Vanilla Edesia dries down to a sophisticated, complex, and rousing scent that is a true exploration of the duality of vanilla: sweet, innocent, and creamy at the start, it becomes rich, dark, and sensual. It smells of abundance, and I am absolutely addicted to it.

Radical Rose is based on rose centifolia absolute, harvested from plants grown on Aurélien Guichard’s farm in Grasse, France – the perfume capital of the world.

Mississippi Medicine dries down to a potent, smoky, woody, haunting fragrance that is flat-out sexy. This is a fragrance that was meant to be inhaled.

No one note dominates; instead, each note is part of the mix that makes L’Wren Scott so enticing, on a man or a woman. "I play to the sensual and sexy side," she told WWD of the scent.

Castaña (its proper name, is Spanish for chestnut) was inspired by Delphine Thierry’s childhood memories of the mouthwatering scent of street-roasted chestnuts in Andalusia.

There’s something enduring about the City of Light that comes from its ability to stay true to its core identity while reinventing itself. And when I want to have an olfactory experience that’s quintessentially Parisian, it’s Le Parfum 68 from Guerlain – the French perfume house that is among the oldest in the world.

Tuberose blooms at night, and Nuit de Tubéreuse is the experience of walking among the blooms in a tropical garden on a warm, steamy evening after a day in the sun.

Les Nombres d’Or Cuir is part of the Les Nombres d’Or collection. Each fragrance in this collection is built around a title note; in this case, it’s leather. 

I remember picking up a bottle of Tom of Finland at the Etat Libre d’Orange store in Paris. The outside of the box has a matte, rubbery feel, accompanied by a warning of sexually explicit content inside.

Balle de Match dries down to a crisp, refined skin scent. It’s a summer stunner where freshness and vibrancy settle on a woody, green base. It was inspired by tennis, the sport of kings.   

Terracotta Le Parfum opens with a note of fresh, sparkling bergamot that introduces a note of juicy, milky, subtly sweet coconut linked to a note of heady, creamy tiare flower that evokes the feeling of a tropical beach.

Poivre Piquant was created by Bertrand Duchaufour in 2002, as part of the "Les Épices de la Passion" a coffret of three spiced fragrances inspired by philtres d’amours or love potions.

L'Eau Chic  opens with a note of Bourbon geranium that’s fresh and rose-tinged. It dries down to a fresh, carefree, easy-to-wear summer fragrance.  

Eau de Narcisse Bleu dries down to a gentle, uplifting, ethereal skin scent. True, it doesn’t evolve much, but then colognes don’t.

Launched in 2015 as part of Stéphane Humbert  Lucas’s “Snake Collection”, Mortal Skin is a study of the art of seduction – the danger, passion and hypnotic obsession inspired by the lethal lure of a viper's pursuit of its prey.

Absolument absinthe begins with a sparkling note of bright bergamot, paired with a note of earthy, soothing black tea, to create an accord that’s refreshing and lively.

Fougère Bengale is a masculine fragrance. There is nothing unisex about it, but I am inexplicably drawn to its complex beauty. Every time I wear it, I discover new facets and dimensions within it, like the patterns seen in a kaleidoscope. That’s one of the things I love about it. That, and the way that it smells.

Oeillet Bengale was created by Rodrigo Flores-Roux in 2014 for American niche line and fragrance store, Aedes de Venustas.

Le Temps d'Une Fête opens up sparkling, bright and herbal from galbanum, giving the fragrance a tone of that early spring chilliness.

Mon Cuir from the Spanish indie line Ramón Monegal Parfums opens with a burst of sweet, prim orange flowers. As they slowly bloom, they go from prim to indolic. At this stage, I start to notice the resinous, camphourous note of birch tar – the smell of leather.

IV L’Heure Fougueuse dries down to a refined, alluring scent that’s well-crafted, complex, and perfectly balanced. It smells of horse, hay and leather, meadows, grass, and flowers. The contrasts between the crisp, airy opening, the earthy, green base, the florals, and the leather make it dynamic and exciting to wear.

La Belle Hélène dries down to a sensuous, soft stunner. It isn’t dessert sweet; it’s much more sophisticated than that. 

Nero opens with sparkling, bright bergamot and herbaceous dill, creating a delicate, fresh, green opening. The dill has a spicy aspect that warms Nero.

I am sitting in an outdoor café in Paris. A warm, gentle breeze carries the scent of flowers, green grass, my leather-bound journal, and the cream in my café crème. I feel cocooned in its serene beauty whenever I wear Field Notes from Paris.