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from Lou @ Moving and Shaking“Once you remove the pixie dust of female camaraderie, contemporary New York emerges as an essentially pre-feminist society in which the courtship rituals are strikingly similar to those depicted in the novels of Jane Austen. Women are second-class cit…
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from Rob @ the aromaconnection blogWithout allowing much time for industry review and feedback, the Natural Products Association has moved to implement their “Standard and Certification for Personal Care Products.” As discussed previously on this blog, a meeting was held to discuss this standard in…
Read the rest here: Natural Products Association Rushes ahead with a "Natural" Product StandardAdd Latest Perfume Posts To Your Website
from kevinApparently this has ability has been built into wordpress for quite some time but a friend of mine recently pointed out that it can be done (pfblogs popular posts added to sidebar.) Here is the wordpress codex for this feature: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/fetch_rss.
To add the latest perfume post to my sidebar I added the following to my theme…
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White Floral Queen Part Six: Annick Goutal Gard??nia Passion
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogBy Donna
I have been a devoted fan of the Annick Goutal line from the very first time I tried it at my local perfume shop. To me they represented the best classic traditions carried on in modern formulations. Some are ethereally light while others pack an intense punch of depth and sensuality. My favorite among the latter category is Gardénia Passion.
The 1983 Goutal chypre-floral fragrance
Read the rest here: White Floral Queen Part Six: Annick Goutal Gard??nia PassionWinner of the Montale sample draw …
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog…is quinncreative. Please email me your address. Thank you, everybody, for playing!
Read the rest here: Winner of the Montale sample draw …Eye Candy
from March @ Perfume Posse
Okay, your assignment for next Monday – hey, why should I do all the work?!? No, seriously, I like to read your responses. So – the assignment, suggested by Maria last week (and with a nod to Now Smell This, who just did something similar on Friday): …
mother’s day, and remembering
from scentedwench @ The Scented WenchMom’s been gone for 20 years.
There were a few things she liked, that still make me nostalgic when I smell them. Windsong eau de toilette. Devon Violets (this was something she started wearing when my great grandma was on the decline). Plain lavender. I remember her wearing patchouli when I was just a little […]
Travel Memoirs: Arabian Rituals
from perfumeshrine @ Perfume ShrineEncountering other cultures is often revealing of prejudices of one own’s culture. And nowhere is this more apparent than upon glimpsing the fragrant rituals of the Middle East and in particular the Arab world. Immersed in the tradition of aromas, wh…
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from Zita @ !All Natural Perfumery!There was a fine balance in everything she did.Her laughter was filled with tears.She made stones her pillows and her walls from cloth.Her eyes were ancient and her face was young.Half the time she was my friend and the other half my enemy.____________…
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingLigea ‘la Sirena’ (….) Carthusianotes: white rose, opoponax, mandarin Untitled (Suffering is just…), 2008, Markus Muntean and Adi Rosenblum
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingLigea ‘la Sirena’ (….) Carthusianotes: white rose, opoponax, mandarin Untitled (Suffering is just…), 2008, Markus Muntean and Adi Rosenblum
Read the rest here: Scent of the DayHappy Mother’s Day
from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Mother, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel. I know this pic does not look pa…
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Nobuyoshi Araki @Jablonka Gallery, Berlin
from Nobi @ WHAT WE DO IS SECRET???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????…
Read the rest here: Nobuyoshi Araki @Jablonka Gallery, BerlinAn Ideology of Privatisation
from Lou @ Moving and ShakingHappiness in a Society of Individuals”The predictions of the ‘end of ideology’ that were rife and widely accepted twenty to thirty years ago do not seem to have come true. What we are witnessing, rather, is a curious twist in the idea of ‘ideology’: in…
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from scentedwench @ The Scented WenchI was talking about using blue lotus phytol, a few posts down…
I also happen to have a small (okay, hoarded) quantity of musk rose phytol. Rosa moschatus.
Because Circe is almost running low, I broke it out today to use in that perfume. Musk rose is like rose petal preserves. But it’s not marmalade like a […]
All New from White Witch
from Zita @ + A Natural Perfumers Journal White Witch®All New from White WitchArtisan Handmade Angelico Incense sticks are made for White Witch by natural perfumer Nathaniel Musselman. Angelico are heavenly to burn in the home, unlike anything I have ever smelled before from incense. Containing: A Medite…
Read the rest here: All New from White Witchfrom Mary @ Tea, Sympathy, and Perfume
Yesterday Phil and I made a necessary little road trip to pick up some furniture. So we’re rolling down I-95 and listening to our favorite station on Sirius satellite radio (First Wave, all 80’s, all new wave!), and I’m looking at the other cars and d…
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Interview with Guild President Anya McCoy on Perfume Critic
from Natural Perfumers Guild @ *A Natural Perfumers GuildNatural Perfumers Guild president Anya McCoy is interviewed by Marlen Harrison of Perfume Critic in Part 1 of a two-part interview. Anya and Marlen banter about many subjects including the differences between natural perfumery, aromatherapy perfumes an…
Read the rest here: Interview with Guild President Anya McCoy on Perfume CriticHappy Mother’s Day!
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogImage source, Ralph Lauren.
Read the rest here: Happy Mother’s Day!Olfactory, Organics & Orgasms
from Natural Perfumery - Natural Perfumes - Complementary Therapies - Natural Beauty - Green Living @ Natural Perfumery - Natural Perfumes - Complementary Therapies - Natural Beauty - Green LivingOur olfactory system is a highly complex system of the body that most people take for granted. These days most people’s sense of smell is far below what it should be. The modern world is overloaded with strong chemical smells, the effects of which are more than just to mask unpleasant as well as…
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from Lucy @ indieperfumesDuring a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, I chanced upon an exhibit of exquisitely beautiful super-heroine costumes. (There are some super heroes too, but that is another story — these MMA essays are fascinating). The designs i…
Read the rest here: Super-heroines and the SensesHappy Mother’s Day!
from perfumeshrine @ Perfume ShrineFor all the mothers in the world, a very, very happy celebration of the most unconditional love of them all. Not just for today, but for every step of the way through the long years of this wonderful relationship.
Happy Mother’s Day to all!
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Read the rest here: Happy Mother’s Day!The winner for Cruel Gardenia draw is….
from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine….none other than Abigail. Congrats and thank you all for participating!
I do hope you find it enjoyable Abigail and please mail me with your info so I can send it out to you.
Stay tuned next for surprise reviews, travel memoirs from the Middle and …
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from M.C. @ Scent SignalsYou don’t have to have given birth to know and understand the bond between mothers and their children. The same bond exists between fathers and children, grandparents and grandchildren, adoptive parents and adopted children, godparents and godchildren, and between pet…
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from Roxana @ Illuminated PerfumeHe arrived back from the farmers market with the usual suspects: greens for juicing, plenty of salad greens, plump berries of all kinds and a surprise! I thought, mmmm chocolate perhaps? He instructed me to close my eyes, which I did obediently. Then h…
Read the rest here: Name that noteHoly Neroli
from Zita @ +Scented Soap OperaShe says a prayer in the morning before getting out of bed and says grace before breakfast, lunch and dinner. Then she gives thanks and rejoices at the end of every day. Sister Neroli, only wants to please God. She’s bright, cheerful and squeaky clean….
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