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Licorice Tree – Review: Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Olfactoria

I never liked licorice until I got pregnant. Apart from changing my entire life forever, pregnancy also, interestingly, changed my attitude towards licorice. I really craved it then, and the predilection has stayed with me since (thankfully the mood swings … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Redhead – Review: Serge Lutens Rousse

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Olfactoria

Rousse, of course means redhead in french, and that word always conjures up my favorite redhead, Pippi. The hero of my own childhood, she gets new attention from me now, as I read her adventures to my son, who loves … Continue reading →

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Bitter Sweet Symphony – Review: Serge Lutens Douce Amere

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Olfactoria

It is not often, that I fall for a Serge Lutens creation immediately. Too often have I been dissapointed in something I was totally set to adore from what I heard about it, only to turn my nose on it … Continue reading →

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Summer Dreaming – Review: Serge Lutens Chergui

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Olfactoria

The Chergui or Sharqi, from the Arabic sharq, meaning east, is an east or southeast desert wind in Morocco (North Africa), especially in the north, most frequent in July and August. It is persistent, very dry and dusty, hot in summer, cold in winter. … 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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