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Happy Birthday to the Natural Perfumers Guild!

from Anya @ Anya's Garden

June 1, 2007: The Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild is now the Natural Perfumers Guild. We’re celebrating the one year anniversary of the reopening of the Guild with a new name and a new logo, seen above. In the past year 88 wonderful people joined the G…

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May 31, 2007 | Filed Under guild logo, natural perfumers guild, slow scent | Comments Off 


Annick Goutal Eau du Ciel

from greeneyes @ Sweet Diva

Late in the day, but as promised, I’m here to talk about Eau du Ciel. Let’s cut to the chase. Eau du Ciel contains notes of Brazilian rosewood, violet, Floretin iris, and lime blossom. The Annick Goutal site proclaims this scent to be “tender as an ang…

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May 31, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Full Moon Jasmine

from Anya @ Anya's Garden of Natural Perfumery

The very-talented Helen of ZenSoaps created this image from a photo of the Grasse variety of Jasmine grandiflorum I have growing in my garden. I find it alluring and mysterious, sensual and spiritual, much like the flower itself.Today is the Full Moon …

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May 31, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Scent of the Day - Thursday - 05/31/07

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

TDC Osmanthus for me today, what are you wearing?

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May 31, 2007 | Filed Under Scent of The Day | Comments Off 

Jasmine Series: part 2 ~the role of jasmine in perfumery

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

As we examined previously, jasmine is an integral part of most fine perfumes’ bouquet and the varieties used render their own specific variables to the end result. But why is jasmine so prized over other natural or synthetic essences? And why is it a…

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May 31, 2007 | Filed Under absolute, diorella, eau sauvage, edmond roudnitska, first, hedione, indole, jean claude ellena, kirlian photography, natural, notes, piesse, ylang ylang | Comments Off 


A is for Architect

from teacake @ teacakery

Allure Sensuelle is a fragrance that synesthetically matches the bitter burgundy of its box. This is the exact colour of Allure Sensuelle, a perfume that gives structure to the idea that Chanel perfumes are “abstract”. Allure Sensuelle is all angular d…

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May 31, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Sample Tomorrow!

from greeneyes @ Sweet Diva

Hi folks. Just checking in to let you know I haven’t abandoned Sweet Diva again. It’s been an overwhelming week at work, but I promise to have a post tomorrow on Annick Goutal Eau de Ciel. Have a lovely evening!

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May 30, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 


Scent of the Day - Wednesday - 05/30/07

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Good morning world. Today I’m wearing Neil Morris Zephyr. What are you wearing today?

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May 30, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Annayake pour Elle by Annayake : Perfume Review

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

Finally the time has come for the last installment of my Annayake feature. Even though we have moved away from the seasons, Annayake pour Elle is to me a quintessentially summery scent. In fact, I would be more than happy to replace Natsumi in the seasonal cycle with Annayake pour Elle. This is possibly the strangest fragrance in the line: never has my mind been filled with so many negative

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May 30, 2007 | Filed Under Annayake, Annayake Pour Elle, Bitter, Cerruti 1881, Fragrance, Herbal, Perfume, Perfume Review | Comments Off 

Jasmine Series: part 1~ genus, varieties and production

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

In the universe of flowers used for their fine precious scent used in luxe perfume, no other blossom stands alone as ubiquitous as jasmine, with the possible exception of rose. Indeed those two grace most perfumes’ heart bouquet as the classic marria…

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May 30, 2007 | Filed Under Chanel, Guerlain, china, enfleurage, europe, flowers, grandiflorum, jasmine, joy, patou, pikake, sambac, sambaquita. india, tea | Comments Off 

Aldehyde 44 - Le Lebo - Review

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Le Labo perfumery, located in Grasse and New York, had a vision of something different for their in-store perfumery sales. Their technique blends essential oils with alcohol and water at the time of purchase. Every order is made fresh right there while…

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May 29, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Scent of the Day - Tuesday - 05/29/07

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Ayy, back to work. Aldehyde 44 for me today, What are you wearing?

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May 29, 2007 | Filed Under Scent of The Day | Comments Off 

Yukimi by Annayake : Perfume Review

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

When I was a child, time seemed to stand still. Each season was endless, each year lasted a decade. As I grow older, seasons seem to come and go in the most fleeting of manner, each one melding quickly into the next, a year gone in the blink of an eye. So have the seasons of Annayake passed before our eyes and we have invariably arrived to the last one, the longest stretch of the year, Winter.

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May 28, 2007 | Filed Under Ambery, Annayake, Cool, Fragrance, Gourmand, Mint, Perfume, Perfume Review, Powdery, Skin, Yukimi, warm | Comments Off 


New fragrance line: Nasomatto Perfumes

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

As you might have known if you have been reading PerfumeShrine long enough, this is a blog that aims to pose questions and make you ponder as much as anything. No ready “recipes” or flowery purple prose for the sake of it. So whenever we test something…

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May 28, 2007 | Filed Under Fragrance, Review, absinth, duro, etat, grass, hindu, libre, line, musk, narcotic, nasomatto, new, orange, silver, venus | Comments Off 

Blackcurrant Bud, My Obsession!

from Zita @ White Witch Perfumery Journal

As a child I remember playing under the row of blackcurrant bushes that grew along the side of our path. I recall some children complaining that the bushes smelled like cat pee when they brushed past the leaves. But I loved the smell. I would rub the l…

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May 27, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

This n That

from Mary @ Tea, Sympathy, and Perfume

A few random thoughts before my vacation. Tomorrow I’ll be travelling to Nevada (after much burning of incense, gifting of offerings, and heartfelt supplications to the goddess to keep the damn plane in the air until it’s supposed to come down!), so I’…

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May 27, 2007 | Filed Under Personal | Comments Off 

Perfume: gimmick or innovation? And at what price?

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

I am grabbing the chance today before introducing you to the very, very new Nasomatto line to discuss a matter that seems to be a closeted taboo in the perfume business world: price. Actual retail price. And the relevance that it has to the spectrum of…

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May 27, 2007 | Filed Under Chanel, Guerlain, Perfume, advertising, brands, concept, daude, flacon, gobin, lutens, luxury, malle, marketing, mitsouko, nahema, natural, niche, patou, price, tauer | Comments Off 

Happy Memorial Day Weekend USA!

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Happy Memorial Day Weekend USA!

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May 26, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Annick Goutal Eau de Charlotte

from greeneyes @ Sweet Diva

This isn’t moving along quite as quickly as I’d hoped. I know I said “a week of Annick Goutal,” but I’m spending extra time with each scent to really see what I think. More precisely, I’m so frazzled during the day that even though I’m wearing my sampl…

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May 26, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Natsumi by Annayake : Perfume Review

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

As I have already indicated, I started this Annayake week because I fell in love with Hanami, Tsukimi and Annayake pour Elle, and it was only those fragrances that I was initially planning to review. After I started writing the feature though, it seemed like such a shame to leave Natsumi and Yukimi out, to leave things incomplete, even though admittedly, I have not become enamored with them in

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May 26, 2007 | Filed Under Annayake, Floral, Fragrance, Fruity, Natsumi, Perfume, Perfume Review, Summer, Vegetal, Watermelon | Comments Off 


Coco

from Mary @ Tea, Sympathy, and Perfume

Vintage ad for Alexandrine gloves, c. 1900Coco by ChanelCreated in 1984Perfumer: Jacques PolgeNotesTop: Mandarin, Coriander, Peach Middle: Orange Blossom, Mimosa, Clove, RoseBase: Sandal, Vanilla, Civet, Amber The heart notes of a perfume are the deal-…

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May 25, 2007 | Filed Under Fragrance | Comments Off 

A little tribute to Opium: fragrance news

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

Browsing along L’express.fr online today I stubled upon a gem that reminded me of the crown jewel of my collection, my own holy grail, the perfume that never leaves my stash, which I have gone through numerous bottles over the years and which my own be…

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May 25, 2007 | Filed Under Fragrance, article, chantal, l'express, laurent, opium, poem, roos, saint, yves | Comments Off 

Scent of the Day - Friday - 05/25/07

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

So glad it’s Friday! What is your choice for today?I’m wearing The Different Company Osmanthus today. There is a beautiful light peppery feel to this one that I Love. Notes from Luckyscent: Osmanthus fragrans (China), leaf green, bergamot, orange, tan…

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May 25, 2007 | Filed Under Scent of The Day | Comments Off 


Virtuessence of Esther - Virtue & Valor, Inc. - Review

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Oh my, have you seen such a lovely bottle? Have you seen such a beautiful website? Have you heard such a worthy business approach?The Virture & Valor company has set out to be different from the rest. To honor a higher calling. Partial wording from the…

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May 24, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Scent of the Day - Thursday - 05/24/07

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Virtuessence of Esther for me. What are you wearing today?

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May 24, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Tsukimi by Annayake : Perfume Review

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

Since I promised to start with Hanami and Tsukimi, I will unorthodoxly suspend a review of the second seasonal fragrance, Natsumi, to write about Tsukimi. The third fragrance in the seasonal quartet of the Annayake fragrance line, Tsukimi, means Moon Viewing. It embodies the spirit of autumn and is meant to represent a woman who is radiant, devoted to tradition and family. This characterization

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May 24, 2007 | Filed Under Ambery, Annayake, Cinnamon, Cumin, Feminite du Bois, Fragrance, Oriental, Perfume, Perfume Review, Woody, warm | Comments Off 

New posts coming up

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

I have been lagging a bit about my posts lately, but it has to do with an augmented workload. The following posts will tackle a series on Jasmine (comparable to Incense 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Orange Blossom week 1, 2, 3, 4) and a presentation and re…

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May 24, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume, incense, jasmine, line, nasomatto, new, orange blossom, week | Comments Off 

Annick Goutal Eau de Camille

from greeneyes @ Sweet Diva

I picked these Annick Goutal fragrances specifically because they sounded so pretty for summer, and I picked Eau de Camille both because it sounded pretty and because I wanted to try another honeysuckle scent, so I could contrast it with Le Chevrefeuil…

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May 23, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Scent of the Day - Wednesday - 05/23/07

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Today I’m wearing Aldehyde 44 by Le Labo - Lovely! What are you wearing?

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May 23, 2007 | Filed Under Scent of The Day | Comments Off 


Hanami by Annayake : Perfume Review

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

“We carry the perfumes of Annayaké exclusively” the kindly sales assistant informed me when I inquired about them, taking extra care to raise her tone of voice slightly to accentuate the last vowel with the correct intonation after I had mistakenly pronounced it in a rather western manner. She was right of course. I do not know why I did not think of it myself. Perhaps it was out of force of

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May 23, 2007 | Filed Under Annayake, Cherry Blossom, Floral, Fragrance, Hanami, Perfume, Perfume Review, Sakura | Comments Off 

Ipanema and A la figue by Satellite: fragrance reviews

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

Sometimes one comes across some special people who are kind, generous, lovely. And on some rare occassions it so happens that those special people are also “perfume people”, aromaphiles. I have known a few of those and they have sent me wonderful, rare…

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May 23, 2007 | Filed Under Coconut, Fragrance, Review, a la, brazil, ficus, fig, figue, ipanema, satellite, sycophant | Comments Off 

Comparing Geraniums

from Zita @ White Witch Perfumery Journal

First Whiff1. Himalayan geranium: initial smell is sweet, light and floral.2. Atlantic bourbon geranium (certified organic): initial smell is dry, floral and slightly bitter.3, Anatolian bourbon geranium: initial smell, rounder and also dry. More flora…

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May 22, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Bloggers | Comments Off 

Pandora

from Mary @ Tea, Sympathy, and Perfume

Today I’m sharing some artistic visions of Pandora, the subject of the fundamental Greek myth that can be interpreted either as a cautionary tale or an illustration of the perceived inherent weakness of women. One can easily draw comparisons with Eve.P…

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May 22, 2007 | Filed Under Art | Comments Off 

Shalini - Review

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Ahhh … I smell completely, deliciously, lovely today! And you can too for only $900! Well if you want to cheap-out you can only spend $400, but hey at this price might as well go for the Lalique falcon. Life is short, right?Is it that good, you say? …

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May 22, 2007 | Filed Under Review | Comments Off 

Scent of the Day - Tuesday - 05/22/07

from Victoria @ - Victoria's Own -

Ohhh I am queen Shalini today! Please come forward, speak to me of your fragrance today my loyal subjects, I command you!

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May 22, 2007 | Filed Under Scent of The Day | Comments Off 

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