Tag Archives: Perfume

Bittersweet Memory Of A Big White Floral – Review: Ineke Gilded Lily

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Olfactoria

Hello Olfactoria’s Travelers, Portia from Australian Perfume Junkies and Perfume Posse thrilled to be with you all today. I hope life is treating you all well and that your holidays are wonderful. If times are tough for you now I … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – What Are Your Current Favorite Things?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Olfactoria

This post is a bit of a combination of MQ and Favorite Things list, but I am curious about your current mini-obsessions and eager to share mine. So: What do you love at the moment? What are you obsessing over? … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2015!

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Olfactoria

Another year is about to begin and it will be a significant one for me: the year I will turn forty. Aside from me getting on in years, what will it bring in terms of the blog? I am not … Continue reading →

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Updates, Christmas-y And Otherwise

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Olfactoria

I’m sitting in a hospital bed right now, typing this on my phone. My older son had his tonsils removed today and thankfully by now we are both okay and smiling again. We are stuck here for another couple of … Continue reading →

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Dusty Iris – Review: Histoires de Parfums Tubereuse 1 Capricieuse

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara Tubereuse 1 is capricieuse by name and capricious by nature. It’s wonderfully unexpected. Created by Gérald Ghislain and released in 2009, Tubereuse 1 Capricieuse is part of the Tuberose Trilogy collection. According to the Histoires de Parfums website, … Continue reading →

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One of Us – Tama Blough Fundraiser

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara The thing I love about perfume the most is not actually scent itself but the people it has brought into my life. Not just the amazing friends I’ve met but also those I only interact with online and … Continue reading →

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On The Wishlist – Mini-Reviews: Viktoria Minya Hedonist Iris, Hedonist Rose And Eau de Hongrie

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Sandra Last year Viktoria Minya presented us with her first perfume – Hedonist. The original perfume in all of its honeyed opulence has had me lusting after a bottle since its debut. Now I am truly in trouble. Viktoria … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – What Are Your Favorite Delicate Perfumes?

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Olfactoria

A reader recently asked me about my favorite gentle, delicate scents. As she is pregnant right now, she can’t go for her usual beloved oriental bombs any longer, so she hoped for tips. We thought it would be a good … Continue reading →

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Salud! – Review: Carner Barcelona El Born

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara Why haven’t I been to Barcelona? There’s really no excuse. I would love to take in the Gaudi architecture, visit the Picasso Museum and wander along Las Ramblas. Thanks to Carner Barcelona, I now have another destination in … Continue reading →

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The 7 Virtues by Barb Stegemann

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Olfactoria

Hello Olfactoria’s Travelers, Portia from Australian Perfume Junkies and Perfume Posse with you as we rush headlong into holiday/gift giving season. Even if you are not religious December in the western world, and increasingly in the eastern world too is … Continue reading →

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