Perfume Bloggers

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Continue reading → And Now What?

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• Current Year, Next Year Calendars Paper Collectibles
• 1980-Last Year Calendars Paper Collectibles
• New Year Holidays Postcards Collectibles

Continue reading → 2008 in Retrospective

What else is there to say about 2008?? For me, this was a year spent in a cocoon in comparison to previous years in the sense that I didn’t try much to get a hold of new fragrances. I’ve been carrying on the fatigue from the oversaturated market …

Continue reading → Favourite Fragrances in 2008

On my Etsy shop, you can now find a new section titled One of a Kind featuring unreleased perfumes. These one-of-a-kind creations are not planned to be included in my collection, and are fascinating experiments in the art of perfumery. In reality, they…

• Drop-in Sinks Sinks Bathroom Plumbing Fixtures Home Improvement

Continue reading → Adoption Corner

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• Contemporary 1960-Now Valentines Day Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• Valentines Day Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• St. Patricks Day Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

Continue reading → Mandarin Oranges & Sandalwood Incense

The band’s name is the one and only contentual connection to this blog: Perfume is the name of a Japanese techno-pop trio of women from Hiroshima founded in 2001. I also happen to like this song. I also like this remix/meshup with the Beastie Boys’ Rhy…

• Beastie Boys B Rock, Pop Music Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

Continue reading → Macaroni

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• Christmas Holidays Topical Specialty Stamps
• Christmas Holidays Postcards Collectibles
• Happy Bunny Animation Characters Animation Art, Characters Collectibles

Continue reading → Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

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• Ginger By Brand, Company, Character Dolls Dolls Bears
• Hollywood Barbie Friends Barbie Dolls Barbie Contemporary 1973-Now Dolls Dolls Bears
• Planet Hollywood Restaurant Food Restaurant Advertising Collectibles

Continue reading → Velvet Gardenia

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• Scar Stretch Mark Reducers Bath Body Store
• Body Lotions Bath Body Store
• Bed Bath Linens Linens, Fabric Textiles Collectibles

• Avon Bubble Bath for sensitive skin This product is one I tried on the strength of others' recommendations. I really love it! Not only is it good for my skin, leaving it slightly moisturized but not oily, it leaves no tub ring. I have a chocolate brown tub, so that is really important for me. Plus,......

Continue reading → The Virtues of Bathing

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• Candles, Candle Holders Christmas Current 1991-Now Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• High School Romance Audio Books
• Candles, Candle Holders Christmas Vintage Pre-1946 Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

Continue reading → Happy Chanukah!

LesNez Parfums d’Auters has just launched Manoumalia, the 4th perfume in their line. Created by Sandrine Viedault, Manoumalia is inspired by Polynesia’s fragrant flora and heritage and is composed with notes of Tiare, Ylang Ylang, Fragraea, Vetiver, Sa…

Continue reading → New Perfume from LesNez

The online fragrance community and resource website Fragrantica is holding a blog contest/awards for 2009. SmellyBlog is one of the nominees.You may register for Fragrantica and vote here.

Continue reading → Fragrantica Blog Awards

“Sir, the shopping list… It’s only questions, isn’t it?- It wouldn’t tell anyone anything?- Everything.It would tell what we know by telling what we “don’t” know.And it would tell what we would most like to know.If the Sovs get the list, we might a…

• Tokens Hard Times Exonumia Coins Paper Money
• Santa Figures Christmas Current 1991-Now Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• Santa Figures Christmas Modern 1946-90 Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

Continue reading → To Wishlist, or Not to Wishlist

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• Body Scrubs Bath Body Store
• Samples Travel Sizes Bath Body Store
• Cellulite Treatment Bath Body Store

Continue reading → Ayala’s Wishlist

I had an elaborate plan for three consecutive gift guides for this holiday season, with an environmentally-friendly spin. Unfortunately, I got drowned in the Ayala Moriel holiday rush before I was able to post any of them. Now we are just a little over…

• Plastic Ornaments Christmas Modern 1946-90 Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

Continue reading → Smelly Gifts, The DIY Way

Scented SachetsThe newest addition to Ayala Moriel’s home fragrance line is the scented sachets. These unique blends of dried botanicals, resins and spices are infused with Ayala Moriel’s pure perfume blends of natural botanical essences that intensify…

• Butterfly, Moth Insect, Butterfly Animals Collectibles

Continue reading → Ayala’s Stocking Stuffers Under $20

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• Soup Food Restaurant Advertising Collectibles
• McDonalds Restaurant Food Restaurant Advertising Collectibles
• Childrens Skin Care Skin Care Store

Continue reading → Draw Winners Announcment + Food Drive Outcome

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Continue reading → Snowy Night

Just in time for Christmas: A group of Franciscan researchers found what may be perfumes, ointments and make-up products from Maria-Magdalena’s time (found in the town of Migdal/Magdala in the Galilee). They also seem to come in really nifty and easy t…

Continue reading → Make-up for Magdalena

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• General Mills Cereal Food Restaurant Advertising Collectibles
• Cocoa, Baking Chocolate Bakery, Baking Food Restaurant Advertising Collectibles
• Restaurant Food Restaurant Advertising Collectibles

• Tips For Picking the Right Foods If you are focusing on losing weight and making lifestyle changes, the first two weeks are undoubtedly the hardest. Your body and your mind need time to adjust to your diet, and this initial period requires a lot of motivation and a desire to stick to your new plan. Anytime......
• Fendi Theorema The last couple of days I've felt like wearing FENDI THEOREMA . It has an interesting bottle as it slants upward, making it both a tactile and a visual delight, and the box is handsome and different with an Asian-type closure, as can be seen in the link. It has......

Continue reading → Holiday Market Food Drive

Due to popular demand, I’m pleased to announce that the entire Vetiver Series is now available via my Etsy shop. This little gift-wrapped jewelry box contains all 4 mods that lead to Vetiver Racinettes: Vetiver Blanc, Vetiver Noir, Wilde Vetyver and Ve…

Continue reading → Vetiver Series Sample Package

As if to rescue me from drowning in the holiday rush - the package from Japan today brought a bit of peace and tranquility to my space, even if just for a short moment inbetween one task to another.This thoughtful package contained incense, sachets and…

• Pin Up Paper Collectibles

Continue reading → Japanese Incense, Sachets and Meditation Candle

In perfect timing with my last post, today I received a package form my friend in Japan, full of fragrant surprises, one of which is this elegant Japanese neroli (Citrus tachibana - aka Tachibana orange) sachet.As most things Japanese, it is very bala…

• Japanese Asian Antiques

• Japanese Art Collectibles -> Cultures-Ethnicities -> Asian Japanese art is a type of art that has a very distinctive look. If a painting, a vase, a sculpture or some other type of art is Japanese, particularly if it’s antique art, it usually only takes a quick look for you to recognize the......

Continue reading → Japanese Neroli Sachet

Sachets were very popular in traditional Japanese culture, where they served a dual purpose, both practical and esthetic. Traditional garments such as Kimono were not to be washed or laundered or else the beauty of their intricate embroidery and dyes w…

• Traditional Ceiling Fans Home Lighting
• Traditional Chandeliers Home Lighting
• Full Spectrum Lamps Home Lighting

Continue reading → Bon Zai Sachet

Basenotes has just opened the polls for the 9th annual fragrance awards.Click here to nominate your favourite perfumes, perfume houses and fragrance blogs.

• Commercial Bottles Tins Perfumes Vanity, Perfume Shaving Collectibles
• Commercial Miniatures Perfumes Vanity, Perfume Shaving Collectibles
• Welcome to the Perfume Bloggers Fragrance Store

Continue reading → Vote in the Basenotes 9th Annual Fragrance Awards

Ayala Moriel is proud to announce the latest retail location in Vancouver: Noam Gagnon’s Wellness Centre Beyond Pilates.Guests to Beyond Pilates studio have recently enjoyed the candles burnt at the studio - Bois d’Hiver and White Potion. Now they can …

Continue reading → Ayala Moriel @ Beyond Pilates

Latest Sahleb stock updates: I thought I should let you know that the number of Sahleb bottles have shrunk down to the last 4 (yes, only four) bottles.I have received a new shipment of orris butter with 15% irone, but unfortunately it does not scrape t…

• Poison P Rock, Pop Music Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

Continue reading → Stock Update and Holiday Specialties

And the winner of The Gift of Health - 1 week unlimited access to Beyond Pilates is… (drumrrrrooollll):Rachel Tuttle!Congratulations to Rachel, and those of you who haven’t won, don’t worry; we will have monthly draws from now on with Ayala Moriel’s…

• Masks Contemporary 1960-Now Halloween Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• Lights Christmas Current 1991-Now Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• Bunnies, Rabbits Vintage Pre-1960 Easter Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

• Fun Holiday Home Renovations If you have a holiday home where you intend to stay during the winter season, you may be thinking about some of the renovations that you can do to keep the house in tip top shape, even if you only intend on staying there for a few days, a few......
• How to Stop Holiday Weight Gain Most people have been conditioned to think that holiday weight gain is simply something that cannot be avoided. There is no natural process that forces us to gain weight during the holiday season, however, unless we are talking about large bears preparing for winter hibernation. The truth is, holiday weight......

Continue reading → “The Gift of Health” Winner Announcement

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• Orange Crush Soda Advertising Collectibles
• Solid Perfume Store
• Orange County Choppers American Motorcycles Transportation Collectibles

Continue reading → Cozy Florals

“(…)My friend left the party with a huge bottle of Roederer Cristal Rosé Champagne that we christened the new store with the next day. Then I had this idea of doing a white ball of musk with a black, dirty center that would be the symbol of the city…

Continue reading → White Ball of Musk with a Black, Dirty Center

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• Thanksgiving Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• Thanksgiving Holidays Postcards Collectibles

Continue reading → Happy American Thanksgiving!

Dear Fragrant Friends,The past two months were full with many many studio guests, students and shipments of new candles and teas (these have been selling out fast!).I feel very grateful and am thankful for your support over the years and for spreading …

• Est e Lauder Cleansers Skin Care Store
• Lanc me Moisturizers Skin Care Store
• Aloette Anti-Aging Products Skin Care Store

• 3 Proven Skin Care Ingredients •3 Proven Skin Care Ingredients Just because it's pricey and comes in a pretty jar, it doesn't necessarily mean a product has more effective skin care ingredients. Often, "lower-priced products may work better than their more expensive counterparts," says Arthur W. Perry, MD, author of the book Straight Talk about......

Continue reading → News from the Nose: Holiday Gift Guide

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• Thai Siamese 1900-Now Asian Cultures, Ethnicities Collectibles

Continue reading → Virtual Cooking

Last Sunday, Nov 16, a unique art show opened in FibreWorks Gallery in the Sunshine Coast, titled Alchemy and Aritstry.The show was initiated and hosted/currated by Anita Kalnay, certified aromatherapist, visual artists and a Spiritual PhytoEssencing p…

• South Park Animation Characters Animation Art, Characters Collectibles

Continue reading → Alchemy and Artistry

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• Commercial Miniatures Perfumes Vanity, Perfume Shaving Collectibles
• Decorative Glass Crystal Perfumes Vanity, Perfume Shaving Collectibles
• Perfumes Vanity, Perfume Shaving Collectibles

Continue reading → Boutique Exclusives

“In this business, we give our time and know-how to bring happiness.” - perfumer Francis Kurkdjian for the Herald Tribune.Read the rest of the article to find out more about l’Artisan Parfumeur’s “Mon Numéro” line of single-edition perfumes by Bertran…

Continue reading → The Search for Indentity

Click here to read Ayala’s interview for Sniffapalooza Magazine (by Raphaella Brescia Barkely, Editor-in-chief).Sniffapalooza Magazine is always a must-read, and this Mid-November issue includes many other interesting news, articles, perfume reviews an…

Continue reading → Sniffapalooza Magazine Interview

Ok, ok, ok. I’ll admit it: I’m in love. With my candles.Really.This is a whole new experience for me - enjoying scented candles. I burned to the bottom both Bois d’Hiver and ArbitRary and I’m struggling to not dip into the stash for retail.Clearly, I’m…

• Tree Stands, Skirts Christmas Current 1991-Now Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• Candles, Candle Holders Christmas Current 1991-Now Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
• Tree Toppers Christmas Current 1991-Now Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

Continue reading → Scented Candle Collection

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• Moisturizers Skin Care Store
• Tanning Lotion Sun Care Skin Care Store
• Masks Peels Skin Care Store

Continue reading → Intensive Weekend

Ayala Moriel is proud to announce that for the holiday season, Belmondo Skin Care studio will be offering gift packages with Ayala Moriel candles, teas and perfumes!Visit Belmondo to get a pampering organic facial and relaxing massages by the lovely Da…

• Sprays, Mists Sunless Tanning Sun Care Skin Care Store
• Elemis Anti-Aging Products Skin Care Store
• Makeup Remover Skin Care Store

• 3 Proven Skin Care Ingredients •3 Proven Skin Care Ingredients Just because it's pricey and comes in a pretty jar, it doesn't necessarily mean a product has more effective skin care ingredients. Often, "lower-priced products may work better than their more expensive counterparts," says Arthur W. Perry, MD, author of the book Straight Talk about......
• Interracial Romance or Race in Romance While there can be trouble with any ethnic group pairing up outside of their background, people usually think of interracial in terms of black and white. Which begs the question can a white lead and a black lead fall in love? It is said that love cannot be defined by......

Continue reading → Ayala Moriel @ Belmondo

My grandmother called me yesterday afternoon to thank me for a little care-package I sent her. She asked how business is doing as usual (she’s always a fan and also has invested in Ayala Moriel in the past in more ways than just money!), complimented m…

• Ginger By Brand, Company, Character Dolls Dolls Bears

Continue reading → Funny Tea

Interesting video of a Luca Turin presentation of his vibrational-olfactory-processing-theory, which is quite amusing!

Continue reading → The Science of Scent

As you may remember, Les Exclusifs left my nose generally unimpressed and my wallet completely unaffected (except that, of course, I immediately bough the last parfum extrait of Bois des Îles upon learning this was the sacrifice for the new line). Ev…

Continue reading → Sycomore

For those following the stock market:Out of the original 11, there are only 6 bottles of Sahleb left in stock.Samples are completely sold out.On another note, I have added several gift sets to my website, including candle gift sets and tea-time gift se…

• Gift Sets Kits Garden Tools Equipment Gardening Plants Yard, Garden Outdoor Living
• Time Travel Romance Audio Books
• Stock Certificates, Bonds Paper Railroadiana, Trains Transportation Collectibles

Continue reading → Stock Update for Sahleb

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• Rollers, Curlers Hair Care Store
• Curling Irons Hair Care Store
• Hair Color Hair Care Store

Continue reading → Harajuku Lovers

For those following the stock market:Out of the original 11, there are only 6 bottles of Sahleb left in stock.Samples are completely sold out.On another note, I have added several gift sets to my website, including candle gift sets and tea-time gift se…

• Time Travel Romance Books
• Gift Sets Barbie Dolls Barbie Contemporary 1973-Now Dolls Dolls Bears
• Time Travel Romance Audio Books

Continue reading → Sahleb Stock Update

Visit Notes from the Ledge to read ScentSelf’s review of Vetiver Racinettes.

Continue reading → Notes from the Ledge Reviews Vetiver Racinettes