From Pyrgos

Brand-new is left; Early '90s is rightMy memory of what is now "deep vintage" Quintessence Aspen cologne spray is weirdly perfunctory.

Brand-new is left; Early '90s is rightOf all the fragrances in my regrettably ever-growing collection, Davidoff's Cool Water is the most widely misunderstood.

The Hawas timeline is strange.

Brands, especially perfume brands, tend to do funny things.

Damaged atomizer and typo on back of box: "And her" should be "And hers."

In 1992, Jōvan was still coasting on revenue generated by its landmark sponsorship of the Rolling Stones' Tattoo You Tour, with old faithfuls Musk and Musk for Men comprising the flagship line, and Jōvan Sex Appeal fleshing out the brand portfolio.

To clear up any lingering confusion: some bottles say "Versus Versace" while others just say "Versace."

Looks are Deceiving.Last year, Davidoff released an international travel exclusive fragrance called Indigo.

My Quorum story is a unique one.

Smells the Way Ella Langley SoundsIt's tempting to say that we're experiencing the "enshittification" of everything, from movies to fashion to music and yes, perfume, but I'm not so blackpilled.

I smell nods to Edmond Roudnitska's style in Remarkable People, Cécile Matton's 2015 creation for ELdO.

With virtually no fanfare, Procter & Gamble quietly released three new eau de colognes in what it has loosely referred to as its "Signature" range, naming them Forbidden Woods, Midnight Moon, and Obscure Ocean, which is the one I have.The psychology here…

When I ponder a brand like Lalique, I consider the bottles before their contents.

Summer Fields of VetiverEncre Noire is often referred to as a "modern" vetiver, and few can get through a sentence about it without mentioning Iso E Super, so let's just get that out of the way first: there's quite a bit of Iso E Super in Encre Noire.

Smelling Al-Rehab's Grape Raspberry fragrance is like experiencing my own version of Stephen King's The Langoliers.

The house of Jacques Bogart was established by Jacques Konckier in 1975, many years before its acquisition of Balenciaga in 1986, and Ted Lapidus in 1998.

Grapes, Gum, Orange Blossom, BacchusI've done my best to ascertain why they named it "Silver" Scent, but I've come up empty.

Whenever I stop at Burlington, I try to find a 75 mL bottle of 78 Vintage Green (I once saw a 5 oz bottle and passed on it, years ago), and I've had no luck.

No release date.

Using Forbidden WordsIf you were to ask the folks at Estée Lauder, I think they'd say "jungle" is not politically correct enough to include in a fragrance name.

Ithaque is a Greek mythological isle said to be the home of Odysseus.

Molinard is a house whose name echoes my own; I find the "Miller" of Italy to be quite the interesting fragrance house.

April Violets is getting reviewed in June.

I'll make this brief; I'm no longer using GoDaddy as my web hosting servicer, and am cancelling frompyrgos.com in that iteration.

"The 1960s Called and Wants its Catherine Deneuve Back . . ."