
I’ve been meaning to review Aramis1 for years (it’s a classic, and I’ve never tried it!) Reading two articles back to back last week, randomly, led me to the perfume counter for a fresh Aramis sample…and this review. These articles have apt connections to the “old-man” perfume that is Aramis (it was first released in 1964 and is regularly disparaged by men, and women, on perfume forums as being “old” fashioned and, thus, un-wearable today).
First up was an interview with Frances McDormand, talking about aging in The New York Times:
We are on red alert when it comes to how we are perceiving ourselves as a species. There’s no desire to be an adult…

