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from Gaia, The non-blonde @ The Non-BlondeThere’s something about Nocturnes. While I can be fond of some aldehydic florals from a safe distance, I usually prefer not to wear them because if the age-old reason: They’re not “me”. I prefer thicker, darker compositions, enigmatic personalities and…
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from perfumeshrine @ Perfume ShrineI distinctly recall the first time I tested Alpona: it was the holiday season of 2006 and I had come very late to the cult, considering my perfume habit dates back to the time I was collecting minis and mixing (nay, ruining) my mother’s expensive perfu…
Read the rest here: How the Gods trick us into hubrisTo distract…
from perfumeshrine @ Perfume ShrineBad news don’t have to be announced beforehand, they strike like lightning in a sudden summer storm getting you out of your comfort zone into the realisation that things follow their own course no matter how you think they’re going. I was about to do a…
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from perfumeshrine @ Perfume ShrineNo fragrance company has taken an official stance on “Perfumes The Guide” yet. Nevertheless, at least a handful have personally contacted me with questions on what was mentioned about their products following my review of the new guide by Luca Turin an…
Read the rest here: Who is questioning the Guide?Caron Bellodgia & Fleurs de Rocaille
from Patty @ Perfume Posse
Painting - Caravaggio’s Narcissus
Figuring out what to write about in a post is a bit like planning meals - I don’t mind the actual writing, but coming up with the what-to-write-about bit sometimes puts me in a whirling mental kerfuffle. It’s relatively easy to pick the most interesting scents, …
Haunting Dreams of Aviation
from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlogThese nights, I’m haunted by dreams of aviation. Flying small primitive aircrafts of not-particularly functional structure; descending overtop clouds, green lands and fields of ice stretch beneath me; arriving at unknown continents in unpredictable t…
Read the rest here: Haunting Dreams of AviationOptical Scentsibilities: the Hug
from perfumeshrine @ Perfume ShrineWhat better way to show affection, protectiveness and love than a hug? In that spirit, the pose of a woman hugging a perfume bottle has been used a lot in advertising and it is our study subject for today.
A hug can be maternal and protective of a precious entity, signifying tenderness. As in Fidji by Guy Laroche.
And the Mother and Child by G.Klimt.
A hug can also signify daydreaming,
Read the rest here: Optical Scentsibilities: the HugSilent Night- Nuit de Noel by Caron
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogBy Beth
I love Christmas eve. No matter where I am in the world, that one evening remains ever magical to me. I have spent it wandering in the city, drinking hot chocolate and eating roasted chestnuts, snow falling softly all around the glittering lights, my son learning to glide on ice skates. I have spent it in the country, standing alone in the barn with my horses, listening to them eat
Read the rest here: Silent Night- Nuit de Noel by CaronNuit de Noël
from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlogOf all perfumes, that one that reminds me most of a Northern Christmas isn’t actually Nuit de Noël, but Parfum Sacre. The olfactory connection of Nuit de Noël to Christmas did not reveal itself to me until few days ago. It suddenly dawned on me: Pl…
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from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Last of my roses, originally uploaded by angelstar232. Parfum Sacré is a maj…
Read the rest here: Parfum SacréThe Dior chypre series ~Eau Fraiche: fragrance review
from helg @ Perfume ShrineOne might think that unisex or “shared” fragrances, like DNA remnants on a TV show that focuses on forensics, can be traced back to CK One and the 1990s. That one would be much mistaken. Almost every house of perfumery and many small artisanal loca…
Read the rest here: The Dior chypre series ~Eau Fraiche: fragrance reviewA Rose, A Thorn
from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } the pain behind the beauty, originally uploaded by _Neverletmego_. Lately, I??…
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from Lucy @ indieperfumesHaving gone to the Fall Sniffapalooza on Saturday, I came away with a number of impressions. Actually, the experience is so intensive it takes a few days to sink in. One thing I was ultra happy about was finally meeting the perfumista-par-excellence …
Read the rest here: AftermathA Trio of Puzzlers: Caron Farnesiana, L’Artisan Parfumeur Jour de Fête & Editions de Parfum Frederic Malle Une Fleur de Cassie
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogReview by Donna
I decided to review Caron’s Farnesiana as a personal challenge, since out of all the Caron fragrances I have tried it is the one that puzzles me the most, and I find it less approachable than even the austere Poivre or the majestic Bellodgia. (When I was too young to wear it, Bellodgia terrified me. I had no idea what kind of woman I would have to become to pull it off. I am not
Read the rest here: A Trio of Puzzlers: Caron Farnesiana, L’Artisan Parfumeur Jour de Fête & Editions de Parfum Frederic Malle Une Fleur de CassieThe Quest for the Great Dry Citrus
from helg @ Perfume ShrinePerfumeshrine receives lots of mail from readers. Some with kind words of admiration, some with suggestions (which are much appreciated), some with questions on various matters. The latter usually make me ponder and try to come up with thoughtful answe…
Read the rest here: The Quest for the Great Dry CitrusCoty Chypre: fragrant pilgrimage and review
from helg @ Perfume ShrineBy guest writer Denyse Beaulieu/CarmancanadaWhen friends complained to Pablo Picasso that the portrait of Gertrude Stein he’d just painted didn’t look like her, he answered something along the lines of: “Don’t worry. It will.”Though the famou…
Read the rest here: Coty Chypre: fragrant pilgrimage and reviewLayering in October
from Lucy @ indieperfumesThere 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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from helg @ Perfume ShrineWhen one is faced with greatness it manifests itself in no uncertain terms. Awe, amazement and a feeling of having tingles down the spine greet you upon entering one of the sacred altars of perfume, Roja Dove’s Haute Parfumerie on the 5th floor of Ha…
Read the rest here: London Calling…part 4: at Roja Dove’s placeYou smell, I stink of Yatagan
from Scentzilla! @ Scentzilla!“You know, Bijou, I would love you more if you did not bathe so often. I love the smell of your body, but it is faint. It vanishes with so much washing. […] I like the strong female smell. Please wash a little less.”
~ the Basque to his lover Bijou in the story The Basque […]
London Calling…part 1
from helg @ Perfume ShrineThe way of the pilgrim is long and arduous like that in a Chaucer tale, the sound of the Clash, echoing memories flowing in furrows inside my mind. London was calling. And with the low brow of a pilgrim I followed the call. The UK has been in the whirl…
Read the rest here: London Calling…part 1Perfume Randomness and Unrelated Excitement
from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet Good evening! Today I am writing another little personal update, along with some random perfume thoughts and questions. Many of you have asked about the event I was organizing… Your inquiries warmed my heart 
The event itself was the first annual Cultural Festival… Considering it was the first, there was so much anticipation in the air: the outcome would determine whether the festival
Glory
from Lucy @ indieperfumesBack after a break — I do really enjoy doing this site and want to continue and make more of it as time goes on. Perhaps link to other projects of mine, and in the meantime continue the research and the writing on all topics related to the sense of …
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