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4160 Tuesdays Hush Hush, Sora Dora Mallow & Dawn Spencer Hurwitz The Stratosphere ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 24 July 2024 9 Comments

Once in a while I do an online search for a particular fragrance or other scented product and stumble across one of my old Now Smell this reviews. I recently took a look at a post titled A Summer of Violets (2016!) and laughed because I’m still purchasing and enjoying several of the items I listed in that review — my tastes have remained consistent. I’ve also been trying some new or new-to-me violet perfumes this summer, so this must be a favorite warm-weather note for me, despite its springtime connotations. Here are three violet-focused scents I’ve tried lately.

A couple of months ago, a visit to a well-stocked perfume boutique gave me a chance to browse some of 4160 Tuesday’s extensive catalogue; I left with a bottle of Hush Hush…

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Aftelier Violet Ambrosia & Olfactive Studio Violet Shot ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 10 December 2020 6 Comments

One of my favorite winter-themed songs is the American standard “Violets for Your Furs.” Billie Holiday’s interpretation is the one I love most, although I’m very fond of Frank Sinatra’s version, which was probably the one that introduced me to this song. The nostalgic mood, the intimate gesture, the contrast between a wintry urban setting and some fresh flowers — it would make a wonderful inspiration for a perfume. And now that winter has arrived in my own city, I’m suddenly in the mood for any and all violet fragrances. Here are two new ones that I’ve recently tried…

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Hiram Green Vivacious ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 16 July 2020 38 Comments

The violet may be a spring flower, but I seem to enjoy violet-scented products most in the summer. A few years ago I even wrote a round-up of violet-fraganced body products and Robin titled it “A summer of violets.” Now that time has become weirder and more fluid than ever in 2020, why not enjoy any flower whenever we choose — via perfume? Since violet fragrances often make me feel a little more serene and pulled-together than I really am, I’ve been wearing them often these days.

Netherlands-based indie perfumer Hiram Green has just launched a new natural fragrance named Vivacious…

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House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud, Alchemologie Nethermead, Regime des Fleurs Willows ~ short fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 20 February 2020 9 Comments

Although I tend to wear rose fragrances of all kinds when I’m “off-duty” and not testing something to review here, I also keep an eye and a nose out for interesting violet perfumes. Some of my violet-y favorites over the years have been soliflores (e.g., Annick Goutal Violette) but others are more complex or quirky. I also enjoy encountering violet when I don’t necessarily expect it, or when it’s included way down in a list of notes but turns out to be one of the stars of the composition.

House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud is a recent example of the “stealth violet” experience for me…

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A Lab on Fire Hallucinogenic Pearl ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 12 April 2019 11 Comments

I like to check in with A Lab On Fire on a regular basis, just to see what they’ve been up to. This brand has won my respect over the years, not just for what they do but for what they don’t do. They work with top-notch perfumers to offer unusual but wearable fragrances with quirky back-stories — some of the characteristics that originally attracted me to niche perfumery. Meanwhile, the brand maintains an opacity and reserve that are all but extinct in 2019: no interviews with photogenic creative directors (indeed, no photos of the creative director at all!), no launch parties, no ingratiating social media presence, no peppy PR emails, no free bottles sent to “influencers.”

I’ve owned What We Do In Paris Is Secret and Rose Rebelle Respawn for a long time, and I’ve liked nearly all the other fragrances I’ve sampled from this house, even if I’m chronically lagging behind the newer releases…

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