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December 14th, 2007 — Donna, Guest Posters, Spicy Scents from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
By Donna
If I had to choose just one family/type of perfume to wear, it would probably be florals. Until relatively recently I did not own anything that was entirely free of floral essences. I have always associated spice-based perfumes with Oriental blends that are far too sweet, or Old Spice for men, which is enough to put anyone off spicy scents for life. However, after reading a couple of
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December 4th, 2007 — Boucheron, Carolina Herrera, Celebrity Scents, Donna, Guest Posters, Maria Sharapova from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
By Donna
Not too long ago I found myself at an outlet shopping center, surrounded by enticing stores featuring deeply discounted goods. As any good perfumista would do, I ignored all but one of them; I headed into Fragrance Outlet. A Perfumania store used to be there, but I lost interest in that chain since they never seemed to have samples – you had to buy either a mini or a full bottle
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November 14th, 2007 — Donna, Guest Posters, Miscellaneous from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
By Donna
For many years, since it first opened in fact, I have been a loyal and appreciative customer of The Perfume House in Portland, Oregon. I have bought some of the finest fragrances the world has to offer, and enjoyed countless others over the years when I would try dozens of scents each visit, yet never getting close to the bottom of the dazzling array the shop offers. New temptations
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October 30th, 2007 — Donna, Guest Posters, Miscellaneous from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
By Donna
“…Can’t look it in the eyes
Seconal, Spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene
Cherry-flavored neck and collar
I can smell the sorrow on your breath
The sweat, the victory and sorrow
The smell of fear, I got it
I’ll take you over, there
I’ll take you over, there
Aluminum, tastes like fear
Adrenaline, it pulls us near…”
(Excerpt from “E-Bow The Letter” by R.E.M)
I discovered that I was a little
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October 16th, 2007 — Almond, Caron, Cassie, Donna, Frederic Malle, Guest Posters, Mimosa, l'artisan from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Review 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
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October 2nd, 2007 — Donna, Guest Posters, Jean-Claude Ellena, jasmine, l'artisan from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Review by Donna
When I think of a white flower fragrance, I usually imagine something radiant and bright, happy and open, and of course sensual and romantic. The perfume named Joy is called that for a good reason, and Fracas is a rollicking and overflowing celebration of cheerful excess. Even the chilly perfection of my beloved Un Lys is more elegant than somber, shining with a cold light yet
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September 4th, 2007 — Alberto Morillas, Donna, Guest Posters, Ines de la Fressange from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
By Donna
(Donna joins Perfume-Smellin’ Things as a regular contributor, look for her posts on Tuesdays. For more of Donna’s articles, please visit Aromascope)
Thanks to March over at Perfume Posse, I now have a generous sample of the “new” (2004) fragrance by Inès de la Fressange. My previous review on Aromascope was for the very nice 1999 release, and I had been unable to find the one that
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August 8th, 2007 — Donna, Guest Posters from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Article by Donna Hathaway
Part Two – The Stories
(NOTE: Part One of this article can be found at Aromascope – please read it first as background for this piece.)
In the world of fine fragrances, there are many stories; about the essences that go into their creation, about the great houses and gifted perfumers that make them, and about the people whose lives are touched when they discover the
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