The pleasure principle — that we are entirely motivated by the attraction to pleasure and the avoidance of pain, has come to the cultural/political/economic news cycle foreground lately, in so many ways. What an ironic coincidence, for one, that the…

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It’s Friday and as promised, we’ll once again be visiting the Histoires de Parfums library. The two perfumes we’ll explore today are Ambre 114 and 1969; together they form the “Cult Books” subcategory in Histoires de Parfums’ collection of tomes.

· Ambre 114: If you are a fan of amber fragrances, and especially if you like huge, golden holy dragons of scents, like Maître Parfumeur et Gantier’s

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Ambergris - by Stanley Kunitz - This body, tapped of every drop of breath, In vast corruption of its swollen pride, Proclaims itself the very whale of death; Yet, I believe, the hand that plumbs its side Will gather dissolution’s sweet increase. Exquisite fern of death–in nature, ambergris. Meanwhile, thinking of love, I have been dressed For such destruction. Though it surely break, Come pluck the deep wild kernel of my breast, That wafer of devotion, and partake Of its compacted sweetness, till it bring The soul to rise upon its fleshly wing. If gentle heart be scorned, in scorn…

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Ambergris - by Stanley Kunitz - This body, tapped of every drop of breath, In vast corruption of its swollen pride, Proclaims itself the very whale of death; Yet, I believe, the hand that plumbs its side Will gather dissolution’s sweet increase. Exquis…

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Hubert Maes is the creator of three perfumes so far: Histoire d’un Rêve, Histoire Charnelle and Délicieuse Histoire. He is also the owner of Le Soleid d’Or boutique in Lille, France. I have not tested Histoire d’un Rêve and Délicieuse Histoire extensively enough to have formed a solid opinion on them, but at first sniff the former appeared too girly, young and frivolous for my tastes, while the

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Years back, on the recommendation of our English friend Jeremy, I picked up the book “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman. It was one of a trilogy entitled “His Dark Materials”. I have been reading books to my daughter Eve ever since she was a toddle…

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There are as many ways to layer scents as there are to layer clothes, which can be a good way to deal with the variable temperatures, atmospheric conditions and moods of the Fall.Lately I find I am increasingly drawn to this practice. Combining and set…

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Review by Kelley

This fragrance really got me thinking. I mean, how many scents do you own that are primarily linear scents? You apply them and they don’t change much if at all. Chandler Burr described Mugler’s Angel as having many faces and said it was like having a conversation with someone that has ups and downs and is constantly changing (not a quote, just from memory). You start off

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What are you wearing this fall? Fragrance Bouquet and For the Love of Perfume are sharing their Autumnal loves for 2007 today. Are you going to stay and share your own loves with us? Have you brought out the big guns already? I am talking about the spices, of course! I’ll admit, I never really put them away – there’s always going to be a day when I need some spice in my life, even if it’s during

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It is not seldom that something is misnamed in the world of perfume. Where shall I start? Angel, that dervish of a scent that has nothing to do with seraphic affinities? Youth Dew, that quintessential in the calculated arsenal of a mature woman that de…

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Ina, over at Aromascope made a post some time ago which sparked a discussion on straightforward perfumes. As I stated at the time, I believe that straightforward, linear perfumes can sometimes be a blessing, because you do not have to think too much. Too, sometimes what you are looking for can only be satisfied by a simpler creation, without too much fuss around it. I know I personally have a

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A perfume material made from the seeds of a marsh mallow, or hibiscus plant in India, it is often used as a vegetable substitute for musk from animal sources. It has a more floral, sweet smell than deer musk and comes into its own on warm skin, not ha…

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