ROSEOVERDOSE Rose Retreat 2023: Part 1
Immersion in the beauty of Rosa damascena in the heart of the Rose Valley in Bulgaria. Continue reading ROSEOVERDOSE Rose Retreat 2023: Part 1
Tag: Perspectives
My surface sniffing tour in Sofia
The city is fragrant in many ways. Continue reading My surface sniffing tour in Sofia
Fragrance for a social-first demographic (Melrose Place by OUAI)
It’s made for lots of people out there who are not me. Continue reading Fragrance for a social-first demographic (Melrose Place by OUAI)
What makes for good conversation?
It can involve perfume, but it doesn’t have to! Continue reading What makes for good conversation?
Show and tell with slinky jewelry
Revive the good things from the past; leave the rest behind. Continue reading Show and tell with slinky jewelry
Eau de writer’s block
When even perfume becomes hard to describe. Continue reading Eau de writer’s block
Do you care who wears it better?
…that is, if it might not be you? Continue reading Do you care who wears it better?
Who’s Got the Power?
Or, who would, if the way to power were through the nose? Continue reading Who’s Got the Power?
Revisiting an old perfume love: Amorito by The Body Shop
An important chapter in my olfactory autobiography. Continue reading Revisiting an old perfume love: Amorito by The Body Shop
Verse jumping
Each universe had better have perfume. Continue reading Verse jumping
#smellfie for International Fragrance Day 2023
How do you interpret “finding the new you” through fragrance? Continue reading #smellfie for International Fragrance Day 2023
What color is the scent of a red bird?
Cameos by some old and some new perfumes. Continue reading What color is the scent of a red bird?
Hide and seek (I_Ristretto by Maison Tahité)
Not quite what it says on the tin. Continue reading Hide and seek (I_Ristretto by Maison Tahité)
How do you like your coffee? (and Velvet Coffee by Maison Tahité)
More spicy than gourmand, and very wearable. Continue reading How do you like your coffee? (and Velvet Coffee by Maison Tahité)
“Bring the Garden Here” (Formosa Perfume)
A perfume from Taiwan, about Taiwan. Continue reading “Bring the Garden Here” (Formosa Perfume)
The smell of accomplishment
On working with paper and some of its associated scents, which become scent anchors for the work itself. Continue reading The smell of accomplishment
Valentine’s Day musings
Perfume is my Valentine’s Day (post) muse. Will it be a muse for my valentine? (Unlikely, but that’s OK!) Continue reading Valentine’s Day musings
A month older and a tiny bit wiser
Sometimes we root for underdogs. Sometimes we have them in our perfume collection. Sometimes we are them… Continue reading A month older and a tiny bit wiser
Happy Lunar New Year of the Rabbit!
Traditions, projects, perfumes… all have their place in keeping us focused and happy. Continue reading Happy Lunar New Year of the Rabbit!
A perfumed year: 2022 retrospective
May we bring the best of 2022 with us into 2023 and leave the rest behind. Continue reading A perfumed year: 2022 retrospective
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