You know, how you spend most of your life trying to figure out what your identity is? All the emotional turmoil and whatnot it causes you? One thing I’ve realized as I hit my 30s is that I don’t really try to fit in any more. I am who I am - take it [...]
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I Think I’m Back
May 13th, 2008 — , This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
How does one return to blogging after an absence of several months? How does one return to perfume blogging without being utterly and totally sucked in (some might laugh at this but it is indeed a thing to fear)? How does one blog about perfume from a different hemisphere, of all things? Such questions have [...]
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December 27th, 2007 — New Perfumes, Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
It’s the time of year again to ponder, summarize, draw conclusions, and resolve. The year 2007 has been a prolific year in perfumery, as you well know. The perfume bloggers including myself have voiced their opinions aplenty, yet we feel it’s essential to present you with a report of what we think totally rocked, to [...]
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December 21st, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
The time has come to tell you, my dear readers, about the biggest news - in February, my husband and I are moving back to my home country, Latvia! Needless to say, we’re both very excited (although the said husband has never lived abroad, let alone a post-Soviet-borderline-European country, but he’s being a good sport). [...]
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October 26th, 2007 — Perfume Reviews, This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
I miss blogging. Actually, to be more precise, I miss the times when blogging about perfume was one of the highlights of my day. As you might have noticed (ironically as it might sound considering I’m surrounded by it pretty much daily), perfume has hardly been my top priority. From a proactive, involved enthusiast I’ve [...]
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September 11th, 2007 — New Perfumes, Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
I’m not quite back to my normal smelly self yet so this will be a somewhat condensed version of a perfume review. I’m not quite sure yet if I’ll come around at all, considering how it’s been going. There’s also a change coming up in my life that I can’t talk about yet (no, it’s [...]
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Huh?
September 7th, 2007 — Spotted, This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
My DNA Fragrance.
P.S. Maybe this is the solution to my slump?
Slump
August 28th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
So I’ve taken a relaxing vacation, and my August ennui should technically be over but I’m still in a state of olfactory slump. I’m not talking about writer’s block. I’m referring to the worst possible fear of any perfume fanatic - loss of interest. I’m not quite there, don’t worry. I still smell perfumes with [...]
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August 22nd, 2007 — New Perfumes, Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
Iris Pallida is the upcoming edition in the L’Artisan Parfumeur exceptional harvest collection for the year 2007 (the previous editions were Fleur d’Oranger in 2005, and Fleur de Narcisse in 2006). You might have noticed there’re quite a few iris fragrances released this year which I personally quite welcome as there can never be too [...]
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Whee!
August 13th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
The time has finally come for me to go on my much needed and anticipated vacation to the northern woods of Minnesota! I plan to do a whole lot of nothing and occasional lake activities. There will be no internet access (bliss in some ways!), so I won’t be able to check in but please [...]
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August 12th, 2007 — New Perfumes, Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
If this dress by Roberto Cavalli (Fall 2007 Ready-To-Wear collection) were a perfume, it’d undoubtedly be Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia by Estee Lauder. (I often turn to fashion when in search for visual equivalents, as you might have noticed, more so than art, simply because fashion has always been my preferred venue, albeit not chosen [...]
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Debunking Celebrity Scents
August 9th, 2007 — Spotted from Ina @ Aromascope
Roja Dove, a fragrance connoisseur and founder of the Haute Parfumerie at Harrod’s, calls a spade a spade in his interview to CNN on the subject of celebrity scents. Let me just tell you he’s a man after my own heart, and if I don’t visit the Haute Parfumerie some time in the next year [...]
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August 7th, 2007 — New Perfumes, Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
Typically, I judge perfume not only by its olfactory characteristics and lasting power. I also examine its performance: what it does on my skin, where it takes me, how much it opens up, etc. In my perfume pilgrimage, I’ve encountered quite a few exceptional scents that have had but one pesky yet substantial flaw - [...]
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August 5th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
I don’t know if you have days like this but for the past week or so I’ve hated all my perfumes. As in, “get away from me I don’t want to see you right now”. I know it’ll pass, it always does. On top of everything the two fragrances I’ve been super curious to try [...]
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August 2nd, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
In case you’ve noticed my partial absence lately, I’m here to tell you that I’m doing fine and smelling nice. I will, however, be rather absent now and then during this month. I want to pretend I’m in France and close shop for the entire month of August and go on some beach vacation but, [...]
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July 30th, 2007 — Featured Perfumer from Ina @ Aromascope
A little while back I did a post on one of my favorite perfumers, Francis Kurkdjian. Ever since then, I’ve been on pins and needles about doing an interview with him, and I can’t even tell you how excited I am to share it with you today. Thank you to Monsieur Kurkdjian for taking the [...]
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Short Break
July 25th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
Miss Aromascope is taking a break for a few days. Life has just gotten a bit too busy (and a bit too much at times), so a little recuperation is in order. I’ll be back next week!
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July 22nd, 2007 — This and That, Vintage Closet from Ina @ Aromascope
While reading my Perfume Legends book, I came across a few quotes that I consider gems or little odes to some of the classic perfumes. Today I’d like to share a few with you.
Jean-Paul Guerlain on perception of fragrance in relation to Chamade: “Perfume is made mainly so that one remembers the woman who wears [...]
Summer Top 10
July 20th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
It seems like I’ve made several perfume lists here in the past few weeks, and today is yet another list! Woohoo! However, today the list is a joint project between other perfume bloggers - our top 10 fragrances this summer. The fragrances below aren’t necessarily best for summer weather - they’re simply my most loved [...]
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July 18th, 2007 — Featured Shops, New Perfumes, Spotted from Ina @ Aromascope
As many of you may know by now, last weekend was the Great New York Sniffathon - Miss Aromascope went to visit Miss Colombina from Perfume-Smellin’ Things. Sadly, we didn’t make the news for the people of New York do not find such affairs worth noticing. For us, however, it was a big thing. New [...]
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July 16th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
I’m back from New York after having a blast sniffing with Miss Colombina and am already spotting first withdrawal symptoms. My olfactory solace is to have samples of the new Serge Lutens fragrances (that were waiting for me at home, thanks to a very kind fellow perfume lover from Europe). My first impressions (for those [...]
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July 13th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
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5 Random Bests
July 13th, 2007 — 5 Random Bests, Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
Yet another joint Aromascope and Perfume-Smellin’ Things project! 5 Random Bests - we plan to do this on a somewhat regular basis. Considering how often our tastes fluctuate, the lists will always be fresh! Please let us know what other Best categories you’d like to see featured. Today’s picks:
5 Best Retro Scents
L’Arte de Gucci - [...]
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July 11th, 2007 — This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
That’s how I choose to look at it - yes, I’m 31 today. Sigh. But it’s just a number, right? Besides, numbers can mean anything. For instance, 31 perfumes. That’s a lot! So here’s a list of my favorite 31 perfumes (in no particular order, although, a Guerlain girl at heart, I’ll list those first):
Metallica/Matalys [...]
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July 10th, 2007 — Perfume Reviews, This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
Today Marina from Perfume-Smellin’ Things and myself are presenting to you yet another joint project: the diva perfumes. I won’t go into much detail as to what that implies (Marina has already done an excellent job!) except for saying a diva perfume to me is potent, compelling, demanding, and somewhat rebellious. I’ve come up with [...]
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July 9th, 2007 — Perfume Reviews, Smell-alikes from Ina @ Aromascope
I don’t know what has possessed me in the heat of summer to even think of Angel but I have, and today’s post is about venerable Angel substitutes. Why venerable? Because in this day and age we live amongst numerous Angel clones, and most of them in my humble (but educated) opinion are rather pathetic. [...]
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July 5th, 2007 — Perfume Reviews, This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
Today is my only day off this week, and I’m quietly contemplating on my recent perfume discoveries or, rather, rediscoveries. Fickleness when it comes to perfume is an absolutely normal state of mind (and nose) - I fall in and out of love all the time. So it’s always quite thrilling to develop new obsessions [...]
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July 1st, 2007 — Spotted, This and That from Ina @ Aromascope
I just can’t get enough of Kate Winslet in these new Lancome Tresor ads! I just wish I loved the scent as much, although I’m now moved to revisit it, especially the original, pre-reformulated version.
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June 29th, 2007 — Needle In A Haystack, Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
Today’s Needle In A Haystack is such a fancy perfume that it would never allow any sort of association with needles or hay for that matter - Diamond Water by JAR Parfums. If you’re not familiar with JAR Parfums, it’s founded by an American, Paris-based jewelry designer (Joel Arthur Rosenthal, hence the abbreviation) “who has [...]
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(Partial) Fairwell to Dzing!
June 28th, 2007 — Spotted from Ina @ Aromascope
It has come to my attention L’Artisan Parfumeur has stopped production of the 50 ml size of the cult Dzing! fragrance. At some point, the large 100 ml bottles will be gone, too. Wah! Yes, I’m totally affiliated and consider it my duty to notify my fellow perfume maniacs!
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June 27th, 2007 — Perfume Reviews from Ina @ Aromascope
It’s hot, hot, hot in Chicago! Every year I ask myself what I can tolerate better: heat or cold. Every summer, when humidity levels reach beyond bearable, I tell myself it’s heat - it just makes me feel yucky all over. Yet each winter I practically curse through my teeth at how unbelievably unfair it [...]
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