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February 26, 2012
The Nose Knows
Sometimes they describe smells in terms of sound: a disappointing masculine is “flat, in the musical sense” while oppressive feminine florals are often “hissy” “screechy” or “nasal-voiced.” Sanchez leans more towards narrative than Turin: Ormonde Woman “has the haunting, outdoors witchiness of tall pines leaning into the night—a bitter oakmoss inkiness, a dry cedar crackle, and a low, delicious, pleading sweet amber, like the call of a faraway candy house.” -- On the Scent, Emily Gould
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 26, 2012 9:18 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Let's just see what kind of floral prose the perfume critics have for this:
Posted by: Jewel at February 26, 2012 5:35 PM