Author: damianachi

I have loved chypre fragrances for as long as I can remember. I like how the kaleidoscopic orchestration of contrasting notes and accords – warm and cool, brigh...

I have always had a complex relationship with hesperidic (citrus) fragrances. I am drawn to their crisp brightness I often smell on others, but I am often disap...

Tobacco Rose, a creation by Papillon’s Liz Moores from 2014, was one of my favorite discoveries of 2019. As a rose fragrance lover, I knew early on there may be...

Saharet by Blocki was once described on me as “oil paint on canvas”. The remark was more than appropriate considering where I was at the time, but it added much...