Salvador Dalí Dalissime

Super-juicy cocktail of apricot, peach & various alcohols. Dusty iris powder lays at the bottom of the glass

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Salvador Dalí Rubylips

Outstanding plastic gummy fruit opening that quickly peters out to nothing more than a vague floral. Sad Lips

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Cartier Declaration

Incredibly translucent woody number with hints of rose and spice. Whilst very wearable, it's still unremarkable.

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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumière Noire Pour Homme

A masculine rose dusted in cinnamon and spice. Feels a little bit flat. Butch Rose

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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumière Noire Pour Femme

Nicely balanced rose & patch scent with a gothic tinge of waxy narcissus. Potent Rose ***

Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme 2012

Interesting dichotomy of fuzzy fruit & sharp green notes leads to pretty bog-standard marshmallow fluff

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Smell Bent Little Miss Panda Gets Lei’d

Miss Panda, dripping in honey wears a lei of tropical flowers hoping that Mr Panda ‘wants some’

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Melina Ehrsam Honey Lips Kiss Macaron Au Cassis

Fruity nectarine heavy start, with clear white florals & delicious gourmand base. Cute.

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Prada Luna Rossa

Surprising minty aquatic! Interesting twist on the sports theme and probably the best sport scent this year. S'not bad

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Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto

Bogstandard warm, creamy floral with an odd marzipan vibe to add interest. YSL gets a "could do better"

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Christian Dior Patchouli Imperial

A fuzzy, snuggly patchouli with an almost luxurious texture. Not a hippie in sight, unfortunately

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Aedes de Venustas Eau de Parfum

Rhubarb and custards, for hours. Drydown is earthier & drier, but still calls to mind boiled sweets.

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Chanel Coco Noir

Perfumes, like wives, suffer when they are compared! Misnamed, but if you don't think of the original a good floriental

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Czech & Speake Cuba

Starts as a mojito, transforms to bay rum, then to smoky cigars. Is the idea a holiday in a bottle? Good fun.

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Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum

Momentary fizz leads into a thick creamy vanilla-white floral. Nice texture but ultimately very same-y.

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Juliette Has A Gun Mad Madame

Over reliance on ambroxan is a bit like putting ketchup on everything you eat; tasty but drowns out all else.

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Salvador Dali Dali

Pretty decent 80s aldehydic floral with a rich golden quality. Lacks that certain something to make it distinct

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E Coudray Iris Rose

Soft, papery, violety, hairspray iris with a spicy pink rose. Very pretty.

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Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule

Curiously, not sandalwood writ large (or small). Reminiscent of ginger cake: comforting but not compelling.

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Divine L'ame soeur

Olfactory time travel fuelled be aldehydes. Interesting but not compelling -ultimately doesn't dethrone Chanel No.5

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