Fame was the first of only two fragrances released by Lady Gaga, and though it has since been discontinued, I still find it to be worthy of a mention. You may not be able to buy it from retailers, but it can still be found from sellers on eBay, albeit at a hefty price. Since…

Versace Pour Homme is by far the quintessential “blue” fragrance in my opinion. Fresh, clean, and captures the feel of a cool Spring rain on a Mediterranean coast. Launched in 2008, Versace Pour Homme is truly a modern classic in men’s designer fragrances. It’s crisp, clean, and effortlessly masculine, while remaining extremely versatile and can…

I truly adore leather fragrances, and it shows in how many of them I review here on Scentsarama. AllSaints Shoreditch Leather is a new one I decided to try, and overall, I’m very impressed with how well it blends leather accord with woody notes like Sandalwood and Saffron. The leather makes it come across as…

I was very excited to try this fragrance. I have completely fallen in love with Memo Paris African Leather for its rich, warm, animalistic vibe, outstanding projection, and seemingly endless longevity. I was hoping for a French-inspired version with similar qualities, and thankfully, that’s mostly what I got: a much more delicate and aromatic scent,…

This is probably one of the cleanest, freshest fragrances I’ve ever known. Its zestiness invokes a delightful sense of Springtime, citrus orchards, and oceanic vibes all rolled into one vibrant package. Launched by designer Issey Miyake in 1994, the name L’Eau d’Issey translates to “The Water of Issey.” Colognes around this time mainly trended towards…

Gucci Guilty is one of those modern designer fragrances that really defined the early 2010s “sexy, nightlife” scent trend that is still going strong today. The original Gucci Guilty Pour Femme was launched in 2010, and the Pour Homme was released a year later, followed by several other interpretations, helping to turn Guilty into a…

Michel Germain has an entire line of Sexual fragrances, but Sexual Paris Pour Homme really caught my attention with how light and fresh, yet masculine it can be. The original Sexual is a women’s fragrance and was released in 1994 and has since spawned a very extensive line of variations that continues to expand, such…

I really love fragrances where leather is the main focus, even when most of those scents are not overtly leather-based, at least not as much as fragrances such as Tom Ford’s Ombre Leather, where the leather accord takes center stage. African Leather is rather more like Ombre Leather’s sunlit, windswept counterpart.  The leather is surrounded…

Bvlgari Black is one of the few fragrances that I bought without testing first. I knew Bvlgari was a reputable brand, and I was curious as to what their fragrances were like. I had recently tried Bvlgari Aqva and was pleasantly surprised that, despite its name, it wasn’t the common oceanic fragrance that I had…

I discovered this fragrance by Chanel many years ago, and it has remained a mainstay in my collection ever since. It’s most assuredly a Chanel fragrance through and through. It possesses that unmistakable signature powdery background that is the inherent DNA inquired into almost all Chanel perfumes, and it works wonderfully in a cologne, especially…