Hi, I'm Kamogelo

I'm Kamogelo B Chadi, I'm in South Africa, and perfume is the rabbit hole I happily live in.

I'm curious about all of it. What makes a note sexy. Why some perfumes get cloned over and over. Whether "natural" really beats synthetic. How African ingredients and African perfumery shaped the scents the whole world wears. How a fragrance tells a story. And, of course, which bottle I'm about to talk myself into buying.

What you'll find here

• Reviews, from the bottles I own to the ones I've only sniffed on strangers.
• The why behind the smell: notes, fragrance families, how perfume is made and what the jargon actually means.
• Designer, niche and Arabian with no pecking order. Price isn't a personality.
• Lists, wish lists, purchases and regrets. Yes, I'll own up to the regrets.

I'm a bit quirky and I go off on tangents. That's half the fun.

How I see it

Perfume shouldn't feel like a members-only club. You don't need the right vocabulary, the right budget or the right gender label to enjoy it. Wear what makes you happy.

Nobody pays me for what I write.

Say hi in the comments under any post.