holidays, there is a spicy cinnamon broom in the corner next to the door. You smell the aroma of …

This scent takes you on a journey, from sweet good byes to warm, new beginnings. The opening is a unique combination of what smells like cherry …

Sandalwood, definitely… but it may not be the sandalwood you’re accustomed to. This isnt the peppery sandalwood from Comme des Garcon’s Wonderwood, or even Wonderoud. This isnt …

This fragrance is pretty simple. Starts out with a blast of sparkling lemon, you could mistake it for Pledge without the chemical aerosols, more like 1 …

This one is outside the box considering the unisex nature of most Mancera creations. It certainly is masculine. Opens with peppery, juicy mandarin note. The mandarin …

This one for me is tough to get on with. The Yuzu in the opening shines as a refreshing shot of intense summer sun and the …

Itasca by Lubin is a perfect example of how a careful selection of notes leads to a masterful composition. It starts out very bright with a …