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from March @ Perfume PosseI’m recovering from last night’s sugary festivities. Let me put down my Snickers bar and tell you about a local event I went to recently featuring Ron Robinson of Apothia doing a hands-on presentation of his candles, which won the Fragrance Foundation’s 2006 Interior Scent of the Year.
I’m …
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from Vetivresse @ Vetivresse: Nosing Around in Scent, Wine & StyleImmortelles (helichrysum italicum) – those aromatic, button-like golden flowers found along vast stretches of Mediterranean coastline – are the stars of Annick Goutal’s rich autumnal brew, Sables (1985). Sweet and dark like the maple syrup notes th…
Read the rest here: Immortelle BelovedHow doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail? Curing Winter Skin
from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-BlondeHow doth the little crocodile /Lewis CarrollHow doth the little crocodileImprove his shining tail,And pour the waters of the NileOn every golden scale!How cheerfully he seems to grin,How neatly spreads his claws,And welcomes little fishes in,With gentl…
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingL’Air de Rien (2007) Miller HarrisNotes: French oakmoss, Tunisian neroli, sweet musk, amber, vanillaWind, not dated, Han-Dai Yu
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingBut only brieflyLast night the air was redolent of amber with cinnamon,crispy apple and young, fragrant wood.This made me think about Little Red Riding Hood,and of virginity, since this morality talewas meant to scare little girls into chastity,not to …
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from Zz @ Liz ZornWEll,… I have spent the better part of the day finishing up the web pages for tomorrow’s, launch of the Good Luck Series. This was not a lot of work (perfume wise) because of already existing formulas for the majority of the perfumes.It feels good to…
Read the rest here: Anticipation and ReliefMaria Amalia by Morris : Perfume Review
from Divina @ Fragrance BouquetMaria Amalia, archduchess of Austria and princess of Hungary by birth, duchess of Parma by marriage, is perhaps better known to me as the sister of Elizabeth of Bavaria, affectionately known to most as Empress Sissi. Indeed, even though I object to monarchy (I am Greek, after all), I always did end up being fascinated by the more romantic stories of monarchs and have spent many a wonderful
Read the rest here: Maria Amalia by Morris : Perfume ReviewFragrant News: Christian Dior La Collection Particuliere
from helg @ Perfume ShrineAccording to latest news on Russian site Moon-fish, Christian Dior House celebrates its 60 years anniversary and to commemorate the event will release La Collection Particulière, a new exclusive line of feminine scents. There are three perfumes in the…
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingDoes anyone but me ever wonder where these old doo-wop stars you see in purple tuxedos with mauve lapels on public-television marathons have been between the distant time when they recorded their hit (usually only one, one huge one, that being the natu…
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from Andy @ perfumeryMaking perfumes is a lot about ordering fragrant stuff from different places, some of them abroad, keeping stocks and paying bills. I try to get as much as possible from one supplier, but some things I need to get from the producers directly, such as the CO2 extracted Frankincense. Globalization comes in handy there. Without […]
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from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” Macbeth Quote (Act IV, Scene I).Samhain, meaning summers end, is the last of the eight seasonal celebrations. It is a time when the veils between the worlds are at their thinnest …
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from Michelle Krell Kydd @ Glass Petal SmokeDaylight saving time will begin on Sunday, November 4th, accentuating shortened days that mark the coming winter. Though there are limits to enjoyment of outdoor activities in colder months, there are numerous opportunities for delight at the stove. Colder weather stimulates the appetite, which in turn yields more easily to new ingredients. Curry leaves cast a bewitching spell in the kitchen,
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from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogBy Beth
As I went out walking this fall afternoon,
I heard a whisper whispering.
I heard a whisper whispering,
Upon this fine fall day…
As I went out walking this fall afternoon,
I heard a laugh a’laughing.
I heard a laugh a’laughing,
Upon this fine fall day…
I heard this whisper and I wondered,
I heard this laugh and then I knew.
The time is getting near my friends,
The time that I hold
Happy Halloween!
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogImage courtesy of Hermes.
Read the rest here: Happy Halloween!Un Brin de Reglisse
from Lee @ Perfume PosseLavender and licorice. Whilst these two alliterative notes may not exactly plunge all and sundry into scented horror, they’re unlikely to top the list of favourites for any but a handful of weirdos (and I mean that as a compliment, I guess). I know quite a few scentaholics who dislike …
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from Karin @ SavvyThinker.comSome music again…
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from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-BlondeThis is the time of year when my cats begin to be obsessive about those patches of sun coming through the windows. For stricly indoors creatures, they have very good instincts to know that sun and warmth are becoming scarce and need to be cherished and…
Read the rest here: Fendi Theorema- The Lost Perfume SeriesScent of the Day
from Lou @ Moving and ShakingInfusion D’Iris (2007) PradaNotes: mandarine d’Italie, néroli de Tunisie, fleurs d’oranger, iris pallida, bois de cèdre, vetiver, galbanum, lentisque, encens de Somalie, Benjoin du LaosSenza titolo, 2000, Dormice
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from Mary @ Tea, Sympathy, and PerfumeI wish you all a happy Samhain!A dark Cave. In the middle, a Caldron boiling. Thunder.Enter the three Witches.1 WITCH. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d.2 WITCH. Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin’d.3 WITCH. Harpier cries:—’tis time! ’tis ti…
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingTrying to be creative works about as well as trying to be charming’That Workshop’ by Laurie RosenwaldWhere Babies Really Come From The sexual act is best demonstrated by putting your finger into an electrical outlet. First you must wet your finger. …
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingU Par Par Lay goes to India to have his toothache treated. The Indian dentist wonders why the Burmese man has come all the way to India.“Don’t you have dentists in Myanmar?” he asks. “Oh, yes, we do, doctor,” Mr. Par Par Lay says. “But in …
Read the rest here: Encore: No KiddingWoman Beings
from Lou @ Moving and ShakingPersonhood & Desire”What is personhood or desire for women today? Women are deeply out of touch with their own desires. Everything in the culture is encouraging them not to think about what they really want. For this reason, the situation for young…
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from helg @ Perfume ShrineHally Halloween to all the readers of Perfume Shrine and may the benevolent ghosts of your loved ones be around you on the dia de los muertos. I like to believe that our cherished, most loved ones can escape the Night’s Sultan on this special occassion…
Read the rest here: Happy Halloween!Black Widow: fragrance review (in time for Halloween) & draw!
from helg @ Perfume Shrine“Bob Rafelson’s Black Widow with its good, flashy star-performances by Debra Winger and Theresa Russell, comes on with the seductiveness of an expensive perfume that inevitably evaporates before the night is over”. When the New York Times critic gives …
Read the rest here: Black Widow: fragrance review (in time for Halloween) & draw!grey matters
from Andy @ perfumeryYesterday, for the first time since about 10 days, the grey nosey days seemed to come to an end. Not so the grey days in the Zurich area. One day, I will call the TV weather lady, telling her that I do not care about the sunshine in TV Zurich Country (that’s her way to […]
Read the rest here: grey mattersLove, Hate & Revulsion: My Perfume Hall Of Shame
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogBy Donna
“…Can’t look it in the eyes
Seconal, Spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene
Cherry-flavored neck and collar
I can smell the sorrow on your breath
The sweat, the victory and sorrow
The smell of fear, I got it
I’ll take you over, there
I’ll take you over, there
Aluminum, tastes like fear
Adrenaline, it pulls us near…”
(Excerpt from “E-Bow The Letter” by R.E.M)
I discovered that I was a little
Read the rest here: Love, Hate & Revulsion: My Perfume Hall Of ShameRat Money Redux
from Patty @ Perfume PosseSince I’ll be just arriving in Paris and barely getting around, I decided to dig up an old post from February 2006. The number of readers we have has increased greatly over the last almost two years, so it may be not new to some of you, but should be new to most …
Read the rest here: Rat Money ReduxAlpona: Still Life with Lemons, Orange and a Rose
from Vetivresse @ Vetivresse: Nosing Around in Scent, Wine & StyleWhen I reviewed Ernest Daltroff’s En Avion last week, little did I know that a renewed acquaintance with his Alpona (1939) in the brisk, autumnal weather would reveal a brave new world of olfactory art, like stepping into an enchanted wood or a Zurbar?…
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from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-BlondeI was doing some research about Natura Bissé skin care products before using some samples (a good practice for everyone, especially those of us with sensitive skin), when I happened upon the product description for their Oxygen Cream. Here’s the scree…
Read the rest here: Pore Talk‘Tis the Season to Look Silly
from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-BlondeIt’s the time of the year we get to see celebrities in their Halloween costumes (which mostly means Paris Hilton slutting things up all over L.A.). The following picture isn’t actually from a Halloween party, despite Linda Evengelista’s goth Big Bird d…
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from Lou @ Moving and ShakingAmbre Precieux (1988) Maitre Parfumeur et Gantiernotes: myrtle, lavender, amber, vanilla, nutmeg, ambergris, peru balsam, toluMadame M, not dated, Leslie Prince Thompson
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from greeneyes @ Sweet DivaI just got home from my friends’ wedding, and after changing my clothes and pulling all the dirty laundry out of the suitcase, I sat down to check in and there were all your wonderful comments on my last post! I was dreading tomorrow and feeling sort o…
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