An interesting short article on the evocative power of scent as it is discovered lingering on a piece of clothing.
May 10, 2025 at 2:41am
I so agree. Opium adapted to the body it was on. I received raves about it. The cologne the soap the powder and shower gel. I don’t like ANY of…May 9, 2025 at 10:47pm
The Shiseido plummy brown bottle! That FdB is my true fave and I’m so sad I can’t have it any more.May 9, 2025 at 8:29am
Thank you for this insightful review. For around ten years, I’ve been using reviews past and present from you and others at BdJ because they help me learn about notes…May 7, 2025 at 9:29pm
There are usually quite a few vintage bottles being sold on eBay. Youth Dew tends to keep beautifully and doesn’t tend to turn, and it gets richer over time as…
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Katie: That’s a nice little piece, although the thing about scent clinging to some fabrics and not others is not any real newslash to those of us who have an inordinate amount of handwash-only items to take care of 😉 September 5, 2005 at 2:27pm
BoisdeJasmin: True–I just had to wash a sweater twice to remove traces of Opium from it. In this case, it was an accidental spill that resulted in these special measures! September 5, 2005 at 2:50pm