Category Archives: Ramblings

If Only You Could Bottle It – Christmas For Perfume Nerds

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Olfactoria

I saw this little video and thought this might be a short and sweet message for today – perfume people understand. Have a lovely day!

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Merry Christmas – Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Olfactoria

In Austria, Christmas Eve is the big day. Like the British Royal Family, Austrians celebrate on the evening of the 24th.  My SotD will in all probability be Puredistance I, my go-to celebration perfume. So I wish you a very … Continue reading →

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What’s New…

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Olfactoria

I didn’t manage to get a normal Weekend Link Love post together this week, circumstances conspired against me. I’m sorry. Instead I just want to recount my week a little bit, since it was a very good week perfume-wise, since … Continue reading →

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Mr O Eats – A New York City Digest

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Olfactoria

By The Husband A passion for food and fine fragrance seems to be a common combination in a lot of people, be it fumeheads, perfumers, foodies or chefs. I don’t think I can honestly count myself to belong into any … Continue reading →

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Mona Di Orio Died

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Olfactoria

I just saw the unbelievable news that the great perfumer Mona di Orio has suddenly passed away today. I am deeply shocked and the right words fail me at the moment. Still, I feel the need to talk about this … Continue reading →

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Natural Perfumes – What Do You Think?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Olfactoria

Natural Perfumer Ankica Milic of Bellatrix Parfums needs your help! Here is her questionnaire about natural perfumery, if you have a few minutes, please be so kind and help her out. I am late in posting this, since I was away, but … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving! – Olfactoria Travels To NYC

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Olfactoria

To all Americans, I wish a very happy Thanksgiving! I get to spend this Thanksgiving in the US as well, yippie! I’ll be gone for a few days, but some posts are scheduled and I hope to be able to … Continue reading →

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Olfactoria’s Sales and Swap Page Added

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Olfactoria

At the top you will find a new tab leading to my sales page. There are quite a few bottles in my collection that I feel have no longer a place the, downsizing to what I am really wearing regularly is the … Continue reading →

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One Year Of Fragrant Travelling – Olfactoria’s Travels’s First Birthday

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Olfactoria

One year ago today, my first post appeared to an audience of nine people. I still wonder how those other seven that were neither my husband nor myself, ever found it. Now 450 posts and over 150 000 pageviews later, … Continue reading →

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What I Have Learned This Week… Final Thoughts On The Lubin Incident

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Olfactoria

This week my naive idea of a Perfumeland where the sun is always shining and the birds are always singing, was rudely shaken and set straight. My post about Lubin’s Black Jade, already published on October 4th, somehow found its … Continue reading →

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