http://danieltharp.com/weblog I think I am, therefore I am. I think. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:55:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the niche experiment winding down I'm hitting the second of three by Kilian Hennessy, Cruel Intentions, and this one was recommended explicitly for me out of not only the Kilian line but all of perfumery, by the Basenotes crew. Well, how am I supposed to not sample ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/09/cruel-intentions/ So last night I think I had a dream that involved making a sandwich and getting yelled at because it was too big. I didn't think it was though. Why would people hate on a sandwich? http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/sleep-thoughts/ I'm gonna be honest, I won't be wearing this one again. Had the same oud opening as Black Aoud, just a touch sweeter, and for the next 4 or 5 hours after that I had a headache from the stuff. Then it changed into this sweet figgy fruity ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/montale-attar/ Today was a good day. Okay no that's all I've got in relation to Ice Cube. Today just went about as well as I could ever hope for a day to go. Woke up with no pain or stiffness in my ankle, got out of bed refreshed and sat ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/the-prophet-ice-cube/ In my initial ratings just smelling the vials, my commentary on Cereus No. 7 was "I got a big old whiff of Green Irish Tweed right off the bat." I was so confident today that I'd hit on something that I skipped the solo wearing and wore it side-by-side with ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/cereus-no-7-bffs/ Wrapping up the L'Artisan reviews today with Méchant Loup, French for Bad Wolf (think like the Big Bad Wolf). Reviews for this one have always been promising, hazelnut and honey on smoky incense. The nose is Bertrand Duchafour, who I'm starting to respect more and more as a ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/mechant-loup-unafraid/ I was amazed it took so long for the random number generator to land on one of the By Kilian fragrances; after all a full quarter of them were Kilian Hennessey creations (Straight to Heaven and Cruel Intentions reviews forthcoming), so A Taste of Heaven gets it's turn in the ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/a-taste-of-heaven-how-much-is-too-much/ I think it’s safe to say that no new release this year has been more hyped on Basenotes than the collaborative effort between Comme des Garçons and Monocle, known as Scent One: Hinoki. The project has been lauded as a huge success, and the next project with Stephen Jones ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/hinoki-the-forest-and-the-trees/ My main experience with that mysterious wood known as oud, aoud, agarwood, agar, whatever you want to call it, is the unique Yves Saint Laurent offering, M7. M7 was one of the first fragrances I sampled and suffice it to say that it's an acquired taste. One of ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/montale-black-aoud-revolution/ First off I apologize to the readers for having to endure the terrible Andy Tauer pun. I couldn't help it, and as reparation I will be wearing Acqua di Gio today. Okay, that's actually a lie, I'm wearing Mechant Loup which will be reviewed tomorrow. ANYway, L'air du Désert ... http://danieltharp.com/weblog/2008/08/lair-du-desert-marocain-a-tauering-accomplishment/