I never expected to say this, but J’adore Intense is the first J’adore that actually excites me. The original has always felt like a pleasant but forgettable white floral — elegant, inoffensive, and a little anonymous. This new Intense version, created by Francis Kurkdjian and inspired by Dior’s muse Rihanna,…
There’s a certain kind of Paris moment this perfume belongs to. I picked up the last of the day’s stock at Guerlain’s boutique on Rue Saint-Honoré — supplies are genuinely scarce, and it hasn’t even reached the US yet — then spent the afternoon walking through a Paris in full…
House of Brandt has quietly become one of my favorite houses, and Genesis is where it all began. I’ve already fallen for London Fog, Guava Sorbet, and Bois de Santal, so going back to the brand’s very first fragrance felt inevitable. And winter is the right season for it —…