Tag Archives: Fragrance

Winner Of Hermes Giveaway Announced

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Olfactoria

Thank you all for the enthusiastic response, I wish I had more samples to give away. The lucky winner of a manufacturer’s sample of Hermes Jardin sur le Toit is the number 1, and that is FearlessBG Congratulations, Guus! I … Continue reading →

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Olfactoria On Perfume Smellin’ Things

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Olfactoria

It is Saturday again. This week I am taking a look at an Austrian perfume, highly exclusive and steeped in history. But how does it smell? Find out on PST.

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Censored To Maintain PG-Rating – Review: Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Olfactoria

I have a healthy respect for Serge Lutens perfumes. There are many I adore, but there are equally many that have sent me to the sink scrubbing furiously, to get rid of something that did not agree with me. Usually, … Continue reading →

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Tropical Getaway – Review: Ormonde Jayne Frangipani

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Olfactoria

Tropical Island anyone? I could use a vacation in a place that smells like Ormonde Jayne Frangipani. With its large elegant cream coloured petals, frangipani is perhaps the queen of all tropical flowers. The heart of the structure is a … Continue reading →

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Something Smells Funny Here – Perfume Mini-Reviews Part 1

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Olfactoria

There are many samples that somehow ended up in the dilapidated tea box I store them in, where I have no idea, not even the faintest recollection, of how they got there. No doubt some have found their way in … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Queen – Review: Ormonde Jayne Ta’if

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Olfactoria

Rose perfumes are a special category. They can be hit or miss for me, seldom anything in between. I either adore a rose perfume or hate it, I have yet to meet one that leaves me unaffected or indifferent. The … Continue reading →

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Applejuice Averted – Review And Giveaway: Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Toit

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Olfactoria

I, for one, have been impatiently waiting for Un Jardin sur le Toit to be released, since I am a declared Ellena fan and I love two of the three previous scents in the series and am intrigued and challenged … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – Special Edition: What Would You Like To Ask Linda Pilkington?

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Olfactoria

I will have the honor and good fortune to meet Linda Pilkington, founder of the wonderful luxury niche house Ormonde Jayne in her Mayfair store in London next week. Since I will have the chance to ask her a few … Continue reading →

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Last Week In Perfumeland – Weekend Link Love

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Olfactoria

One more week to go before I fly to London! I go with mixed feelings of course, as everything I do or don’t do in life is attached to simultaneous feelings of joy and a bad conscience since I became … Continue reading →

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Olfactoria On Perfume Smellin’ Things

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Olfactoria

What is up this Saturday on PST? I found something special, buried deep underneath Giorgio Beverly Hills. 😉 Come on over and find out what! 🙂

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