April 20, 2012 by in Perfume Reviews
Nicky Verfaillie Grain de Sable : Vintage Perfume Review
I have to thank my reader Jill for helping me discover the vintage perfume gem that is Nicky Verfaillie Grain de Sable. Jill contacted me to add a couple of fragrances to the Long Lost Favorite Perfume series I started to run on Fridays, and Grain de Sable was one of them. “I had never smelled anything like it then, and I still pine for it,” explained Jill. As it turns out, she keeps company with Luca Turin in her love for Grain de Sable. Luca called it an “obscure masterpiece” in his NZZ Folio article, and it was to him that I turned for help.
