Now Smell This is a blog about perfume. We've been blogging since 2005. Up until about 2019, the blog was regularly updated and we posted lots of perfume reviews. Now, we do still have daily polls and new fragrance announcements, but it's less comprehensive than it was, and reviews are rare. Many pages (Perfume Houses, Perfumers, etc) are way out of date.Have a question? We might answer it on one of these pages:How do I comment on Now Smell This, and what's the commenting policy? or I've lost my username or password, how can I get a new one?I'm new to perfume — where do I start?What's your...…Now Smell This is a blog about perfume. We've been blogging since 2005. Up until about 2019, the blog was regularly updated and we posted lots of perfume reviews. Now, we do still have daily polls and new fragrance announcements, but it's less comprehensive than it was, and reviews are rare. Many pages (Perfume Houses, Perfumers, etc) are way out of date.Have a question? We might answer it on one of these pages:How do I comment on Now Smell This, and what's the commenting policy? or I've lost my username or password, how can I get a new one?I'm new to perfume — where do I start?What's your...WW…

Shopping for perfume or home fragrance products? Please take a look at our online sponsors: Luckyscent and Parfum1.Looking for something out of the ordinary? Luckyscent features a discerning selection of unusual and hard-to-find fragrances and candles. Lines exclusive to the online boutique include Miya Shinma, Profumi di Pantelleria, and cult favorite Lea St. Barth. Free samples are included with all online orders. Check out luckystars, an astrological guide to fragrance.: Scent Bar, 7405 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles. Store number: 323-782-8300. Online sales: 866-931-8298.: Acqua di Biella,...…Shopping for perfume or home fragrance products? Please take a look at our online sponsors: Luckyscent and Parfum1.Looking for something out of the ordinary? Luckyscent features a discerning selection of unusual and hard-to-find fragrances and candles. Lines exclusive to the online boutique include Miya Shinma, Profumi di Pantelleria, and cult favorite Lea St. Barth. Free samples are included with all online orders. Check out luckystars, an astrological guide to fragrance.: Scent Bar, 7405 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles. Store number: 323-782-8300. Online sales: 866-931-8298.: Acqua di Biella,...WW…

American chain established in 1990 and owned by Limited Brands.Bath & Body Works originally sold reasonably priced store-brand fragrances and bath & body products; in 2003/2004, the stores began carrying a wide variety of niche brands, and many stores were redesigned with a more upscale atmosphere. According to Women's Wear Daily, the change "...reinvented BBW from an affordable purveyor of scented lotions and bath gels to a beauty apothecary that aimed to go head-to-head with Sephora to procure emerging brands".1 By late 2008, the stores still carried some outside brands but the...…American chain established in 1990 and owned by Limited Brands.Bath & Body Works originally sold reasonably priced store-brand fragrances and bath & body products; in 2003/2004, the stores began carrying a wide variety of niche brands, and many stores were redesigned with a more upscale atmosphere. According to Women's Wear Daily, the change "...reinvented BBW from an affordable purveyor of scented lotions and bath gels to a beauty apothecary that aimed to go head-to-head with Sephora to procure emerging brands".1 By late 2008, the stores still carried some outside brands but the...WW…

As Kevin has observed in past reviews, Atelier Cologne fragrances don't push any boundaries; they often lean towards the fruity, the sheer, the casual. For those same reasons, I think Atelier is useful "gateway" brand to mention when I want to offer someone the first figurative step away from the Macy's perfume counter. Atelier roll-ons are easy to find and reasonably priced, and even if the scents don't inspire ecstasy in hardcore fragophiles, most of them are easy to like. My own favorites from the Atelier Cologne line-up are Trèfle Pur and Vanille Insensée; neither of...…As Kevin has observed in past reviews, Atelier Cologne fragrances don't push any boundaries; they often lean towards the fruity, the sheer, the casual. For those same reasons, I think Atelier is useful "gateway" brand to mention when I want to offer someone the first figurative step away from the Macy's perfume counter. Atelier roll-ons are easy to find and reasonably priced, and even if the scents don't inspire ecstasy in hardcore fragophiles, most of them are easy to like. My own favorites from the Atelier Cologne line-up are Trèfle Pur and Vanille Insensée; neither of...WW…