Regular readers will know that I have been on a quest to find my ‘ideal rose‘: a rose conjured in my imagination by fragrance writer Celia Lyttleton,… Read more “More roses”
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My ideal rose: Montale’s Aoud Queen Roses?
A while back I embarked on a quest for my ideal rose, inspired by a sentence from Celia Lyttleton’s book The Scent Trail. Many of you kindly… Read more “My ideal rose: Montale’s Aoud Queen Roses?”
My Very First Perfumed Pen-Pals Package
Wheeeeeee! This came in the mail from Dee. Doesn’t she have lovely penmanship?
The shampoo question
I have been wearing Montale’s Chypre Fruite a lot lately, and enjoying it. I upsized my 1 ml sample to a 5 ml decant and I reckon… Read more “The shampoo question”
Snobs in Perfume-Land
When I smell perfume in the wild, it makes me happy. Be it Light Blue, Red Door, or Black Oud, it makes me happy, simply because people… Read more “Snobs in Perfume-Land”
beauty on the outside 