Shalimar Eau de Parfum: A Vocabulary Between Citrus and Vanilla
A guide to interpreting Guerlain's official description, separating the brand's narrative from your personal experience and establishing your own language for choosing fragrances.
Fragrances, notes and scent families
Explore fragrances, versions, notes and scent families. Guides with manufacturer documentation to compare references accurately.
Sauvage Eau de Toilette: Comparing References Without Mixing Them
Dior's official page identifies Sauvage Eau de Toilette and presents Calabrian bergamot and an amber-woody base linked to ambroxan, elemi, and woods. Dior distinguishes this version from Eau de Parfum and others in the line.
Terre d’Hermès and the language of mineral notes
A guide to distinguishing the version, the notes attributed by Hermès, and your own impression when trying Terre d’Hermès Eau de toilette, without taking flint as an ingredient or assuming how it will perform on your skin.
Un Jardin sur le Nil: When a Perfume Tells a Story of Place
We explore how Hermès’s brand narrative uses green mango, lotus, and sycamore to evoke a landscape, distinguishing olfactory associations from geographic or chemical reality.
N°5 Eau de Parfum: learning to identify a version
A practical guide to distinguishing the official sheet from the personal experience, based on the data provided by CHANEL.