Opium… Where do I start with this extinct beauty. I know, I should start by saying firmly: do not consider the … More
Author: abdulm
Romantic. Idealistic. The past has a connection with everything I admire. I find joy in discovering that! I paint, make, write and think big.
Moment Suprême – Jean Patou
Where should I begin with this perfume… I acquired my bottle of parfum (!) out of sheer luck. I had no … More
Vent Vert – Balmain
I feel perfume stores should start seperating their perfumes by notes because the green perfumes deserve their own shelf for … More
L’interdit – Hubert de Givenchy
It is the eve of Audrey Hepburns 89th birthday on writing of this post. And it is appropriate to … More
Parfum de Therese – Frederic Malle
When I first found out about Frederic Malle, I was visiting the Museum of Perfume in Paris. It had … More
Fracas – Robert Piguet
Fracas… the name of this perfume, it’s time of release and associations with noir cinema makes me want to grab my … More
Valentino by Valentino – 1978
Green florals have always enticed me, vintage or modern. Florabotanica from the house of Balenciaga or Deneuve by Catherine Deneuve … More
Le Trois – Diorella, Dioressence, Dior-Dior
This trio of Diors corresponds to each other very well. Not only through smell but through the names as well, something … More
Diorissimo – Dior
Diorissimo is unabashedly a floral. Not that being unabashed is a bad thing but the reason why I say that is is because it is only and singularly a floral, nothing else.
No. 4 – Jil Sander
I remember I located an issue of Vanity Fair, circa 1993 with beautiful Julia Roberts on the cover in one … More
