SOTD: Eau d’Italie, Paestum Rose
OK, I realized today I will have to give Havana Vanille another go. Because it’s obvious to me that whatever Mr. Duchafour creates, I’m going to love it. :) There must have been a mistake in my nose...
View ArticleSOTD: Penhaligon’s Orange Blossom
I think someone broke my sample. Or more clearly the juice inside. This was made by Mr. Duchafour and as I said the other day, there is almost nothing of his I don’t like – and I was already starting …...
View ArticleVisiting India: Trayee by Neela Vermeire Creations
Sometimes you smell something and your brain refuses to provide the notes for what you are smelling. That is what happened to me with Neela Vermeire Creations (brought to life by Bertrand Duchafour)....
View ArticleDenyse Beaulieu: The Perfume Lover
So, I might be slow, but I get there in the end. :) And here I am, finally having read The Perfume Lover and ready to talk about it. Or, at least try and talk about it. The name of … Continue reading →
View ArticleRandom perfume (and other) thoughts
These are the things that don’t require a post of their own but that keep going through my head lately: After falling in love with Chypre Palatin, I cannot but think about Denyse’s book The Perfume...
View ArticleThe Poison Rose – Paestum Rose by Eau d’Italie
I don’t remember the last time my perfume caused so many reactions, from “Please don’t wear it ever again as it’s making me sick” (coming from my boyfriend), to “It feels like entering a poison ivy...
View ArticleVagabond Prince: Enchanted Forest (or going back to childhood)
I wonder if my idea about this perfume will have any connection to the actual idea behind this perfume. But it can’t be helped, ideas and associations coming through smell are not conscious. The thing...
View ArticleEagerly awaiting!
The new perfume collaboration by Neela Vermeire and Bertrand Duchafour – Ashoka (eau de parfum). The only problem I see here – it’s going to be available in early autumn 2013. ;) I can’t help but...
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