Hortus odorifera

E xcuses about not blogging for a long time aside (blah blah blah....right?) I've decided to get this going again. Third time's th...

At about this time every year all for the stores start piling up the fragrance gift sets, which always make a perfect and often reasonably p...

Just an FYI: I received a phone call from the Hermès boutique recently to let me know that the newest fragrance in the Hermessences line, B...

In December, Annick Goutal will launch a new set of three oriental fragrances that will be sure to add spice, warmth, and magic to the holid...

Parfums Raffy, an online sales outlet for discount designer fragrances and a few (non-discounted) niche fragrance lines (read Montale) also ...

If you live in America and you love perfume you really need to go to the temple of fragrance that is Barneys New York . At the flagship sto...

I've decided to post my sugar scrub recipe. It's extremely simple, but very effective. You should note that it is only really approp...

Jean-Claude Ellena 's newest creation for Hermés , Brin de Réglisse is the newest (and 7th) addition to the Hermessence line. On the he...

Well, It's been just about forever since I've updated this thing so I wanted to get things underway again. Summer was a busy season...

There are three books that I've read lately that I feel I need to share. For all of you true fragrance freaks like me they are your req...

I 'm terribly sorry about the long delay. The last few months have been hectic ones (I've been moving, starting a new job, graduat...

Hey Everyone, I've postponed updating Hortus odorifera for a short while because of the many hectic events of my personal life recently...

Last weekend I also got a chance to try out the five fragrances in Comme des Garçons Incense Series . The series was released in 2001 aft...

In July (for US and Europe, September for rest of the world), Lacoste will launch a new fragrance for men. The new fragrance, called "...

Last weekend, during my most recent trip to New York, I made my first visit to Barneys . Despite my having been to New York many many times,...