Entries from September 2008 ↓

Guerlain Gourmand Coquin, Chypre Fatal, Oriental Brulant: fragrance reviews and musings

September 30th, 2008 — from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

October

September 30th, 2008 — , Le Parfumeur Rebelle, advertising from Oh, True Apothecary @ Oh, True Apothecary!

Heralding in the month of October:Littleflowers.Debra’s Rhapsody Natural Perfumes.”Jitterbug Perfume Parlor” aka Opus Oils.FaerieMade.Mandrake Apothecary.Magickal Realism.

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Perfume Review: Tom Ford White Patchouli

September 30th, 2008 — from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog

If you don’t believe in skin chemistry, I invite you for an olfactory experiment. Come and smell Ford’s new White Patchouli on my colleague (white flowers, mostly jasmine, coriander and a discrete hint of dry patchouli) and then on me (a whopping dose of sweet, ripe rose blended with chocolate-smelling patch…a Voleur de Roses smell-alike)… It smells best of all on a blotter, the flowers are

Benefit You Rebel and You Rebel Lite Tinted Moisturizer

September 30th, 2008 — , Benefit Cosmetics, foundation, makeup, tinted moisturizer from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde

I’ve been all about minimal coverage lately, especially after I worked my way through a couple of You Rebel samples. It’s exactly what you’d expect a tinted moisturizer to be: light, kind to your face and give an even finish. The added SPF 15 is defini…

The New (and the Old) Fall Candy

September 30th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse

Louise came shopping with us Tuesday — and can I just say how much levity she injected into the new-fall-dress-for-my-12-year-old expedition? It wasn’t quite the job from hell that it was for the more curvaceous Diva, who at 14 now looks like she’s a high school senior, but still — no stroll in the park. [...]

Tocca Brigitte: A Review

September 30th, 2008 — , Tocca Brigitte from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am

I’m fond of Tocca perfumes. I like Touch & Stella. The whimsical bottles and boxes are darling. I don’t often use the word ‘darling’ and it reminds me of the mother of my childhood best friend who grew up in Kansas had a sweet little Midwestern accent and looked like a cross between Ashley Judd and Reese Witherspoon with bouncy blond hair. Anyway, Tocca’s branding is darling. I had been

sniffa

September 30th, 2008 — , Perfume Bloggers from Andy @ perfumery

The newest sniffapalooza magazine is out.
Featured this month: Neil Morris’ Takashimaya!
Please do not miss Michelyn’s Burning Down The House, and the review of Roxana Illuminated Perfume new fragrance Lyra.
Again an edition not to miss… ….read the sniffa magazine here.
And with this message we move on, off we go to LA.
More later…

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My Grandmother was a lady

September 30th, 2008 — , fashion 1908, my grandmother, refinement from Zita @ + A Natural Perfumers Journal White Witch®

Where did I get my expensive taste? Where did I get my love of refinement? Where did I get my tiny feet (UK Size 2, EU size 34 US size 4.5)? I got it all from my Grandmother, Ellen Gillespie. She was petite in stature and came from an upper class Irish…

Living in the land of opportunity or the land of penguins

September 30th, 2008 — , Inspiration and creativity, Inspirational, Movies, Opportunity, Style from Karin @ Savvy Thinker

This short movie from Simple Truths has richness in it.
I enjoyed the illustrations immensely. They captured the nuances of emotions and made me laugh.
This is really apropos for today’s times.
Karin

Vetiver Series 5: the Straight, the Strange & the Sweet

September 30th, 2008 — from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

Bobbi Brown Metallic Lip Color

September 29th, 2008 — , Bobbi Brown, lipstick, makeup from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde

Just like with her metallic eye shadows from last year, Bobbi Brown shows the world how to do light shimmery colors. The metallic lipsticks are pretty and elegant. The pearly finish is understated and reflects light in a very flattering way. The formul…

A Life Well Lived!

September 29th, 2008 — from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog

By Beth

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for

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Vetiver Dance sample winner

September 29th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from Patty @ Perfume Posse

This has been a heck of a week - more on that later. First, let’s give away those six Tauer Vetiver Dance samples that Andy sent out. The winners are:

Sylvia
DPearson
Noyna
Pam
Gretchen
Linda B

Just click on Contact Us over on the left and let me know your address, and I’ll send you the samples!
Now, my excuse for no [...]

The Dragon’s Breath

September 29th, 2008 — , Autumn, botanical perfume, dragon, fire from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

“We’re our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.” - Tom RobbinsToday marks the autumn festival of Michelmas, one of the ancient holy days that I have a fascination with. I first became conscious of t…

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Sentindo um perfume espiritual/ Feeling a spiritual perfume

September 29th, 2008 — , Cris Rosa Negra, perfume and aesthetics, perfume and literature, perfume and psychology, perfume and travel, perfume and visual arts, perfumes and... from Cris Rosa Negra @ Perfume da Rosa Negra

Queridos leitores, vocês acreditam que desde que voltei, estou com um resfriado muito mau? Daqueles terríveis. Sim, juro e ele está me devastando. Às vezes é um resfriado, às vezes uma gripe. Eles decidiram se intercalar para me fazer feliz (risos). Pelo amor de Deus, essa é a verdade! Como eles são maus, gripe, resfriado ou o que seja.
Desta experiência fria e, depois de dias de alegria em…

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True Wealth in a Great Depression Economy

September 29th, 2008 — , community, economics, politics as if people's lives depended on it from Sheryl Karas @ Spiritual Counseling, Perfume, Healing and Me

What is your greatest source of wealth in a Depression? A dependable day job? Gold coins stashed under your mattress? A 401K retirement plan?If the stock market crashes and inflation rises at the speed of light, things we’ve been taught to depend on …

Purple Love Smoke

September 29th, 2008 — , Liz Zorn, Soivohle Perfume, Soivohle Vignettes, natural perfume, new scents from Zz @ parfume moderne

I received an email this morning about this scent. It will be out in a couple of weeks, along with Remarkably Incendiary. Both are Signature Natural Parfums.The Agarwood Limited Edition will follow and be available by the end of October. I am still wor…

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Shana Tova!

September 29th, 2008 — , Rosh HaShana from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog

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Let me play the Lion - LezNez Parfums

September 29th, 2008 — , Aktuelles, Andere Dinge, Entdeckungen, Geliebte Düfte, Werbung from erik @ aromatisches Blog

Laßt mich den Löwen spielen ruft einer der Laiendarsteller, welche sich im Wald zur Probe treffen. Einer Szene aus William Shakespeares Sommernachtstraum. Es ist wie ein Stück im Stück, eine aufmunternde Unterbrechung, wo lauter Handwerker Theseus zu Ehren etwas aufführen wollen. Die geplante Hochzeit des Helden ist ein würdiger Anlaß, nur Zettel der Weber möchte [...]

Book Review: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas

September 29th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Bride Stealing, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Dukes and Earls, England, Heiress, Kidnapping, Lisa Kleypas, Regency, Rogues and Rakehells, attentions, better chance, book review, bowman, contempt, ear wax, flask, hands and lips, heiresses, house party, hoyden, long house, olfactory sense, proprietor, romance novels, scents, sister daisy, unusual behavior, virgin, viscount, westcliff from RRN @ Love Romance Passion

I had some unfamiliar and ear-wax color substances to avoid while reading this book; those are potential problems with any secondhand novel, though I must say I’ve never encountered anything quite like this. lol. Anyway despite the somewhat repulsive quality of my copy of It Happened One Autumn, I enjoyed the story. This Lisa Kleypas [...]

Book Review: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas

Patchouli Prelude

September 29th, 2008 — , Current Posts from minette @ Scent Signals

What do people have against patchouli? I can’t find anything wrong with the herb myself. In fact, it’s one of my favorites. But you always hear people go on about it being a “hippie smell.” Give me a break. How…

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Imagem do Mês/October’s perfume ad

September 29th, 2008 — from Abigail @ + Q Perfume

STRIP by Agent Provocateur
Crédito da foto/Photo credit: Images de Parfums

Fragrance Bouquet Loves… Silky Soft Skin: Nourishing Body Oil Recipe

September 29th, 2008 — , Dry Skin Remedies, Feature, Fragrance Bouquet Loves, Home Remedy, dry skin, moisturizer, recipe from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

Your skin knows it’s fall and worst of all, it shows. Sun exposure in the previous months, the cold winds that are starting to blow ever chillier with each day that passes and the dry indoors climate created by central heating leaves our skin looking… well, slightly reptilian. Not a good look. Left alone to its own devices, the skin of my legs and arms has the propensity to start looking as

Matéria Prima do Mês - LAVANDA/ LAVANDER - Raw material of the month

September 29th, 2008 — from Abigail @ + Q Perfume

Nome/name: lavandula
Origem/origin: região Mediterrânea, podendo ser encontrada na África e também na Índia/ mediterranean region, also found in India and Africa.
Tipo mais conhecido/most common specie: lavandula angustifolia ( a lavanda inglesa/the English Lavender).
Produtores/producers: França/France (Haute-Provence, Drôme, Vaucluse), também produzida na China, Bulgária e Rússia/also

Roxana at Perfume Shrine

September 29th, 2008 — , Art, Perfume, Review from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

Her method of working was referenced as “creating a painting of a perfume”: And then the olfactory promise laid out its trap.These words and more are from the word smither Helg of Perfume Shrine. Take a journey over to her blog where she has written a …

Livro novo/new book launch

September 29th, 2008 — from Abigail @ + Q Perfume

Um dos meus sites preferidos sobre perfume é o The Scented Sallamander, com informações sempre atualizadas, fotos incríveis, avaliações impecáveis sobre fragrâncias e fotos, muitas fotos.E segundo o site, a Paja Edições lançará 10 de Novembro, um livro sobre perfumes, chamado Plaisir de Parfums, da autora Béatrice Boissière, com direção artística de Coco Tassel.Trazendo o conceito de

the last one

September 28th, 2008 — , Perfume Bloggers from Andy @ perfumery

This Saturday, we…the W.-factor and me, packed the last one, 21 kg of Tauer perfumes, for shipment on Sunday later in the afternoon. See picture below: Exhausted perfumer sitting on box.
The next line of perfumes I bring to the market will consist of mini’s, in ultra light packaging…something like 5 ml in 5gr plastic bottles, [...]

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Mama Love Healer Mama

September 28th, 2008 — , archetypes, the business of being a healer from Sheryl Karas @ Spiritual Counseling, Perfume, Healing and Me

I recently started a thread in the Etsy forums about sharing the story of how we got started in our various handmade craft businesses. I always tell the same thing: about how I couldn’t stop crying when I divorced and was guided to create a healing flo…

Perfume Review: Puredistance I

September 28th, 2008 — from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog

Before we start, a short list of things to know about Puredistance: it is “one of the world’s most exclusive perfumes”, created by Annie Buzantian for a Viennese company that sells nothing but this one perfume, in a Lounge especially dedicated to it…and most important of all, the collection includes a Crystal Column, into which the bottle of Puredistance I can be embedded (”a mysterious and

In Her Shoes

September 28th, 2008 — , Celebrities, David Beckham, Fashion, Victoria Beckham, atrocities, shoes from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde

I know this is probably not the best way to start your week, but on the other hand, why not have a good laugh?Posh is bringing being a fashion victim to a new level while promoting the latest Beckham perfume. I don’t want to know how her feet smell ins…

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Minor Chaos

September 28th, 2008 — , Donna Karan, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse

First off, thanks to everyone who recommended Marc Jacobs’ Daisy as a possible fragrance for my young niece. I smelled it yesterday and found it entirely (indeed, almost humorously) devoid of sex appeal — if there is an iota of musk in there, I can’t smell it. And while it is a generic sparkling fruity-floral, [...]

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Urban Decay Liquid Liner

September 28th, 2008 — , Urban Decay, eyeliner, makeup from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde

As a devotee of gel eyeliners and easy to use pens, I wasn’t too eager to test my skills with a regular eyeliner brush. But it was there, the color was pretty and I just had to try.To my surprise, Urban Decay eyeliner was easy to use, the brush easy to…

Roxana Villa of Roxana Illuminated Perfume: Musings on Natural Perfumery, Reviews and Perfume Notes

September 28th, 2008 — from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

Square Root: Le Labo Iris 39

September 28th, 2008 — from Vetivresse @ Vetivresse: Nosing Around in Scent, Wine & Style

Frank Voelkl’s Iris 39 for Le Labo came out a couple of years ago. Before someone told me that the number referred to the number of ingredients used, I was thinking it referred to a female character out of dystopian science fiction. You know, Iris 39…

Continuing a Thread…Politics of Mass Destruction

September 28th, 2008 — , Jimmy Carter, McCain, Obama, Politics, economics from Sheryl Karas @ Spiritual Counseling, Perfume, Healing and Me

Psychic impressions don’t always make sense when they’re first received.Two nights ago, just before drifting off to sleep, I saw a large image of Jimmy Carter, looking thoughtful and concerned.I asked Paul “why on earth would I see that?” But he didn’t…

Movie Review: Ever After starring Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, and Anjelica Huston

September 28th, 2008 — , 5 Stars, Movie, anjelica huston, baroness, cat and mouse, danie, daring plan, dougray scott, father figure, favorite one, handsome devil, place in france, prince henry, romantic comedies, royal highness, spanish princess, spinoff, stepmother, tender age, unloved, unpaid servant, wealthy merchant from RRN @ Love Romance Passion

Ever After has been one of my all time favorite romantic comedies. Drew Barrymore is at her best in this Cinderella spinoff (the first of a long string that soon followed.) Her prince is played by Dougray Scott, a very handsome devil that captures the sulky spoiled regent character very well.
This movie is [...]

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Paul Newman 1925-2008

September 27th, 2008 — , Paul Newman from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde

Another legend is gone.Some Paul Newman quotes:”The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.”"I picture my epitaph: “Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.”"I respect generosity in people,…

There’s Something Exciting About Tomorrow

September 27th, 2008 — , Perfumed Tea, Portobello West, Roses et Chocolate from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog

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Frederic Malle, Dans Tes Bras: A Review

September 27th, 2008 — , Frederic Malle Dans Tes Bras from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am

This is the “She Said” review. Brian will supply the “He Said” review soon.

Dans Tes Bras is the perfume I’ve been looking forward to the most this year. When I read the list of notes, I expected a “woody violet” fragrance.

Dans Tes Bras is not a woody violet fragrance, or at least not like any woody violet scent I’ve ever smelled. It smells like mushrooms. Slightly salty mushrooms growing

The Nose Knows Part 2

September 27th, 2008 — , Perfume, marketing, scent from Abigail @ OlfactaRama

Now Smell This Part Two (from Salon.com) by Suzanne Bopp Below is the conclusion of the article “Now Smell This,” from Salon.com. One study put a floral scent in an area of a casino over a weekend; gamblers there spent 45 percent more money than on oth…

Herznote

September 27th, 2008 — , Aktuelles, Mischungen, Rohstoffe from erik @ aromatisches Blog

Vergessen sie die Herznote nicht. Den Bereich zwischen Kopfnote und Basis, zwischen Begrüßung und langanhaltendem Fond - die Mittelnote, das Herz des Duftes. Ein guter Duft braucht ein Bouquet. Es ist natürlich viel einfacher, sich um eine starke Kopfnote zu kümmern, denn gerade im Angeruch liegt häufig der Reiz, den ein Duft spontan auf uns [...]

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Movie Review: The Last Holiday starring Queen Latifah

September 27th, 2008 — , 4 Stars, Movie, actress, brain tumor, business problems, church congregation, cookware, crazy people, department store chain, first class, health insurance, hotel suite, luxurious spa treatments, queen latifah, queen latifah movies, redhead, remedy, sales representative, simple life, star hotel, sweet woman, unplanned holiday from RRN @ Love Romance Passion

The Last Holiday is one of my favorite Queen Latifah movies. She’s a wonderful actress and I don’t think I’ve seen a film yet that she’s in that I didn’t love. Latifah is so easy to watch, I always leave one of her movies with a happy grin and a skip in my step. You [...]

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Love in a perfume bottle

September 27th, 2008 — , Perfumes from Karin @ Savvy Thinker

A recent article details the love a woman’s father had for her mother in buying her what he considered a luxury, Royall Lyme Toilet Lotion. Along with the gift came the admonition to use it sparingly, only for special occasions. Her mother appreciated the gift, and the author watched the level of the [...]

Supernatural

September 27th, 2008 — , MoonaLisa A Supernatural Clean, advertising from Oh, True Apothecary @ Oh, True Apothecary!

Halloween Sale at MoonaLisa’s!Order by September 30th to receive the scary goods by All Hallows Eve.MoonaLisa’s Supernatural Clean

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Cavemen in Pinafores: Perfume Does Drag

September 27th, 2008 — , Alliage, Aramis 900, Aromatics Elixir, Bal a Versailles, Bernard Chant, Devin, Tom Ford Black Orchid, angel, aramis, azuree, poison from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am

The other day, applying a perfume ostensibly intended for women, I thought, “I really better butch it up today if I expect to pull this one off.”

Funny thing, though, how all that works: half way through the morning, I realized the perfume itself provided more than enough swagger. Maybe you know what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the kind of fragrance which can come across like Corporal

Week In Review, Time Off

September 27th, 2008 — , Life and Perfume, Liz Zorn from Zz @ parfume moderne

I am going to shut this computer down in a few minutes and not turn it back on until Monday. Taking the weekend off.We have most of the move completed for the Boutique and today I will be setting my organ back up in it’s new location. For the time bein…

Imagem do mês/Monthly Images

September 27th, 2008 — from Abigail @ + Q Perfume

Quem você gostaria de abraçar? Modelo ou perfume? TEASER:What/who would you like to hold? Model or bottle?
Crédito de Imagem/credits: Images de parfums
Modelo/Model: Daniel di Tomasso 2008

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