The Black Narcissus
PERSONAL SHOPPER (Part One)……THE PERFUMES OF SATORI, TOKYO
peaches are very soft
wearable perfection
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YOU KNOW YOU’RE AN ECCENTRIC WHEN YOU START WEARING GREEN ROOIBOS LYCHEE HERBAL TEABAGS
MIAMI SPLIT by ABEL (2026)
The Exorcist
the buddha of suburbia
magnolia morning
WHEN THE TOP NOTES HAVE GONE …….VIVIENNE WESTWOOD LIBERTINE (2000)
jasmine
the smell of cherry blossom is not an illusion
INTO THE MANOSPHERE :::: WITH CHANEL Nº5 + SHISEIDO HANATSUBAKI
LE NARCISSE ULTIME…? CARON INFINI (1970)
THIS IS INCONTINENCE
Trampling On The Past…….JUNGLE L’ELEPHANT by KENZO (1996)
LE DIX; CRISTOBAL + INCENSE PERFUMUM by BALENCIAGA (2025)
AT ANYOIN TEMPLE
on peonies and the exigencies of an english garden
SCANDAL POUR HOMME L’ELIXIR by JEAN PAUL GAULTIER (2026)
TIFFANY by TIFFANY (1987)
the scent of plum blossom
the toilet smells MORONIC
THE NUCLEAR PATOU :::: JEAN PATOU 1000 EXTRAIT (1972)
MILLOT CREPE DE CHINE(1925) + CARVEN ROBE D’UN SOIR (1947)
LE MONDE EST BEAU by KENZO (1997)
CARON EAU DE COLOGNE
TONKA LATTE by DUSITA (2025)
FOR THE FLUFFIEST ::: ONCE UPON A TIME by FRANCESCA BIANCHI (2025)
THE PERFUME PAPERS, VOLUME ONE
IN PRAISE OF SAMARITANS
THE CITRUS IN WINTER :: ACQUA VIVA by PROFUMUM ROMA (2006)
MAULED BY BEASTS
can one write about another culture ?
IN SEARCH OF A DECENT CONTEMPORARY ROSE……OCTAVIAN by ELECTIMUSS (2020) + LA FILLE DE BERLIN (2013) + LA FILLE DE FER by SERGE LUTENS (2024) + FORBIDDEN ROSE by LANCOME (2025) + ROSE EXPOSED by TOM FORD (2025)
VINTAGE CHRISTIAN DIOR POISON vol 377
has mint gone tits up ?
SHE’S A DIVA :: ::::: ENCHANTING DANCE PARFUM by SHISEIDO (1986)
THE CAMELLIA KILLER
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER: : AESOP HYWL (2017) + ABOVE US, STEORRA (2025)
where are all the taxi drivers ?
when your rooibos fuses with yer vintage armani
THE WOODINESS; THE ARMPITNESS : : : : : KEAHIA by SARAH IRELAND (2018) + UNDERGROUND VIBES by LABORATORIO OLFATTIVO (2025)
I have enough vintage ysl champagne at least
PERSOLAISE & THE BLACK NARCISSUS PART ONE: CHANEL ANTAEUS (1981)
SOMETHING IS MISSING : : ASJA by FENDI (1992)
IT’s ALL ABOUT THE PATCHOULI ::: ECLAT DE JASMIN by ARMANI PRIVE (2007)
R.I.P GIORGIO ARMANI
SUIKA ::: incense sachet by TERAI– from the KOUSHIKITOTENKUDO INCENSE EMPORIUM, KAMAKURA
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO AN ALLERGY TEST AND AM FASCINATED BY THE RESULTS ….. …. JUST IN !!
t e l e p h o n e
as i had a run-in with a nurse of similar nature yesterday i thought I would re-publish this crazy old post
THE CHYPRE GOES DEEPER …. ON GUCCI NO 3 (1985) + WHAT OUR NIECES AND NEPHEWS TOOK AWAY FROM THE PERFUME COLLECTION WHEN THEY CAME TO STAY