Moving is never fun; especially when you tend to “collect” things. I wouldn’t classify myself as a packrat, but I do have a tendency to amass many items: shoes, clothes, purses, books…oh, and fragrances. Not to mention dishes, glasses, mugs, rubber duckies… I have a collection of rubber duckies living on the counter in my [...]
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August 14th, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
The other day, I optimistically went in search of some of the newest department store fragrance offerings. A while back, I wrote about how I found some hidden gems among the Clinique Happy clones and the ever-increasing stable of celebrity scents. This time around, I wasn’t so lucky; what I sniffed was not only unimpressive, [...]
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July 31st, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
March threw down the gauntlet the other day in the comments section of her “Blu Mediterraneo” post. Her mention of the “pitiful” L’Artisan Parfumeur selection at the newly opened branch of Bluemercury she visited sparked a bit of Vanilia bashing. I will make it clear right from the start that Vanilia is one of my [...]
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July 24th, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
My taste in perfumes is definitely linked to cravings. I’ve already admitted to being serially seasonal when it comes to choosing scents, but I also get a tad preferential when it comes to what form my scents take. I will spritz happily for months on end, and then I will suddenly crave perfume oils. There [...]
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July 10th, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
Most of my life, I’ve been listening to all of my Canadian relatives tell me, “Everything’s better in the United States.” Well, yeah, maybe that’s the case from a purely capitalist standpoint – we Americans do love our shopping malls, department stores, et al, but from a quality of life perspective, that wouldn’t be my [...]
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June 24th, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
I originally wrote this a few months ago, and want to share it with all of you now, given my newfound love for the department store gem, Estee Lauder Sensuous.
As we are now in the midst of a recession here in the United States (don’t kid yourselves folks, it’s not coming, it has arrived like [...]
Friday Guest Post: Estee Lauder Sensuous
June 19th, 2008 — , Estee Lauder, Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
By Nava
If there was ever any doubt as to whether the behemoth cosmetics and fragrance companies are paying attention to what’s going on in the world of niche fragrances, Estée Lauder’s latest offering, Sensuous, is absolute proof. They have succeeded in bringing a woody feminine scent to the department store masses. [...]
Girl v. Woman - by Nava
June 12th, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
This is not a piece about the raging gender debate or a political rant about how pissed-off I am about Hillary Clinton being denied the Democratic presidential nomination. At this particular moment in time, I am interested in Girl v. Woman from a purely fragrant standpoint, and it goes no …
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June 5th, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
The beauty of “Seinfeld” is that everyone has had, at one time or another, a moment in life that occured on an episode of this brilliant show. It may not be the exact same scenario, but close enough to evoke the spirits of Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer.
I just …
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May 15th, 2008 — , Guest Post from Nava @ Perfume Posse
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My cousin T* always used to say she was “allergic to stupidity.” This was a woman whose house alarm code was the numeric equivalent of the word “genius” and was the most outspoken person I’ve ever known. Unfortunately, she succumbed to breast cancer 3 years ago after a …
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May 8th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from Nava @ Perfume Posse
I was unable to make it to the Sniffapalooza 2008 Spring Fling, but I did go on a sniffing expedition last week in New York City with a couple of lovely friends from makeupalley.com. One of the fragrances I was determined to sample was Guerlain’s Mitsouko, after reading and listening …
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