The Rouge Perfumer

Let’s talk about red flags. We all have them and I will be the first person to admit that. There are the obvious red flags that you can see. Such as, not holding the door for you or they are rude to waiters. However, you can tell by the cologne a guy wears that they could be a red flag. So, I am going to introduce you to some popular colognes. Then, I’ll let you know if the men that wear them are okay to bring home to Mama or if he is made for the streets.  Sauvage by Dior Fresh Spicy, Amber, Citrus, Aromatic  Level of Danger: 5/5  This breaks my heart to say because this cologne has everything I love. The accords describe the perfect man, which is how they reel you in. You think they are boyfriend material, and then they rip the rug out from under you. Every guy I have ever met wearing this cologne is a certified F-boy. So you have been warned, proceed with caution.  Bleu de Chanel by Chanel Citrus, Amber, Woody, Warm Spicy, Aromatic Level of Danger: 2/5  The m...

I have gotten many questions from people asking me, “What is an accord?” I have always understood it as the describing words of the perfume. For example, is it sweet? Spicy? Woody? To go further in depth though, an accord is a blend of multiple notes to describe what the perfume smells like. If you are familiar with wine, they describe the taste as nutty, smoky, sweet, or dry. Accords are similar, with oils and materials that made the perfume, they give the fragrance an overarching scent. Perfumes have multiple accords, actually, very rarely does a perfume only have one or two accords. I want to go further in-depth on popular accords and what notes are familiar within their category. My goal at the end of this article is for you to confidently say that you perhaps know what you enjoy to smell like. Sweet Pillowy Marshmallows, Soft Caramel, Creamy Vanilla Often when I think of sweet perfumes, I think of the word gourmand. This simply means edible, think of a chocolate store or a bakery....

Coco Chanel changed the standards of women in clothes and fashion. According to A Feminist Icon? The Historical Leadership of Coco Chanel, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was an orphan and started to sew at a young age. She eventually opened a hat and dress shop in Paris, which at the time and still is the capital of fashion (Sinha, 2019). She took inspiration from looking in her lover’s closet at the time. Chanel liked wearing men’s clothing, it was more comfortable and she wanted to adapt to women’s fashion. She loved the fabric and colors of men’s clothing more than women’s, so she adapted that for the clothing that she made. This revolutionized clothing at the time, remember, women had to have help putting clothing on. She led a rebellion in the 1920s after World War I, after creating looser silhouettes for women like tweed pantsuits and jersey dresses. These may have been “less flattering” to a male eye, but women could now breathe again because they weren’t wearing corsets. There were m...