evoke[ing] an air of disorder while maintaining a sense of balance and tranquility through the inventive use of incense and myrrh… Writing a review of a new Amouage… Read more “Amouage Interlude (Woman)”
Tag: Frankincense
Your name is magical: Amouage Opus VI
When I first saw this painting, it shook me up a little to see my pet insecurity captured so effortlessly in the bold strokes of paint on… Read more “Your name is magical: Amouage Opus VI”
Retrospective: On the road with Carbone de Balmain
As you may remember from my earlier post on Carbone de Balmain, I chose it as my “travel to Texas” scent. We packed all our worldly goods… Read more “Retrospective: On the road with Carbone de Balmain”
Favorite Things: Frankincense
Many of the perfumes I love contain frankincense: Memoir Woman, Opus IV, Rêverie au Jardin, and more. It’s a note that resin-ates with me (too much?), and… Read more “Favorite Things: Frankincense”
Amouage Library Collection: Opus IV
There’s a bike path that my husband and I love to ride on—the only one in this part of the Gorge—that ends at The Columbia Gorge Discovery… Read more “Amouage Library Collection: Opus IV”
beauty on the outside 