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This one just fell on my lap somehow. I wasn't seeking it nor have I ever heard of it. Yet when I saw someone put this up for sale in a Facebook group and read the words " oakmoss " and "discontinued," I was in, knowing how everyone is pining for this ingredient that IFRA has restricted to oblivion. Maxim's pour Homme was commissioned by the famous Parisian restaurant of the same name in the late 80s. It was created my renowned perfumer Dominique Ropion .

I'm not one to shy away from wearing colored pants . I've worn bright green, rust , mustard , and coral pants , to name a few. I know some are probably iffy with wearing colored trousers but if you want to dip your toe into it, maroon seems a pretty safe bet, especially if it's in a darker hue. It goes well with white, black, and navy, all of which I've probably used already.

The higher the price, the higher the expectations. I don't know if you also subscribe to this thought but with the prices Roja Dove commands for its fragrances, I'm pretty sure I can't be faulted for expecting more from this bottle of Risqué pour Homme Parfum than I would usually do with other houses. That its presentation is so extra is almost a given already but more than anything, it's really the juice that should justify the price.

Patchouli is one of those notes for which I have developed a liking. I'm not sure if it was an acquired taste after getting acquainted with many fragrances over time or if I've really liked it from the start. Either way, when I saw someone offering a bottle of the now-discontinued Javanese Patchouli by Ermenegildo Zegna , I immediately jumped the gun.

Neandertal is a niche perfume brand with only two offerings to date: Neandertal light and Neandertal dark . Both are EDPs that come in identical, craggy, stone-shaped ceramic bottles, the former in white and the latter in black. Either one would definitely look great in anyone's collection. I'd like to have both although I have to contend with just Neandertal light for now.

I first came across Diptyque 's Kimonanthe at their shop in Rockwell, Makati a few months ago. The bottle was different from what I'm accustomed to seeing at Diptyque counters. It was a boutique exclusive, I was told by the SA, along with Benjoin Bohème , Ôponé , and a slew of other goodies that apparently are part of the house's La Collection 34 . Choosing which bottle to get was hard but we went home with Kimonanthe first.

Looking deceptively spiffy, aren't we? I've always been doing this: I show up to work in a pullover and some pants . It's as plain and casual as it can get but you can argue that it's comfy and non-restrictive. Besides, it's still pretty much office-appropriate.

New stuff from ScentSmith Perfumery Homegrown brand ScentSmith Perfumery just launched half a dozen new fragrances to add to their already extensive line of eaux de parfum, room scents, toiletries, and more. Of the 6 new EDPs, 2 are for the ladies, 1 for the guys, while 3 are labeled as unisex. Here are my first impressions.

A striped kind of day. Whether thick and bold or thin and subtle, stripes always add a little something to an otherwise plain, if not boring, top. And while the fail-safe route in wearing it is with something plain, doubling up the stripes factor can also work in certain cases.

I've tried Francesca Bianchi's Sex and the Sea at a sniff sesh with fellow fragheads and was instantly smitten. We soon got a bottle but it seems quite different from how I remembered it.

I got this as a freebie and I thought, well, might as well try it. Although I'm aware of the brand, which features a host of presumably tobacco-based cheapies, I haven't tried anything from Cuba Paris yet until Cuba Blue .