Monthly Archives: November 2010

Home, sweet Home…How I scent my surroundings

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Olfactoria

Do you scent your home as well as yourself? In the times before I grew into appreciating fragrance I always had a scented candle at home (mostly vanilla scented ones from Ikea, that admission is a little like a wine connoisseur stating … Continue reading →

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Cold Comfort – Review: Ormonde Jayne Tolu

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Olfactoria

I used to abhor fall and winter. The cold, the frequent wetness, having to wear tons of clothes… Since I am interested in perfume though, fall season is great! All those wonderful scents that need the cold to shine, aaahh, … Continue reading →

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One Of Many? – Review: Guerlain Idylle

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Olfactoria

Sometimes the mainstream beckons and I follow. Idylle is the latest release of the esteemed House of Guerlain, the first by in-house perfumer Thierry Wasser. It was fraught with lots of high expectations, since the last few Guerlain releases were … Continue reading →

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Scents of Horror – Review: Serge Lutens Miel de Bois

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Olfactoria

This is going to be a series of posts about my not so successful forays into the land of perfumes. Scent is individual, of course, we can’t all like the same things, and that is fine. So, hopefully offending no one, … Continue reading →

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One Rose – Review: Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle Une Rose

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Olfactoria

My husband discovered a third response to fragrance yesterday evening, just as I was accusing him of having only two in yesterdays post. Upon being asked for his opinion (what was I thinking anyway?!) he stated “All these perfumes are … Continue reading →

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On the Fence: Do I love thee? – Review: Annick Goutal Vanille Exquise

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Olfactoria

There are lots of fragrances I like, they are loved and cherished, talked to (yeah, well…) and nowadays blogged about; there are those I do not like at all, that leave me a bit disappointed, as I might have had high hopes … Continue reading →

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Plum Wine? – Review: Hermessence Ambre Narguilé

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Olfactoria

I always associate scents with colors. It happens every time, I synaesthetically assign a smell to a color. I already reviewed a pink fragrance (Rose Ikebana), an orange one (ELdO Like This) and today I am in the mood for purple! … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Quintessentially Perfume

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Olfactoria

Perfume interests me in all its incarnations, even if it is unsniffable in the form of a book. Quintessentially Perfume is a recent publication from British Quintessentially Publishing and can be obtained through their website. http://www.quintessentiallypublishing.com It is edited by … Continue reading →

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A Hint Of Pink – Review: Hermès Hermessence Rose Ikebana

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Olfactoria

Today the weather has taken a turn for the better. It is warmer and the sun is out, so I am in an entirely different mood for fragrance than yesterday when I was enjoying Like This. I am wearing Hermes’s … Continue reading →

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