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Perfumed Thoughts : Natural Perfumery

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

Today I want to touch on a subject that is slightly difficult for me to broach, not only because of its slightly controversial nature, but also because, admittedly, I am not as well informed as I would like to be. Still, it is something that has been on my mind for over a week now and I would rather take the chance to share my thoughts with you while they are fresh, rather than wait. Today’s

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May 2, 2008 | Filed Under , Art, Chandler Burr, Feature, Fragrance, JCE, Natural Perfumery, Perfume, Perfumed Thoughts, jean claude ellena, scent | Comments Off 

The Essence of Woman?

from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

I consider myself rather cynical at times, although idealism is not lacking in my psyche. But coming from an old civilization who has gone through just about anything on god’s green earth, I thought I had seen it and heard it all; at least by osmosis, …

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March 25, 2008 | Filed Under , pheromone, scent, scent of a woman, sexy | Comments Off 

The perfect drug?

from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

Under the weather with the flu (which seems to strike at the Ides of March!). So, a little open poll for you in accompaniment to one of my most favourite clips.

Which scent would you choose as a background for this?

I simply love everything about …

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March 24, 2008 | Filed Under , Music, nine inch nails, scent | Comments Off 

The perfect drug?

from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

Under the weather with the flu (which seems to strike at the Ides of March!). So, a little open poll for you in accompaniment to one of my most favourite clips.

Which scent would you choose as a background for this?

I simply love everything about …

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March 23, 2008 | Filed Under , Music, nine inch nails, scent | Comments Off 

Travel Memoirs: Istanbul

from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

“The ghosts return at night, little lights for unredeemed souls
And if you gaze up at the barricades, you’ll see figures looking back at you
And it’s then that a complaint wanders you through the cobblestone alleys
Of Constantinople, a lover from …

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March 16, 2008 | Filed Under , Travel Memoirs, coffee, istanbul, rose otto benzoin, scent | Comments Off 

Travel Memoirs: Istanbul

from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

“The ghosts return at night, little lights for unredeemed souls
And if you gaze up at the barricades, you’ll see figures looking back at you
And it’s then that a complaint wanders you through the cobblestone alleys
Of Constantinople, a lover from …

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March 16, 2008 | Filed Under , Cuisine, Food, Rose Otto, Travel Memoirs, a touch of spice, benzoin, coffee, istanbul, politiki kouzina, scent, youtube | Comments Off 


Smelly Facts: Scented History

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

In their paper “Chirality and Odor Perception – Scents of Precious Woods”, authors Leffingwell and John C. review the effect of chirality on the odor of “sandalwood odorants (beta-santalols, 3-isocamphylicyclohexanols & Ebanol((R))s), patchouli odorants (patchoulol & spiropatchoulolone), agarwood (karanone dihydrokaranone & jinkohol II) as well as the odor active components of other woody

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March 7, 2008 | Filed Under , Fragrance, Perfume, cultural anthropology, folklore, per fumum, scent | Comments Off 


The Cult of the Celebrity Scent: perfume history

from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

We have been led to think that celebrity perfumes, that is perfumes issued under the name of a well-known fodder-for-the-tabloids real person, were a recent phenomenon, established by Coty with Jennifer Lopez’s trend-setting Glow in 2002. Which led to the current avalanche of so many derivatives, versions and interpretations that every possible Z-list actress, sportsman,

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January 31, 2008 | Filed Under Fragrance, advertising, celebrity, history, new york times, scent | Comments Off 


Smelly Facts : Bee as Perfumer

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

Bees commonly use odors in order to communicate with each other. This behavior is especially prevalent in the context of mating. These odors, are most often produced by the bees themselves – that is, they are chemicals produced by their glands. Some bees however, make use of odors found in their environment in order to communicate. The males of the neotropical orchid bee genera, which count more

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January 11, 2008 | Filed Under Bees, Feature, Fragrance, Perfume, Smelly Facts, chemicals, communication, enfleurage, mating, neotropical orchid bee, odors, scent, signaling | Comments Off 


Vote, vote, vote!!!

from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine

Here at Perfume Shrine we value the opinion of the reader. Therefore instead of recapitulating the past year in scent in my own terms, I opted for the reader’s perspective. So, may I gently nudge you to see the POLL at the right hand column and VOTE!. …

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December 24, 2007 | Filed Under Fragrance, Perfume, best of 2007, poll, reader, scent | Comments Off 

Pure Purple by Hugo Boss : Perfume Review

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

I am finally feeling better (I finally managed to wear perfume last night after what seemed like an eon). Normally I am rather careful when my stomach feels as fragile as it still does, and only choose to wear things I am certain I can live with for the rest of the day, but curiosity got the better of me this morning. My little sample of Hugo Pure Purple has been staring at me for a couple of

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December 12, 2007 | Filed Under Fragrance, Hugo Boss, Oriental, Perfume, Pure Purple, Review, review, scent | Comments Off 

Smelly Facts: Olfaction and Gender Differences

from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet

Perfume enthusiasts often marvel at the individual differences that emerge when one person’s experience of a scent is compared to another’s. Our individual perception of a scent is likely tied not only to life experiences that have shaped the way we perceive certain smells, but to constitutional differences as well. One very surprising and important variable that plays a role in olfactory

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November 2, 2007 | Filed Under Smelly Facts, gender differences, odor, olfaction, scent | Comments Off 

A scent for the famous on their wedding day?

from helg @ Perfume Shrine

Perfume Shrine in its toddler steps started as a modest guide of what celebrity prefers which scent. It was early days and compiling a list had been going on for years. Although it was meant as fun, it was also a great marketing research tool, since au…

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July 9, 2007 | Filed Under Chanel, Fragrance, Perfume, desperate housewives, eva longoria, famous, fleurs d'oranger, forbidden fruit, kai, married, scent, tony parker, wedding | Comments Off