Category Archives: Fragrance Reviews

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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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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Halloween Pumpkin – Review: Etat Libre D’Orange Tilda Swinton Like This

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Olfactoria

Sorry, still no pictures! I am writing this from my (new) iPad and I am not sure how or even if (yes, I am that bad) I can add picture to my posts. Tomorrow I am back at the big, … Continue reading →

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Lovely Lilac – Review: Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle “En Passant”

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Olfactoria

I did not have to think for long which perfume should be reviewed first on this blog. I had to choose my first love, the one that got me into it all, into the fascinating and addictive world of smelling, … Continue reading →

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