Alexandria Fragrances A-to-Z: Alexandria Port (2017)

This is a recreation of Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino, and it is entirely accurate, in all of the right ways and in all of the wrong ways. As far as the aroma goes, it's stunningly precise as a match for the original Tom Ford, but the original Tom Ford is a light and airy scent that lacks performance...

Juliette Has A Gun: Moscow Mule (2017)

File this one under "interesting concept, terrible execution." The brand page says this scent is supposed to evoke the feeling "as if it were inviting everyone to share, over a glass of something," presumably a Moscow Mule cocktail. But there's no substance or punch here. You get some sharp citruses...

Maison Martin Margiela: Replica Sailing Day (2017)

Let's go sailing!  Well, or maybe not. Sailing Day is more like the day you intended to go sailing, but then got to the water's edge and suddenly remembered you had other things to do, so you went home. I'm speaking of the performance on this fragrance, or the complete lack thereof. The...

Maison Martin Margiela: Replica At The Barber's (2014)

As the name of this fragrance indicates, it is a scent intended to evoke and replicate the aromas of a traditional barbershop. As barbershop scents go, this one checks all the required boxes: it's got the lavender, the moss, the musk, and it's got the herbal notes (basil and rosemary in this case)....

Alexandria Fragrances A-to-Z: Acqua Immortale (2019)

There was a time when Calvin Klein ruled the world of men's fragrances, or so it seemed. Those who lived through the 80's and 90's will recall it well, the endless string of hits: the original Calvin for Men (now discontinued), Obsession for Men (long since reformulated into oblivion), Eternity...

Alexandria Fragrances A-to-Z: Accent (2018)

As of the time of this writing, I have very little experience with the Sospiro line of fragrances, so I can't do any kind of comparison between this recreation of Accento and the original. I can only speak to the composition of this scent as it stands. Quite honestly, I don't like it, but...

Alexandria Fragrances A-to-Z: 69 Fahrenheit (2018)

Photo Credit: Mohamed Mostafa Photography Back in the earliest days of my fragrance collecting hobby, dating to the first part of the 1990s, Christian Dior's Fahrenheit was one of my first ten purchases. I think I first picked it up in 1993 or 1994, when the formula was still in vintage form....
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