Tag Archives: Fragrance

Monday Question – How Important Is The Perfume Bottle To You?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Olfactoria

Do you enjoy a perfume no matter what container it comes in? Is the outer appearance of a perfume important to you? Are you influenced in your buying decisions by bottle and packaging? Are you happy with decants? Do you … Continue reading →

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Sweet Little Thing – The World Of Vanilla Part VI

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Neil SLEEPING WITH GHOSTS by MARK BUXTON PERFUMES The curiously named Sleeping With Ghosts may sound dark, daunting and gothic but the name is misleading: this is in fact a distinctly appealing, fruity vanillic scent that while linear and … Continue reading →

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Shameless Beauty – Review: Hermès 24 Faubourg

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Olfactoria

I bought a bottle of the Quadrige edition of 24 Faubourg on the last day of 2012 (for 20% off, people!). I did that for several reasons (not including the 20% off enticement, I would have bought it at full … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – What Are Your Fragrant Resolutions For 2013?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Olfactoria

It’s the new year, Christmas is not far behind us and maybe you found some new perfumes under the tree. In any case, January is the month to take stock of what is good, what is bad, what to keep … Continue reading →

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Sweet Little Thing – The World Of Vanilla Part V

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Neil Happy New Year to all you vanillophiles, and welcome back to Sweet Little Thing, Friday’s exploration of all smells vanillic! (Here are Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV.) I went into Tokyo yesterday in order … Continue reading →

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A Perfumed Christmas Carol – The Ghosts Of Christmas Past, Christmas Present And Christmas Yet To Come

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Olfactoria

I just watched Charles Dicken’s classic tale of transformation in the form my children prefer it – A Muppet’s Christmas Carol. And while Miss Piggy and Co. are doubtlessly entertaining, I still prefer the original text with its acerbic wit … Continue reading →

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Scent and the Eternal City – Perfume Shopping In Rome, Italy

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Olfactoria

By Sandra Over three decades ago, I left Rome, Italy as a young girl. I had lasting impressions of this beautiful city, which had nothing to do with perfume. Light, warmth, umbrella pine trees, weekends at the beach, Catholic school, … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – What Is Your Most Festive Perfume?

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Olfactoria

Which perfume in your collection is reserved for special occasions, like the upcoming Holidays? What is a very festive scent in your opinion? Do you choose your perfumes for such occasions well in advance or do you tend to go … Continue reading →

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Sweet Little Thing – The World Of Vanilla Part IV

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Olfactoria

Let’s enjoy Part IV of the delicious vanilla perfume reviews by Neil (click here for Part I, Part II and Part III). By Neil SUBLIME VANILLE by CREED Continuing on our journey through the fragrant realm of vanillas, we settle for a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Olfactoria

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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