What’s Your Holiday Perfume?

First off, I need to come up with something better than this lame “What’s Your [X] Perfume?” for these posts. They’re all starting to run together, and me no likey.I thought I’d get a head start on the weekend and post today, since it’s Friday for most…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Hello all! Sorry to be late again this week! I may have to start asking about your Friday perfume on Thursdays just to keep up! I’m wearing Caron Fleur de Rocaille today, with notes of violet, gardenia, lilac, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, mimosa, sandal…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Sorry to be so late this morning! Lateness is becoming a habit with me these days, it seems. I blame Mercury retrograde (as always). I’m constantly forgetting things, dropping things, running into things, and running late these past three weeks. To add…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Hello all! My perfume today: L’Artisan Orchidee Blanche. I haven’t worn this in well over a year. In fact, I had sort of forgotten about it. Shame on me! My collection isn’t so large that I don’t know what I have, but it’s easy to get into a rut of sor…

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Prize Update

Hello! Just an update to those of you who won prizes in the “Going Away Giveaway”: I have everything packed up and ready to ship. I was unable to get to it this past week with the new job (which went quite well the first week!), but I hope to get every…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

This week I decided to break out of the back-and-forth pattern I’ve developed, going between L’Artisan Dzing! and Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess–oh, that’s right! I didn’t tell you! On the day I officially accepted my new position, I was passing through …

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Thoughts, and What’s Next

Hello Friends! Congratulations to those of you who won something in the drawing. If I could, I would give something to each and every one of you. You have all done me the kindness of reading this blog.I’ve been thinking about ways to stay in touch, and…

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Prizes!

This drawing was tough! I wish I had something to give each and every one of you…but Bob drew the names, and the lucky winners are:Kimberly Kaye - Fragonard mini perfume setGina - Penhalogon’s sample set, plus other fun samplesJoanna - Mini pack, inc…

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Going-Away Giveaway!

Friends, today will be the first day of the Sweet Diva Going-Away Giveaway! I have sample packs! I have full (or mostly full) bottles to share! I sound like I should be selling mattresses! Or perhaps used cars!I’ve been trying to think how best to work…

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Some News…

Hello Friends! I am so sorry for my ongoing absence. I have some news to share–some good, some bad. The good news is: This past Friday was my last day at my old job! I am going to work for a much smaller company, a startup that focuses on social netwo…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Hello friends! My Friday perfume is L’Artisan Premier Figuer, from a sample reader Nikki C shared with me. I cannot believe I haven’t tried this. The notes are fig, fig leaf, milk of almond, sandalwood, and coconut. Sounds …

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Two Years!

Happy Friday everyone! The first thing: Today is Sweet Diva’s second anniversary! I can hardly believe I’ve made it two years, and it’s been touch-and-go at times. (Listen to me, making this sound like it’s the Tour de France or something.) The reason …

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And the Winner Is…

Jennifer S. S.! Congratulations, you are the winner of the latest grab-bag giveaway! Please send your name and address to sweetdivablog@yahoo.com.Thanks to everybody who entered! I’ll have another giveaway in a couple of weeks, so you can always try ag…

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Tommy Girl

I have a confession to make. After a lot of thought, I’ve decided not to read Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. I realize that many of you may quietly delete me as a daily read for this. How can I be a serious perfume fan if I choose…

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Friday Poll (Yes, A Poll!) and A Giveaway

Today it just doesn’t seem like enough to know what you’re perfume is for the day. Let’s have a little Friday fun!What’s your perfume? Mine, of course, is Dzing!, but I feel it’s time to get back into some florals now that May has arrived. I can hear E…

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Apologies

Friends, I offer you my most sincere apologies. Forgive my absence (again). I never wanted this to be a personal blog, nor do I plan to turn it into one, but I can say outright that I’m having a career-related crisis. Nothing earth-shattering–just the…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Happy Friday everyone! I’ll be continuing my Penhaligon’s sampling with Artemisia, with notes of nectarine, green foliage, green apple, lily of the valley, jasmine tea, violet, vanilla, oakmoss, sandalwood, musk, and amber. Lovely for spring, no? I pla…

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Penhaligon’s Bluebell

Finally, in the first full week of April, after hemming and hawing my way through March with a post here and a post there, I am ready to get down to business. I’ve been randomly picking things up and putting them down again, spritzing on scent and then…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

I thought this week would be a “comeback” of sorts. I had everything planned for my reviews this week, and then…another stomach bug. Half the office seems to have it. I make a solemn vow that soon I will have more than one post a week about perfume!T…

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Parfums de Nicolai Balkis

I’ve encountered few perfumes that make my mouth water. Granted, I don’t wear many gourmand fragrances, which I suppose would be the most likely candidates for getting those salivary glands a-working. I could be wrong. And please note, I’m drawing a di…

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And the Grab Bag Winner Is….

Nikki C! Congratulations Nikki! Please email me at sweetdivablog@yahoo.com with your name and address.Thanks to everyone who entered. I’ll be holding another grab bag drawing in the next few weeks!

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What’s Your Friday Perfume? (Psst…and a Giveaway)

Good morning all! I’m planning to wear Penhaligon’s Bluebell today. I’ve never tried it before…should be interesting!What are all you lovelies wearing today or this weekend?I have a little prize for you. Over the past couple of years I’ve collected a…

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Guerlain Mahora

Not a long post tonight, but I had to tell you all about Mahora. Sweetlife (Alyssa, to fans over at Perfume Smellin’ Things) kindly sent this to me, most likely because she knows I love white florals.The notes in Mahora are:Top: orange, almond tree blo…

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Reader’s Journal: The Promiscuous Reader

How many of you out there are promiscuous readers?Not sure what I mean by that? Let’s say you go to the bookstore or to your favorite online bookseller, and you carefully select four or five books that you’ve had on your wish list for a while. As you’r…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Happy Belated First Day of Spring! I am wearing Ormonde Jayne Champaca today, which is one of my favorite perfumes for spring. What are you all wearing to celebrate the first day of spring?Have a happy Friday, everyone!

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Ineke Evening Edged in Gold

I feel rusty. I don’t at all feel up to the challenge of creating a meaningful description of this perfume. But I have a dilemma: I only have a wee drop left, and when I write about a perfume, I have to wear it. I cannot do it from memory. Often I have…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Hello Friends! This morning I spread out all my new goodies, closed my eyes, and selected Ineke Evening Edged in Gold. I haven’t even sniffed it yet, so this should be an adventure.What are all of you wearing today? I hope your Friday is a happy one, a…

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Blessings

Friends, I am sorry again for the lack of posts this week. Please bear with me! Work and the time change, among other things, have me in a tizzy. I hope all of you out there are breaking out of these end-of-winter doldrums. I believe I see light at the…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Happy Friday everyone! What’s your perfume today? I’m going with Jolie Madame. It’s cool and wet today, and supposed to get colder–forty-two degrees tomorrow. Where the heck is spring?Have a wonderful day!*image from FragranceDirect

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Cate Blanchett Says…

The winner of The Precious is Bonnie. Bonnie, you must go forth into your email account and send a message with great haste to sweetdivablog@yahoo.com. In many days you will find promising treasure in your mailbox.Congratulations Bonnie, and thanks to …

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Christian Dior La Collection Particuliere Passage No. 8, and a Giveaway

How excited was I about Christian Dior La Collection Particuliere Passage No. 8? Let’s put it this way: When Gail very generously sent me a sample, she labeled it “The Precious.” Iris! Violet! Even though I knew I’d never be able to afford a bottle, I …

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Hermes Elixir des Merveilles

I didn’t wake up feeling lucky. Like the weather, my mood has been all over the place. Trying to make up for being a bad blogger, last night I checked today’s weather and selected a sample to wear. It was supposed to be rainy and warm in the morning, w…

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And the Union Square Winner Is…

Claudia! Please send me an email at sweetdivablog@yahoo.com with your full name and address.Congratulations Claudia, and thanks to everyone who entered!

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Bond No. 9 Union Square, and a Giveaway

Note: I’ll keep the drawing open until 7:00 PM EDT on Tuesday.I’m still not feeling much like blogging, even after sampling the latest from Bond No. 9, Union Square. This is the second in a series of offerings themed around the artist Andy Warhol:”‘My …

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Hi Friends. My perfume today is L’Artisan Dzing! And yours?I am sorry again for the lack of posts. I seem to have a real case of the blahs. At first, the samples were still calling, but the words wouldn’t come. Next thing I new, the samples stopped cal…

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Won’t You Play Me…Le Jazz Hot, Maybe

Bob and I have undertaken the arduous task of copying all of our CDs to computer. We’ve done this several times over the last six or seven years, haphazardly at best. The result was a bunch of files in different folders, random file types, some songs c…

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Reader’s Journal: Pub Challenge Selections

You might remember that I joined two reading challenges this year, the Short Story Reading challenge and the Pub Challenge 2008. For the Pub Challenge, I’m supposed to read eight (or more) books published in 2008, four of which must be fiction. It seem…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Hello Friends! How do we smell today?I’m wearing L’Artisan Tea for Two today. In Atlanta, the rain has been coming down for the last twenty-four hours, and it’s chilly. Still, spring is in the air, so something too spicy or heavy would seem more claust…

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Rose Showdown: Rose Ikebana vs. Bryant Park

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!On this wrist, one of the Hermessences created by Jean Claude Ellena for Hermes in 2004, meant to convey the feel of silk, sold exclusively in Hermes boutiques, and weighing in at 100ml for $170—ROSE IKEBANA!And on the other wris…

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Clean Fragrances

Something about last week’s article in The New York Times, “The Sweet Smell of…Nothing,” got me thinking. One perfume trend I’ve never understood much is perfume that smells like…nothing. By “nothing,” I don’t mean absence of scent in gener…

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Reader’s Journal: Shiloh and Other Stories, by Bobbie Ann Mason

Bobbie Ann Mason is one of those authors whose works I’m always meaning to read, but when it comes right down to picking out books and reading them, I forget about her. When I was casting around for titles to put on my Short Story Challenge reading lis…

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Last week I called this “Personal Choice Fridays,” which sounded vaguely political and in the case of perfume, sort of stupid. I named it on the fly, without thinking about how it really sounded. You might have thought I suddenly decided to have some p…

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What Did I Tell You? White Florals…

Sometimes the teenager in me cannot help but fall for these quizzes. This one seems fun for Valentine’s Day:You Are a White RoseYou represent youthfulness and purity.Your vibe: Sweet and heavenlyFalling in love with you: is like falling in love for the…

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all, dear friends! Today I’m wearing Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia. Bob does love white florals. What is your scent for today? A loved one’s favorite? A selection for yourself? Or perhaps you’re wearing no perfume at…

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Tann Rokka Aki

Sorry, no rose showdown today. I did not think my nose could handle it, as neither of the fragrances in the showdown is, if you will, a shy flower. I thought about wearing something comforting and safe, like Theorema, but I am about done with my winter…

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Soldier On, Indeed

Friends, I am still out of commission. I recovered from my bug only to suffer the worst allergy attack I’ve experienced in months. Earlier in the day I thought I might recover, but I found myself requiring a second dose of antihistamine and a long nap….

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Under the Weather

I’m sorry for not having a Reader’s Journal post today as planned, but I seem to have picked something up at work this week. I hope to be up and running again on Monday.Have a happy weekend!

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What’s Your Friday Perfume?

Friday is the day of the week that I wear whatever I want, whether it’s something from my own stash or an extra day with a perfume I’ve sampled during the week. I thought it would be fun to share my Friday selections with you–but there’s a catch. You …

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I Want Candy: Delices de Cartier

Candy comes in many different forms. Candy might be some fine chocolate, or candy might be a Cartier tank watch. For those of us watching both our waistlines and our budgets, candy might be nothing more (or less) than something sweet in a bottle. If ca…

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More Congratulations…

To Robin and company over at Now Smell This, for being listed as one of the best blogs in the March issue of Real Simple magazine. I could not agree more! NST was the blog that got me started on my journey, and I read it every day. Cheers!

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