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Perfume Trends - fall & winter 2013 -14 - PART I
NOSTALGIA"A pleasure or sadness that is cause by remembering something for the past and wishing to experience again." (Merriam-Webster dictionary)La Vie ParisienneNostalgia is daydreaming, fantasying,...
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SMELL IN THE CITY - AN URBAN OLFACTIVE JOURNEY - PART ONE
Dedicated to VICTORIA HENSAW (1971 - 2014)In a world of globalization and virtual living we have developed a lack of emotional connection to what is local. We are less aware of our surroundings and we...
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SMELL IN THE CITY - AN URBAN OLFACTIVE JOUNEY - PART TWO
My smell walk in São Paulo City starts with an olfactive exercise of trying to decompose the general smell that is particular of my city. Unfortunately the stench of Tiete & Pinheiros Rivers is...
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SMELL IN THE CITY - AN URBAN OLFACTIVE JOURNEY - PART THREE
If you haven't read the previous posts here you can find the links: PART ONE/ PART TWO.My smell walk could have ended once I found myself under the lime trees. It would be considered an amazing...
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LAKSHIMI EDP by SIMONE SHITRIT & ANE WALSH
To Marcia YahnLakshimi EDP is one more customized perfume that I have created with natural perfumer Ane Walsh this year. Developed to be given as a birthday gift to a friend who is an yoga & acro...
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SMELL IN THE CITY - AN URBAN OLFACTIVE JOURNEY IN SÃO PAULO - BRAZIL - PART IV
In my first article of the SMELL IN THE CITY series I started to describe the SMELLSCAPE of São Paulo City. Today I will continue to deepen into the unique olfactive qualities of this city by bringing...
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Niche ENNICHED?
Photo credit: Wedding Inspiration websiteIn my last article about niche perfumery I discussed what NICHE meant. It was back in 2012 when a lot of bloggers, perfumers and perfume magazines were...
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SMELL IN THE CITY - AN URBAN OLFACTIVE JOURNEY IN SÃO PAULO CITY - BRAZIL -...
Continuing to draw the smellscape of São Paulo City I am bringing you today smells and odors that are very cosmopolitan, such as the smell of construction debris found everywhere in the city. São Paulo...
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THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF CHRISTOPHER BROSIUS - PART ONE
Photo Credit: + Q Perfume BlogChristopher Brosius is one of these amazing artists that moves you in such a way that you don't know if you get inspired by him to explore the world of scents everywhere...
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WHITE PERFUME EXTRAIT BY PUREDISTANCE
Photo Credit:+ Q PERFUME BLOGI haven't been quite active in my blog not only due to lack of time, but also because I haven't been presented to fragrances that I find worth writing about.Since my last...
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EAU DE HONGRIE EDP by VIKTORIA MINYA
Photo credit: Viktoria MinyaOlfactive notes: grapefruit, lemon, clove, jasmine, honey, sandalwood, immortelle, labdanum, musk, tonka, Tokaji Aszú wine.In 2013 Viktoria Minya was presented here by...
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NUIT NOIRE EDP BY MONA DI ORIO
"It takes two to tango"Mona di Orio loved to explore light and darkness while creating her beautiful perfumes. This is exactly what happened to her brand. It faced dark moments with her passing away in...
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BLACK HIMALAY EDP - MY VERY OWN BLEND
When you take your passion for fragrances to the next level (remember the stages of a perfumista?) and develop your very own blend it is a road of no U-turns. The desire of creating more and more...
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ANTONIO ALESSADRIA PARFUMS - A NEW Italian Niche Brand!
ANTONIO ALESSANDRIA PARFUMS SAMPLESThis week I had the joy of receiving the samples of 3 fragrances created by Antonio Alessandria. Mio carissimo Ermano was a super gentleman to make the...
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LE PETIT HERVÉ EDP - MY VERY OWN BLEND
LE PETIT HERVÉ EDPLaunch: 2015 – Customized EditionPerfumer: Ane WalshOlfactive Director: Simone ShitritTHE COMPOSITIONOlfactive Notes of: Cedrat, white grapefruit, mimosa, genet, tagetes, osmanthus,...
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NICHE PERFUMERY LECTURE/ CURSO DE PERFUMARIA DE NICHO
The lounge minutes before startingThis blogger has a long term relationship with CDCP - A center for diffusion of perfume knowledge in São Paulo, Brazil. Through this partnership I have been invited to...
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My very own custom blend by Ane Walsh
By now if you are still reading my blog and all the others out there and you have countless perfume bottles in your home (office, car, etc etc...) you are either a perfume addicted, a self-called...
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RUBINI FundamentalPhoto credit: + Q PERFUME BLOGLaunch: 2015Country : Italy (Verona)Perfumer: Cristiano Canali/ Olfactive Director: Ermano Picco/ Package Designer: Francesca Gotti/ Brand Owner: Andrea...
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SEX, FOOD & PERFUMES - PART II
But how to explain the relationship between sex and food? Is it biological?My guess is that it is evolutionary. As all carnivore animals, we are all hunting - mating beings. That said, he who brings...
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PERFUME TRENDS FOR SUMMER & SPRING 2014
In these last posts we entered into a journey of sex, food and perfumes to understand how these 3 elements are related. Today I will bring you the trend for the next incoming seasons: Gourmet...
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