Un Jardin Sur Le Nil by Hermès
Unripe green mangoes
Hang on trees by the river
Sour meets salty
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Tag Archives: haiku
Perfume Haiku Series: Incense Avignon by Comme des Garçons
Incense Avignon by Comme des Garçons
Priests in dusty robes
File into a musty church
Incense procession
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Perfume Haiku Series: Orange Sanguine by Atelier Cologne
Orange Sanguine by Atelier Cologne
Cartoned orange juice
With impossible shelf life
Strained clean with no pulp
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Perfume Haiku Series: Shem el-Nessim by Grossmith
Shem el-Nessim by Grossmith
Powdery flowers
Pressed into old book pages
A blast from the past
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Perfume Haiku Series: Champagne de Bois by Sonoma Scent Studio
Champagne de Bois by Sonoma Scent Studio
Golden amber rays
Flood a dungeon flamed with light
Filled with sacred woods
~The Smelly Vagabond
Perfume Haiku Series: Metallica by Guerlain
Metallica by Guerlain
The chilly sting of
Winter’s frozen blade of wind
On soft velvet skin
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Perfume Haiku Series: Almond Cucumber by Shay & Blue
Almond Cucumber by Shay & Blue
Basking in the sun
With a facial mask on is
Oddly refreshing
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Y by Yves Saint Laurent
Y by Yves Saint Laurent
Crisp floral chypre
Perfect cubic symmetry
Breathtakingly chic
[Note: Y has been reformulated, and the comments on Fragrantica seem to suggest that it has lost much of its elegance. I write based on the bottle I have, which is pre-2010 reformulation.]
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Perfume Haiku Series: Dior Homme by Christian Dior
Dior Homme by Christian Dior
The refined dandy
Wears an iris boutonnière
Everywhere he goes
~ The Smelly Vagabond
Perfume Haiku Series: Youth-Dew by Estée Lauder
Youth-Dew by Estée Lauder
A spice-laden ship
Bearing tribute for a queen
Sails from the Orient
~ The Smelly Vagabond
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