Category Archives: Ramblings

Shrinkage – How My Perfume Wearing Habits Change

As the dear regular reader knows, my perfume wearing habits have changed significantly over the past months. I grew from voraciously testing and wearing at least three perfumes a day to steadfastly depleting an entire bottle of one single perfume … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

Have a great time tonight, whether you are partying or sleeping into the next year (I’ll do the latter, as I’m woefully old, but I’ll smell terrific wearing this…). All the best for a great 2013, may all your dreams … Continue reading

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My Favorite Things – End Of 2012 Edition

It’s been a while since I have posted about my favorite things, the end of the year lends itself perfectly to such endeavors, and don’t we all love lists? The year 2012 has been an interesting one. I mostly stuck … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays!

I want to wish all my readers, commenters and friends a wonderful, peaceful and happy Christmas! I hope you get the chance to be with the people you love, eat good food, laugh, sing, dance and of course, smell ravishing all the … Continue reading

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Portrait Of A Bottle – Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles And Me

For the first time in many, many years, and surely for the first time as a bona fide, card-carrying, blogging Perfumista, I have finished a bottle of perfume! This is an event as unusual as it is inexplicable as my … Continue reading

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A Terrific Turducken and Other Torrid Tales (Of Woe)

This Sunday’s elaborate cooking endeavor has turned into a success, despite my doubtful (and not very helpful) attitude. The turducken was delicious and very well received. In addition to stuffing three birds into each other, the entire thing had to … Continue reading

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A Requiem For Three Birds – Happy Thanksgiving!

A very happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends and readers! Have a wonderful and relaxing Holiday! We are celebrating too (because we are Americanophiles to the max), but only on Sunday. My husband is going to cook Turducken (for … Continue reading

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Olfactoria’s Pre-Holiday Sale – Grab A Bargain!

I need to get my perfume closet into better shape before the new year, so this your chance to snap up a bottle for yourself or a loved one. I ship anywhere in the world, please contact me for prices … Continue reading

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Smell With Me – Olfactoria’s Travels Turns Two!

Two years ago to the day, I published my first post on this blog. I cringe a bit when I look back over my early efforts, but I don’t change them, because they show the progress I’ve made over time. … Continue reading

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A Short Break From Daily Drudgery – Olfactoria Is Off To London!

I’m flying to my favorite city on earth today, the hopefully not too rainy London. Of course I’m going there not just for fun and games, but to bring you a taste of London’s finest in perfumery. I have an … Continue reading

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