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Nez à Nez Atelier d’un Artiste
Once upon a time, in her slightly misspent youth, The Scent Critic was an artist’s muse. (She is now slightly at that oh-heck-I’d-better-buy-up-all-those-nudes stage in life, but since the artist went...
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Guerlain Idylle Duet
Nobly (in every sense of the word), Catherine Middleton wore a British perfumer’s creation for her wedding – White Gardenia Petals by the ubertalented Michael Boadi – keeping the Union Jack flying in...
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Christian Dior Ambre Nuit
And so we come to the end of what’s turned into ‘Christian Dior Week’ on The Scent Critic. After today, I still have seven more of the Collection Privée to work my way through (and they are all worthy...
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Clinique Aromatics Elixir Perfumer’s Reserve
The Scent Critic always wanted to be older than she was. (Until recently, anyway: that ambition’s definitely lost its allure.) So, looking back, my fragrance choices were ludicrously sophisticated...
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Bottega Veneta
‘Never apologise, never explain.’ So: no long-winded justification for The Scent Critic’s hiatus; she’s simply throwing herself headlong into reviews again, before the 2012 launch season gets up a...
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Caron Tabac Blond
First of all, I’d like to point out that despite the fact this fragrance harks back to the era of fur tippets and flapper dresses, no chinchillas were harmed in the photography of this bottle. (The...
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Roja Dove Danger
Roja Dove Danger photographed by Jo Fairley against a vintage silk sari The Scent Critic doesn’t quite know how Roja Dove has secured some of the raciest fragrance names ever for his signature...
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Puredistance M
Puredistance M photographed at Kettner's by Jo Fairley on a slate tabletop Perfume doesn’t bite. It won’t kill you. So at fragrance press launches The Scent Critic is eternally gobsmacked, frankly,...
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Shalimar Parfum Initial
Shalimar Parfum Initial photographed by Jo Fairley at its One Marylebone launch Every now and then the folks at Guerlain have a go at tweaking Shalimar to make it more appealing to a younger audience....
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Mary Greenwell Lemon
Mary Greenwell plum photographed by The Scent Critic on a background of unwaxed organic lemons Mary Greenwell, how do I love thee…? Let The Scent Critic count the ways. First, Mary is one of the most...
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