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It is good to get out of town (and back)

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

One thing that is good about getting out of town is that it broadens our perspectives. It is all too easy to think our little (or big) milieu is the final word or full extent of mores or fashion or culture or…
Recently while out of town, I was struck by how many men […]

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May 10, 2008 | Filed Under , Fashion, Style, Travel | Comments Off 

Neil Morris Fragrances, Part 3 Dark Season

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

Perfume is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion. It heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure. Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel
I think it is safe to say that perfume prolongs your enjoyment of moments too. It adds both a sensory layer and a sensory memory to life’s experiences. I find that I […]

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January 17, 2008 | Filed Under Perfume Review, Perfumes, Travel | Comments Off 

Beauty and Bread

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

‘Everyone needs beauty as well as bread.’ ~ John MuirI am back to the Getty today and must say very excited to be going. I’ve started the day with a chocolate croissant and…

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January 17, 2008 | Filed Under Chocolate, Travel, beauty, california, oak | Comments Off 


Staying on top of things

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

We recently took a trip cross country to see family — we had a lovely, lovely visit — on American Airlines. Interestingly enough, we did not fly a single flight that we had booked and all of the seats were, of course, different. Granted, we might have taken the first flight (which was […]

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December 19, 2007 | Filed Under Joy and happiness, Relationships, Travel | Comments Off 

Ta’if

from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog

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November 26, 2007 | Filed Under Linda Pilkington, Rose, Ta'if, Travel, london, ormonde jayne | Comments Off 

Art, Artists & Inspiration #2

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

While in NYC we feasted with many of our dear artist friends. Comic con buddy, Donato Giancola arranged a fabulous dinner at the L’Ecole with other Illustration friends including art director Irene Gallo and fellow illustrator John Jude Palencar. To ou…

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November 14, 2007 | Filed Under Art, Travel, artist, inspiration | Comments Off 

A mini-personal NY Sniffapalooza

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

After a rich and intoxicating experience at COSM we traveled uptown via subway for a mini Sniffapolooza. Sniffapalozza is a community of perfume enthusiasts that began in NYC by Karen Dubin and a few perfume lovers. In a very short time it has grown in…

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November 12, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume, Sniffapalooza, Travel | Comments Off 

Art, Artists & Inspiration #1

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

“To create one’s own world in any of the arts takes courage.”- Georgia O’KeeffeHaving spent a full day at the Frazetta Museum and visiting the property up on Mystic Mountain the following day we drove into New York City. We entered downtown Manhatten v…

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November 11, 2007 | Filed Under Art, Travel, exhibition, fantasy art | Comments Off 

Frank Frazetta

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

Whew, what a whirlwind! Last Saturday we flew to Philly, spent a few days in Pennsylvania, drove to NYC, then back to Philly. We return home tomorrow. The trip has been great fun and inspirational. Upon our arrival at the Philadelphia airport, we rente…

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November 10, 2007 | Filed Under Frank Frazetta, Travel, artist, fantasy art | Comments Off 


East Coast Salutations

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

Greetings from Pennsylvania and New York, where the brilliant colors of Autumn are ablaze.

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November 7, 2007 | Filed Under Autumn, Travel | Comments Off 

Argentina

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a metropolitan port city in South America. At the age of four, my parents moved us to the United States to pursue the American Dream.Unlike the musical or film Evita, the Peron reign created havoc for the country….

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September 27, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina, Buenos Aires, Gaucho, Perfume, Tango, Travel | Comments Off 

E. Coudray Nohiba

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

E. Coudray Nohiba is one of the most interesting fragrances I own. I bought it a year or so ago, unsniffed, on the strength of recommendations at POL, judging from the sounds of it, knowing I love spices and Oriental fragrances, though I wear Opium only infrequently (I preferred Yves Rocher’s Ispahan, which […]

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September 15, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume Review, Perfumes, Travel | Comments Off 

Canada: Sensorium, Scent

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” ~ Helen KellerThe sense of smell has been critical to the survival of human b…

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September 14, 2007 | Filed Under Perfume, Rosa, Travel, Vancouver, ayala moriel, olfaction, perfumer, sensorium | Comments Off 

Canada: Sensorium, Taste

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

There are almost 10,000 taste buds located in our mouths, which can distinguish five different types of flavors: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and unami. We are all familiar with the tastes of sweet, salty, sour and bitter, but, what is unami? Unami recep…

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September 10, 2007 | Filed Under Travel, Vancouver, sensorium, taste | Comments Off 

Fires in Greece

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

I am deeply saddened by the fires in Greece and my thoughts and prayers are with all who are there.
Helg and others, let us know you are safe.
I so much enjoyed our time in Greece. Seeing Olympia and Athens and other Grecian places makes me long to return. It […]

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August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Prayer, Travel | Comments Off 

Canada: Sensorium, Sight

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

In the northern realms of America the sense we tend to rely on the most is our sense of sight. Of all the senses in our collective cultural sensorium “vision” is used to assess and determine situations. Looking back in history it was the modern printin…

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August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Nature, Travel, Vancouver, native plants, sensorium | Comments Off 

Canada: Sensorium

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

The next few posts will delve into my sensorial experiences in British Colmbia over the last few weeks. This tour will take place through the five senses.

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August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Travel, Vancouver, sensorium | Comments Off 


Canada Intro

from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume

I’ve just returned home from a very nurturing, fun, educational and exciting adventure in the British Columbia area of Canada. I feel restored with much to share after such a beauty filled journey.The trip was a semi-vacation, due to Greg working on a…

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August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Travel, Vancouver, artist, perfumer | Comments Off 

One of the most beautiful places on earth

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

One of the most beautiful places on earth is Lake Tahoe in California/Nevada.
The water is so clear, it reminds me of the water at the summer cottage I visited in Finland. The water looks only a few feet deep because the rocks on the bottom can be clearly seen, but it is […]

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August 19, 2007 | Filed Under Joy and happiness, Opportunity, Travel | Comments Off 


A little trip serendipity

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

I have a very good friend who lives about 1500 miles from me.
We were emailing while I was on my trip, only to find out she and her husband were flying to Denver the morning we were changing planes in Denver. We arrived in Denver within minutes of each other. She phoned me […]

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August 19, 2007 | Filed Under About God, Travel | Comments Off 

Getting back in the groove

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

I’ve been away for a few days visiting family, regrouping and re-energizing.
I love to travel…my youngest girls were great on the trip…first time I’ve taken them alone in years.
The hardest thing about coming home is the laundry, which no matter how many times I ask if I have all of it, I do not. […]

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August 19, 2007 | Filed Under Travel | Comments Off 

Scent memories

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

Some of my earliest memories are of my mother and how good she smelled. I remember asking her one time what she was wearing and if it was expensive. It smelled divine. It was not expensive. That time, it happened to be Shulton’s Desert Flower. (Woody and flower notes — is […]

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July 18, 2007 | Filed Under Just thinking, Perfumes, Travel | Comments Off 

??? River of daughters

from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com

River of Daughters uses the theme of the Yellow River as a mother figure to express the personality of the people who lives at its bank. Compared to a lot of other dance with the Yellow River as its theme, this dance focuses more on the liveliness of the girls rather than the magnificance of […]

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July 11, 2007 | Filed Under Arts, Music, Travel | Comments Off