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Weller Orris Vase

Weller Orris Vase

US $449.99

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TOCCA RICH BODY CREMA FLORENCE ORRIS ROSE 6 OZ

TOCCA RICH BODY CREMA FLORENCE ORRIS ROSE 6 OZ

US $19.99

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New Perfume: Sahleb

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Orchid, Pudding, Perfume: The Sahleb Story

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Figue-Iris

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Orris, sweet and dusty orris

I went to Lise Manniche for an entry on iris this morning, because I felt like I was missing something in my appreciation.
“Varieties of iris grow wild in Egypt today; Dioscorides gave nar as its Egyptian name. Petals of Iris albicans Lange or I. florentina have been identified in an Egyptian burial of Graeco-Roman [...]

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Unveiling a myth: Iris Gris by Jacques Fath

by guest writer Denyse Beaulieu

The day I finally smelled the peach in Mitsouko – a full-fleshed downy peach bulging through the seamless composition – was the day after I smelled the mythical Iris Gris, by Jacques Fath. As though the latter had opened up an unknown dimension in the former: the same peach note, known as undecalactone or aldehyde C-14 (though it technically isn’t an aldehyde),

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Interview with a perfumer: Andy Tauer from Tauer Perfumes

People know Andy Tauer from his marvelous perfumes (click for reviews:L’air du desert marocain, Rêverie au Jardin, Le Maroc pour elle, Lonestar Memories and Orris), his informative blog and generous sampling program for all and his completely adorable…

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Orris Root in Cooking

Sort of a propos the review of Iris Ganache… Looking through my Spice and Herb Bible by Ian Hemphill, I stumbled upon an entry on orris root. I had no idea that it had any use in culinary, and yet, according to Hemphill, during the 16th and 17th centuries, it was used in cooking [the author does not specify exactly how it was used]; “however, its popularity as a fragrance appeared to outweigh

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