because there's nothing fresher...

...than smelling like a sliced jalapeno

capsasin FTW.

sometimes your nose can change - so some fragrances deserve a second sniff

when I went through my first sample of L'Artisan's Piment Brulant all I could think was

***chocolate dipped jalapeño popper***

I came across the list of notes the other day while wasting time on nowsmellthis (my favorite pastime)

"raspberry, red pepper, vanilla, cloves, poppy, musk and amber"

. . . and then I reconsidered the choco-chili-pepper concoction

and sampled it at Barney's

and smelled my wrist from 61st and Madison

to 69th and 3rd Avenue

all the way home

while making dinner

while watching Jersey Shore

while feeding my cat dudes...

yeah. TOTALLY on the wishlist now.

Bertrand Duchaufour YOU ARE GOD of NOSES.