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Fragrant Offering – Review: Etat Libre d’Orange Fils de Dieu

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara The full title of this fragrance is Fils de Dieu, du Riz et des Agrumes which translates as “Son of God, rice and citrus”. It was created by Ralf Schwieger and launched in 2012. The note list appears … Continue reading →

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An Exercise In Contrasts – Review: Bogue Profumo MAAI

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Michael Until relatively recently I felt that exciting releases were relatively few and far between. While the five hundredth variation on synthetic oud and pseudo Middle Eastern perfume is pushed onto the market there are exciting houses like Vero … Continue reading →

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Brides And Freshly Made Beds – Review: Chanel N°19 Poudre

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Olfactoria

Hiya Olfactoria’s Travelers, Portia with you today from Australian Perfume Junkies and Perfume Posse. I don’t know if you remember when today’s fragrance was released. The scentbloggosphere went ballistic. Lovers, haters, blamers and baiters all came online and there was … Continue reading →

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Iris In Disguise – Review: Hermès Paprika Brasil

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Olfactoria

Editor’s Note: I want to welcome Michael today. He is an Australian, living in Sydney and I met him in person last January when he and the inimitable Portia of Australian PerfumeJunkies visited Vienna. Michael has a great nose and an … Continue reading →

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Evergreen – Review: Parfum d’Empire Corsica Furiosa

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara Released earlier this year, Corsica Furiosa was the first new launch from Parfum d’Empire since 2012’s Musc Tonkin. Perfumer Marc-Antoine Corticchiato has based the fragrance on an overdose of the natural material, lentisque (or mastic resin), using it in the form of oil, absolute and extract. The resin is obtained from an evergreen shrub, Pistacia lentiscus, which is native to Corticchiato’s picturesque homeland, the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Notes for Corsica Furiosa include lentiscus (mastic) oil, nepita (a local variety of wild mint), lentiscus absolute, … Continue reading →

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Portia’s Summer Fling – Review: Tocca Giulietta

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Olfactoria

Dearest and most delightful Olfactoria’s Travelers, Portia with you today from Australian Perfume Junkies and Perfume Posse. I wanted to show you a perfect summer fragrance this week because you all are coming to the end of summer up north … Continue reading →

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Hypnotic Tuberose – Review: Nasomatto Narcotic Venus

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara “The fragrance is the result of a quest for the overwhelming addictive intensity of female sexual power” say Nasomatto about Narcotic Venus. How’s that for a mission statement? I tend to find tuberose more than a little overwhelming. I feel like it’s trying to dazzle me with its intensity rather … Continue reading →

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Windswept – Review: Atelier Cologne Mistral Patchouli

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara  Like many people, I associate patchouli with cool – particularly autumnal – weather. It has a warm, earthy, sometimes dirty aroma which goes well with bonfires and falling leaves. It can have hippy connotations but it can also be refined as exemplified by Chanel’s Coromandel. These days it’s usually cleaned up and paired with sweet fruit in the ubiquitous, youth -friendly “fruitcholi”. … Continue reading →

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Big Money Rose – Review: Yves Saint Laurent Majestic Rose

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Olfactoria

Dear Olfactoria’s Travelers, Portia with you today from Australian Perfume Junkies and Perfume Posse. I have been testing all of the new Yves Saint Laurent releases. I have a problem with their price point, straight up, there you have it. … Continue reading →

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An Orange Blossom Moment – Review: Diptyque L’Art Du Soin Lait Frais Body Lotion And L’Eau de Neroli Eau de Cologne

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Olfactoria

Every summer I fall again for the lovely, warm, intoxicating and tender scent of orange blossoms. Last year Parfums de Nicolai Eau de Soleil was my drug of choice, this year I found something that is such a sensory pleasure … Continue reading →

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