Hopefully our little DNS problems have resolved and all of ya’ll are back now, yes? Best description of the week about a scent comes from my nephew: “Smells like vanilla ice cream and Harleys.” If you can guess which scent it is he’s talking about, drop your guess in comments. …
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February Posse Scent Club - Part II
February 21st, 2008 — Chanel, Perfume, Perfume Review, Review, Serge Lutens, lutens, no. 22, review, rousse, serge from Patty @ Perfume Posse
Winter Amber Splash by Marc Jacobs: fragrance review
September 10th, 2007 — Review, amber, ambre sultan, autumnal, eagles, jo malone, lutens, marc jacobs, name, splash, winter from helg @ Perfume Shrine
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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Niche Perfumers
August 8th, 2007 — Ajne, Anya McCoy, Ayala Sender, I Hate Perfume, Liz Zorn, Strange Invisible Perfume, annick goutal, jo malone, lutens, mandy aftel from Lucy @ indieperfumes
When I try to explain my interest in niche perfumes and the current explosion of creativity in that area of endeavor, I find that it easiest to relate some stories about the niche perfume makers. Learning about the new perfumers who have been doing …
Related StoresThe Agony and the Ecstasy part3: Fetish in fragrance
July 23rd, 2007 — Angelina Jolie, Boudoir, Carolina Herrera, Fetish, Japanese, albre sultan, black, bois, bulgari, dita von teese, favorite, lutens, miel, miss dior, obsession, realm of the senses, secretary, westwood from helg @ Perfume Shrine
That German word….heavy with connotations, but also a common element of the vernacular. It makes anything seem more naughty that it might have sounded without its tag attached. And yet, isn’t it very true that perfume lovers are “turned on” by …
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The Agony and the Ecstacy part1: sadomasochism in fragrance
July 19th, 2007 — Fragrance, charlotte rampling, criminelle, dirk bogarde, knize, lutens, sadomasochism, sexy, ten, the night porter, tubereuse from helg @ Perfume Shrine
The rather outré title of this new latest series on Perfume Shrine is not meant as a direction to non-perfume venues of a niche of a quite different nature than that of the likes of afficionados of Lutens or Malle. Because here we will most certainly …
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Jasmine series: part 3 ~ rich jasmine suggestions
June 4th, 2007 — Guerlain, Montale, Review, a la nuit, creed, de nuit, different company, emperatrice, eugenie, full, haie fleuri, jardin blanc, jasmin, l'artisan, lutens, maitre parfumer gantier, rich, samsara from helg @ Perfume Shrine
After examining the properties and usage of jasmine in perfumery it was about time to concentrate on specific perfumes that feature it in its multiple capacities. To this end, it was decided that a triplet of divisions would be opted for: rich essences…
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Perfume: gimmick or innovation? And at what price?
May 27th, 2007 — Chanel, Guerlain, Perfume, advertising, brands, concept, daude, flacon, gobin, lutens, luxury, malle, marketing, mitsouko, nahema, natural, niche, patou, price, tauer from helg @ Perfume Shrine
I am grabbing the chance today before introducing you to the very, very new Nasomatto line to discuss a matter that seems to be a closeted taboo in the perfume business world: price. Actual retail price. And the relevance that it has to the spectrum of…
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