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A Secret in the Forest

The main green notes in perfumes come from leaves and stems which give the impression of the scent of grass and crushed leaves. Heather Ettlinger of the blog “Memory and Desire” has just posted an entry about green perfumes which include our “Q??…

Antique Perfume Shop

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Oceanic

“I am you; you are ME. You are the waves;I am the ocean. Know this and be free, be divine.” - Sri Sathya Sai BabaA divine Goddess in m…

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2+0+0+8 = Blue Iris

The new year of the Julian-Gregorian calendar is just around the corner. According to the Pantone Color System folk “Blue Iris” is the official color for 2008. Yippee, I am rather partial to the color myself. The website states that the color is a per…

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Spectrums of Color and Aromatics

“Some perfumers are as fragrant an an infant’s flesh,sweet as an oboe’s cry, and greener than the spring.” ~ BaudelaireIn the art forms of visual, musical and aromatic art there are many parallel universes. Today lets look at the relationship of color …

Discount Fragrance Shop

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Elemental Air+Fire

Friday in the late afternoon I began an intensive weekend course on Natural/Botanical Perfumery, really working the olfactory muscles in a big way. I’d arrive home after a very full day, exhausted on multiple levels.Saturday night, or was it the wee ho…

Parfum Femmes Francais

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