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BDK Parfums Sel d’Argent & Carthusia A’mmare ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 21 July 2022 12 Comments

My neighborhood feels a little quieter on summer weekends, due to many residents’ migrations to and from the seashore. That’s not something I personally do, because there are certain things about summer beaches that really make me miserable: the crowds, the noise, the excessive sunlight. I love the beach, on my own terms: off-season, in fall or spring, under slightly cloudy skies.

Since I can’t always have the beach the way I like it, or I can’t actually get there when the conditions are most favorable, I’m partial to beach-themed perfumes that let me imagine an ideal seashore visit. Two new additions to my rotation of beachy perfumes are BDK Parfums Sel d’Argent and Carthusia A’mmare, marine fantasies with different olfactory moods…

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BDK Parfums Rouge Smoking, Pas Ce Soir, Nuit de Sable & Gris Charnel ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 25 February 2021 11 Comments

I’ve been thinking again about Kevin’s recent post about samples. I recognize his frustration with so many niche brands: the ever-higher prices and well-designed websites don’t always guarantee novel or memorable olfactory experiences. I deliberately stalled on trying the new-ish brand BDK Parfums (founded in 2016, but only available in the United States since 2020) because I had a hunch that, despite a wave of online adulation, this would be more of the same. But then I had a chance to receive a BDK sample set as a gift-with-purchase, so I gave in; why not?

If you’re familiar with French and French-inspired niche perfumery brands of the twenty-first century, you’ll recognize this checklist of familiar elements…

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