Tag Archives: Perfume

Beautiful Perfume Advertisements – Chanel N°5 Movie #4

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Olfactoria

Elegant Frenchwoman Carole Bouquet was the face of Chanel N°5 in the 1980s. Here is the commercial for the perfume. Aesthetics have changed, fashion changes on a daily basis, but style and elegance are timeless, as both Carol and N°5 … Continue reading →

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Dearly Beloved – Review: Amouage Beloved Woman

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Olfactoria

Beloved couldn’t have come to my mailbox courtesy of the wonderful Christopher Chong, at a more opportune moment. I was deeply in love with another perfume at the time, I had been wearing it non-stop for four unprecedented days in … Continue reading →

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Dolls, Strawberries And A Dead Russian – Review: Cartier L’Heure Convoitée

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Olfactoria

L’Heure Convoitée, the coveted hour, is the latest release in the boutique exclusive line by Cartier. I own one perfume – L’Heure Fougueuse, I still think it is the most unusual and unique of the entire line. “L’Heure Convoiteé is lips … Continue reading →

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Un Jour, Un Parfum – Review: Guerlain Muguet

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Olfactoria

On May 1st it is traditional in France to give a small bouquet of lily of the valley. In Paris, you go to Guerlain and give your beloved a bottle of the yearly issued, strictly limited Muguet Eau de Toilette. … Continue reading →

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Monday Question- How Do You Restrict Your Full Bottle Purchases?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Olfactoria

By Tara   What rules do you have in place to limit the number of bottles of perfume you buy?   Do you have a perfume budget or allow yourself a certain number of bottles a month or year?   … Continue reading →

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Perfume On Mount Olympus – Scenting The Greek Goddesses

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Olfactoria

By Guest Writer Alexandra Editor’s Note: Please let us welcome regular reader Alexandra, who graciously agreed to write a post on scenting Greek Goddesses. Alexandra is a museum professional and lives in London.  A few weeks ago Birgit offered some … Continue reading →

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What Would Casanova Wear? – Review: Histoires de Parfums 1725 Casanova

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Olfactoria

1725 Casanova is part of the masculine side of the Histoires de Parfums line up, but since I had great success with another masculine offering – 1740 Marquis de Sade – the gender assignment barely registers. And by the way, … Continue reading →

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A Name Is A Name Is A Name – Review: Etat Libre d’Orange Putain des Palaces

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Olfactoria

I have so often said how little I like the approach of Etat Libre d’Orange, that I sound like a schoolmarmish prude, so I will shut up about the name of this perfume and not even translate it, in case … Continue reading →

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Are You Her Type? – Not A Review: Guerlain Mitsouko

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Olfactoria

I have been working on this non-review on and off for almost a year now, and since I realized things are not changing at least for now, I decided to finally get it together and post it. Mitsouko is arguably … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – You Must Choose: By Kilian Or Parfumerie Générale?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Olfactoria

The You Must Choose question where I pitched Chanel against Guerlain was great fun, so I decided to do something in that vein again. In my mind By Kilian and Pierre Guillaume’s Parfumerie Générale are somehow linked. Black designs, beautiful … Continue reading →

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