February 4th, 2008 — Envy, Intrigant Patchouli, MPG, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Monthly Feature, PFTO, Parfumerie Generale, Perfume for the Occasion, Soie Rouge, Valentine's Day, gucci from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
It’s February, and what better subject for this month’s Perfume for the Occasion than Valentine’s Day? Today, Fragrance Bouquet and For the Love of Perfume share their thoughts on making the perfect choice for the day.
I have to admit, researching this month’s PFTO Feature was a lot of fun, but at the same time it was also quite overwhelming. Where does one beginning in choosing a fragrance
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December 5th, 2007 — Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, catherine de medici, leather series, marie de medici, tannery from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
It wouldn’t be inaccurate to claim that French perfumery owes its birth to the malodorous tanning process and its nauseating smell of decay. Shocking as this statement might sound, it is nonetheless true.Tanning requires the use of nitrogenous waste …
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October 4th, 2007 — Bond No. 9, Chanel, D and G, Fragrance, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Perfume, Prada, Saks from The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde
Not full reviews, because I didn’t wear most of these for more than a day or two, usually for good reasons.Racine (Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier)- This is one of their masculine scents, which indeed starts with the usual manly citrus that develops into a…
September 30th, 2007 — Ambre Précieux, Annayake, Autumn, Ava Luxe, DSH, Fall top 5, Fragrance, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Miyako, Palisander, Perfume, Sequoia 7, Tsukimi, Van Cleef and Arpels, amber from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
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
September 13th, 2007 — Fragrance, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Mazzolari, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Perfume, agent provocateur from The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde
Some scents are playing games. They pretend, they conceal their real ingredients and they pose as masculine or feminine while hiding their true nature. Or maybe it’s the nose of the beholder…Agent Provocateur (the original): I had plenty of opportuni…
August 17th, 2007 — Fragrance, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Perfume from The non-blonde @ The Non-Blonde
The note list of a perfume is not always an indication of what the juice within really smells like. It’s more of a suggestion, a hint of what’s inside and what it might be if no one has messed things up in the process. In the case of Or des Indes by Ma…
