Amateurs writing great stuff
If you've never read the fragrance reviews at BaseNotes.net, you should take a look.
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Our language isn't exactly rich in olfactory terms, so many reviewers go metaphorical. Makes for engaging reading.
There's dross there too, but you also get gems like this with surprising frequency:
"If you like clean and subtle modern scents, stay well away from this one but if you're up for an extra kick and you're fine with butch, old-fashioned beauties, you definitely have to check this out. Be careful with dosage, this stuff is insanely powerful."
Overall, much better writing than you see on the typical review site (and many sales pages.) The lesson to newbies would be, if you're writing is flat, go sensory and play with metaphor.
Basenotes - Latest Fragrance Reviews, Updated Daily
Our language isn't exactly rich in olfactory terms, so many reviewers go metaphorical. Makes for engaging reading.
There's dross there too, but you also get gems like this with surprising frequency:
"If you like clean and subtle modern scents, stay well away from this one but if you're up for an extra kick and you're fine with butch, old-fashioned beauties, you definitely have to check this out. Be careful with dosage, this stuff is insanely powerful."
Overall, much better writing than you see on the typical review site (and many sales pages.) The lesson to newbies would be, if you're writing is flat, go sensory and play with metaphor.