tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:25:24 +0000Perfume blog dedicated to perfume reviews, <br>reflections and ramblingshttp://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)Blogger1279125http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h211/pstblog/kreslologoa.jpghttp://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h211/pstblog/kreslologoa.jpgPerfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-2257004123496341873Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:19:00 +00002009-11-19T06:21:34.990-05:00TomComme des GarconsBy TomFirst: The winners of the Calvin Klein draw are Marko and Diana.Please use the "Contact Us" button so I can pass your info to the nice people at CK.Now, to the review.Comme des Garçons is a house that I really love. They are fearless about putting out scents that define their brand, even if they can range from pretty odd, to kind of strange. Dover Street Market was created to celebrate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/QFOFcVTdM-k/comme-des-garcons-dover-street-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)12<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MthdAC3sjJ4hZsFTQO3LAsrGFUQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MthdAC3sjJ4hZsFTQO3LAsrGFUQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MthdAC3sjJ4hZsFTQO3LAsrGFUQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MthdAC3sjJ4hZsFTQO3LAsrGFUQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=QFOFcVTdM-k:220b8gh39aA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/QFOFcVTdM-k" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/comme-des-garcons-dover-street-market.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-7786151333936215817Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-17T00:00:04.151-05:00Hilde SolianiDonnaBy DonnaRight off the bat I have to say this: I have never smelled a perfume that smells like both muscle liniment and root beer simultaneously. As a matter of fact I don’t think those two aromas have ever been in my nose at the same time in my entire life, but here they are, in the form of Hilde Soliani’s Doolciiisssimo. Having read Marina’s enthusiastic reviews of some of the other scents in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/JFe0aI1zSPo/severe-consonant-shortage-hilde-soliani.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qdHHvmxwp1X_LFXjHwpzxouB7SA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qdHHvmxwp1X_LFXjHwpzxouB7SA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qdHHvmxwp1X_LFXjHwpzxouB7SA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qdHHvmxwp1X_LFXjHwpzxouB7SA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=JFe0aI1zSPo:M8jevLgjIhU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/JFe0aI1zSPo" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/severe-consonant-shortage-hilde-soliani.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-1243275701388633813Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-16T00:00:03.891-05:00...is Victoria. Please send us your address using the link on the right.Here is what coming to PST soon: reviews of Comme des Garçons Dover Street Market, Natori, Six Scents 2, some Egofactos, Xerjoffs, Cartier Les Heures du Parfum, a couple of Tom Fords and more. Stay tuned and have a great week, everybody!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/ncX24zKI3eY/winner-of-lelong-sample-draw-and-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSok4wZr1BCYkyPIf2DvOhGfDdc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSok4wZr1BCYkyPIf2DvOhGfDdc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSok4wZr1BCYkyPIf2DvOhGfDdc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSok4wZr1BCYkyPIf2DvOhGfDdc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=ncX24zKI3eY:ze5mn0lE_bc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/ncX24zKI3eY" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/winner-of-lelong-sample-draw-and-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-6939173479029543602Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-13T00:00:02.885-05:00Ralph LaurenDecidedly, I have been spending too much time in the UES. And 40 hours a week in West Midtown apparently haven't even started to cure my UESism. To wit: my affection for Love, the limited edition perfume by Ralph Lauren. Actually "affection for a perfume by Ralph Lauren" is, perhaps, a symptom of UESism, in and of itself.Chandler Burr describes Love thus:"It’s as conventionally beautiful as the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/1Kle24ymJyo/ralph-lauren-love-uesism-and-ninaisms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wKLvIi8DlKh0VdXkE2ZUjXuYnpo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wKLvIi8DlKh0VdXkE2ZUjXuYnpo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wKLvIi8DlKh0VdXkE2ZUjXuYnpo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wKLvIi8DlKh0VdXkE2ZUjXuYnpo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=1Kle24ymJyo:nlJgoDkxyLw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/1Kle24ymJyo" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/ralph-lauren-love-uesism-and-ninaisms.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-7474321616865478086Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-12T00:00:04.615-05:00VintageTomdiscontinuedlanvinBy TomA very generous friend sent me a package of treasures that I will be examining over the next few months. The reason for the length of time examining them? They are all beautiful vintage scents that warrant a more introspective view than modern ones. Nothing against modern scents; there is something about vintage that sometimes makes me need to get into the mindset. Angela at Now Smell http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/_ksFYrfXFtw/love-sinner-my-sin-by-lanvin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)11<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hHu3b5oOGc51P79gSm098SbmFw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hHu3b5oOGc51P79gSm098SbmFw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hHu3b5oOGc51P79gSm098SbmFw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hHu3b5oOGc51P79gSm098SbmFw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=_ksFYrfXFtw:CepdBV9cr_A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/_ksFYrfXFtw" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/love-sinner-my-sin-by-lanvin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-7885682879078123277Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-11T00:00:04.496-05:00Jo MaloneaniseVanillaLet me start with a question: before the creation of the aqueous pastel wonder that is Vanille Galante, has there existed a transparent vanilla perfume? I went through the list of oh so many vanillas, and couldn't come up with another name, except for the new Jo Malone fragrance. Perhaps it is simply the first of some more (hopefully not a thousand) scents, which surely have been launched by thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/tg2QjK4INTI/jo-malone-vanilla-anise-perfume-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)10<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Mvt4sCeS6YdYLxIYQs8DchBeW0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Mvt4sCeS6YdYLxIYQs8DchBeW0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Mvt4sCeS6YdYLxIYQs8DchBeW0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Mvt4sCeS6YdYLxIYQs8DchBeW0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=tg2QjK4INTI:6-Qid9NTvWM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/tg2QjK4INTI" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/jo-malone-vanilla-anise-perfume-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-6745294153946433749Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-10T00:00:02.846-05:00scottinekeBy ScottAt the tender age of 18, T.S. Eliot wrote The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock in which he reveals the internal musings of a young man preparing to ask for his beloved’s hand in marriage, wondering if his restrained, carefully meted out collection of life experiences has created a man worthy of her love:For I have known them all already, known them all: Have known the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/zx7UN13D95A/ineke-f-field-notes-from-paris-perfume.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)18<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKeupVH2BttRbsA1L96d5-nidRE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKeupVH2BttRbsA1L96d5-nidRE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKeupVH2BttRbsA1L96d5-nidRE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKeupVH2BttRbsA1L96d5-nidRE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=zx7UN13D95A:ZjxNcdYEI3M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/zx7UN13D95A" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/ineke-f-field-notes-from-paris-perfume.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-9156223080683399724Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-09T00:00:01.017-05:00JARsavoryWhen my father's father died, he took with him the secret of his marinated tomatoes. His marinated tomatoes were, without any shadow of a doubt, the best in this galaxy, and in a couple of others. We have always thought that the secret ingredient were sliced onions, however, when we tried to pickle tomatoes that way, our version had none of the incredibly rich, spicy yet sweet taste of grandpa's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/5PolzeSR-bw/jar-shadow-perfume-reviewsort-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)17<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AS6QW0qIXmDQWcUUgNLlcPyNDug/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AS6QW0qIXmDQWcUUgNLlcPyNDug/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AS6QW0qIXmDQWcUUgNLlcPyNDug/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AS6QW0qIXmDQWcUUgNLlcPyNDug/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=5PolzeSR-bw:tTuDtJfLxJQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/5PolzeSR-bw" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/jar-shadow-perfume-reviewsort-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-6409860477086168694Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-05T00:00:02.745-05:00TomCalvin KleinMasculineEarlier Marina was contacted by the people marketing this new scent asking if we'd like to try it and offering to give two bottles away in a draw. She asked me if I wanted to be the reviewer (I suppose since I am male) and my answer to her was "won't they hate me if I trash it?"Her answer? "Who cares :-)"They're going to hate me, but just a little.I'm not quite sure the marketer had read my posthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/jk5iaA3jtds/guilt-free-lvin-lein-free-nd-draw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)48<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZK9FLVp-i-Y-W-TQtmTGZtYI4w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZK9FLVp-i-Y-W-TQtmTGZtYI4w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZK9FLVp-i-Y-W-TQtmTGZtYI4w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZK9FLVp-i-Y-W-TQtmTGZtYI4w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=jk5iaA3jtds:IMoHiwWAV9o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/jk5iaA3jtds" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/guilt-free-lvin-lein-free-nd-draw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-8628994117311466662Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-04T00:00:03.389-05:00Roxana VillaBethBy BethIt is rare as a writer, that I’m left speechless. But there are those rare occasions when I come across a story so haunting that I’m left with simply my own tears and almost no way to put them into words. About a month ago, I arrived home from California to find a beautiful package waiting for me from Roxana Villa. I waited for a perfect day to open it and sooner than later I found myselfhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/V3pdc0kBun8/visions-of-vespertina-lessons-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)8<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oG6y4KBm9jt3q6d95v48ITt-YXs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oG6y4KBm9jt3q6d95v48ITt-YXs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oG6y4KBm9jt3q6d95v48ITt-YXs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oG6y4KBm9jt3q6d95v48ITt-YXs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=V3pdc0kBun8:e90NVUTQEJE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/V3pdc0kBun8" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/visions-of-vespertina-lessons-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-3813214854929208889Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-03T00:00:04.455-05:00Lucien LelongDonnaBy DonnaThe only Lucien Lelong perfume that most people know about is their great sharp, fruity Oriental Indiscret, deservedly the star of the line. Most of the scents from the elegant past of this great fashion house are long discontinued, which is unfortunate, especially for someone like me who is just discovering these treasures. I first became aware of the only truly modern Lelong, 1999’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/8pMpIniJifA/vintage-finds-theres-lot-more-to-lucien.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)48<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nNn0Wgxput3_Whl2g0Uvxt8G8ms/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nNn0Wgxput3_Whl2g0Uvxt8G8ms/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nNn0Wgxput3_Whl2g0Uvxt8G8ms/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nNn0Wgxput3_Whl2g0Uvxt8G8ms/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=8pMpIniJifA:JxIcoGP0w0g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/8pMpIniJifA" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/vintage-finds-theres-lot-more-to-lucien.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-8647728650554004630Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-30T00:00:00.133-04:00By PaulOctober 31st conjures many memories for me. In my early twenties, I bought a used Chevy Impala on that date, which I named “Vlad, the Impala.” But I digress.Welcome to my (lab)oratory on a perfume for Halloween. Now, I DO already know … thanks to my vast untapped knowledge of fragrances … ah who am I kidding … on my ability to Google, about Halloween Perfume by Jesus Del Pozo for Women.Buthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/Dt5bHfBqyfU/spooky-scent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)15<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lj_AbLv2imp0bSA6oNbHDZcsFg0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lj_AbLv2imp0bSA6oNbHDZcsFg0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lj_AbLv2imp0bSA6oNbHDZcsFg0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lj_AbLv2imp0bSA6oNbHDZcsFg0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=Dt5bHfBqyfU:wimxVRAQQ-A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/Dt5bHfBqyfU" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/spooky-scent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-1467212035328631580Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:03:00 +00002009-10-29T00:03:00.550-04:00TomRoxana VillaBy TomA few days ago, perfumer Roxana Villa emailed me with news of a new product- inspired by yours truly. My first reaction was of course, pride since the only thing I had previously inspired would have been mild distaste. Then I felt some fear; what if I hate it? Well, I pretty much knew that wouldn't happen because of the notes (from her site)- Vanilla: warm and inviting- Benzoin: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/CvbeUkGyx0I/halloween-treat-phoenix-myster-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)17<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsUafzF2-kSSRVvH3mtrciQ0U2I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsUafzF2-kSSRVvH3mtrciQ0U2I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsUafzF2-kSSRVvH3mtrciQ0U2I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsUafzF2-kSSRVvH3mtrciQ0U2I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=CvbeUkGyx0I:DO4ueYzu6tM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/CvbeUkGyx0I" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-treat-phoenix-myster-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-3786557201723224137Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-28T11:28:31.570-04:00Thank you for your patience with the sporadic posting on the blog. I am settling into a new schedule at work and at home, but I promise that Perfume-Smellin’ Things will soon return to business as usual with five reviews a week. I have no doubt that my new working environment at International Flavors & Fragrances will be an added inspiration for the writing. Having said that, I feel it necessary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/OcI95tK5zcc/thankyous-apologies-disclaimers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZSMOgvaS5ykFX9YT-QkuullPU0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZSMOgvaS5ykFX9YT-QkuullPU0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZSMOgvaS5ykFX9YT-QkuullPU0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZSMOgvaS5ykFX9YT-QkuullPU0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=OcI95tK5zcc:bN4FGUJIqr0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/OcI95tK5zcc" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/thankyous-apologies-disclaimers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-4332290383840368116Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-27T00:00:00.673-04:00DonnaJean-Louis ScherrerBy DonnaOne of my very first really fine perfumes was the original Jean-Louis Scherrer for women (also known as simply Scherrer), and at the time, almost a quarter of a century ago, I did not even know exactly what a chypre perfume was. I just know that I had never smelled anything quite like it and that it was light years away from the romantic florals I had favored back then. This fragrance washttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/gTgxVL-DBn4/jean-louis-scherrer-then-and-now-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)22<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ewdBVVL-iKVcV9XhtU1Nm0qTzs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ewdBVVL-iKVcV9XhtU1Nm0qTzs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ewdBVVL-iKVcV9XhtU1Nm0qTzs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ewdBVVL-iKVcV9XhtU1Nm0qTzs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=gTgxVL-DBn4:DUjbeKcomCw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/gTgxVL-DBn4" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/jean-louis-scherrer-then-and-now-green.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-8517684067047287430Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-27T13:08:30.932-04:00Best ofThe Weather Channel harbingers showers for NY and New England, rain and storms for TX and OK, snow across parts of the Midwest...clearly, it's time for the 2009 installment of our Fall Fragrance Hitparade. As usual, each of us chooses the most-enjoyed scent of the season; please join us in your comments and let us know, which perfume have you been reaching for the most this Autumn.AlyssaFéminité http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/M7u3wW8-4UA/fall-favorites-and-prize-draw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)111<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pjnSlCjEGi4X96S73fmNndusjIk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pjnSlCjEGi4X96S73fmNndusjIk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pjnSlCjEGi4X96S73fmNndusjIk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pjnSlCjEGi4X96S73fmNndusjIk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=M7u3wW8-4UA:KhNWgyTtC2Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/M7u3wW8-4UA" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/fall-favorites-and-prize-draw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-5824395611043695470Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-22T00:00:00.331-04:00Etat Libre d'OrangeTomvetiverBy TomI have to admit that Etat Libre is a house that has always come this close to making me want to purchase, but somehow never quite got there. Tom of Finland came close, and Rien came closer, while one still makes me slightly queasy. Fat Electrician has certainly come the closest yet. I love vetiver in almost all its forms: I have and wear Malle, Lutens, Guerlain and Tauer's and love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/wNIogwLzBWY/cheeky-fat-electrician-by-etat-libre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)17<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fVNF39vORuAiAbq-7zVK3SqD9s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fVNF39vORuAiAbq-7zVK3SqD9s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fVNF39vORuAiAbq-7zVK3SqD9s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fVNF39vORuAiAbq-7zVK3SqD9s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=wNIogwLzBWY:-Y3StMZtOAI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/wNIogwLzBWY" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/cheeky-fat-electrician-by-etat-libre.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-1482949932210125689Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-20T06:35:14.743-04:00DonnaSerge LutensBy DonnaNot too long ago I reviewed Chergui by Serge Lutens, a fragrance I had wanted to try for a long time. It is currently in the Export range for a limited run, but another one that I was really curious about still remained elusive, a later scent with a tobacco theme, Fumerie Turque. Recently a new friend with European connections, a dashing and somewhat mysterious man at that, sent me this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/UcqXS62lJYM/international-man-of-mystery-serge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)26<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0M-UOvYBqJ-iAjFLUb09-P8nLv4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0M-UOvYBqJ-iAjFLUb09-P8nLv4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0M-UOvYBqJ-iAjFLUb09-P8nLv4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0M-UOvYBqJ-iAjFLUb09-P8nLv4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=UcqXS62lJYM:AtgtUoNq9ak:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/UcqXS62lJYM" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/international-man-of-mystery-serge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-3814904014450016170Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-16T00:00:03.189-04:00smoky scentsAnnick GoutalmyrrhEarthySo apparently I jinxed the weather. Time to dig out comfort scents, I guess. And you know how it happens sometimes that you have a very vague idea of what you want, and think that nothing can possibly fit that idea, and then the first thing you smell is exactly what you are looking for? I had a feeling I wanted something sweet but dry, smoky but not tarry, something comforting but weird.And voilahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/W2fbcDeFbro/annick-goutal-myrrhe-ardente-perfume.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)27<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zmfZDXwt6JUvbFblPfcfZiwV_BY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zmfZDXwt6JUvbFblPfcfZiwV_BY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zmfZDXwt6JUvbFblPfcfZiwV_BY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zmfZDXwt6JUvbFblPfcfZiwV_BY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=W2fbcDeFbro:Piy-cXgGYbo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/W2fbcDeFbro" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/annick-goutal-myrrhe-ardente-perfume.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-5774211476834049149Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-15T00:00:00.584-04:00TomDelRaeBy TomThe last three of the six samples I bought from her website. Just throwing that out there in advance, so I won't be investigated.Amoureuse is tuberose. For those of you who were scared by Fracas as a child, fear not. This isn't a tigress like the Piguet or a post-modern bondage queen like Tubereuse Criminelle. This is a placid, shimmering scent that is primarily woody and quite chilly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/KNr7HDIvVXE/rae-of-light-part-2-amoureuse-eau.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)25<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yp36qCFqXhzhREcYLT10hR7Ruh0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yp36qCFqXhzhREcYLT10hR7Ruh0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yp36qCFqXhzhREcYLT10hR7Ruh0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yp36qCFqXhzhREcYLT10hR7Ruh0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=KNr7HDIvVXE:r_y9aZF1DqY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/KNr7HDIvVXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/rae-of-light-part-2-amoureuse-eau.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-5600984694917617485Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-14T00:00:06.241-04:00TomDelRaeBy TomFirst, the winner of the draw for the smell bent samples is Queen Cupcake. Please use the "contact us" button to provide your mailing address.Parfums DelRae is the brainchild of San Francisco-based DelRae Roth, who writes that her lifelong passion for fragrance was the impetus for her creation of her line.Début is her idea of a "sophisticated lily of the valley fragrance". I love lily of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/73_pCW3F-0M/rae-of-light-parfums-delrae-debut-bois.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)14<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IKgdQqACc1H-FgR1NyPlY50IT7g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IKgdQqACc1H-FgR1NyPlY50IT7g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IKgdQqACc1H-FgR1NyPlY50IT7g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IKgdQqACc1H-FgR1NyPlY50IT7g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=73_pCW3F-0M:xgtaGMNoa5M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/73_pCW3F-0M" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/rae-of-light-parfums-delrae-debut-bois.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-879153712399610410Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-13T00:00:03.768-04:00MarianAmouageOudBy MarianAlthough I’m not generally fond of smoky fragrances, I am enthralled by Al Shomukh’s smoldering sensuality. The note of pitch tar is a sultry foil to the fruity sumptuousness of davana, and the balsamic freshness of resinous woods beautifully contrasts with the ripe, honeyed rosiness that pervades this voluptuous composition. Vetiver adds an herbal earthiness to the scent, and there are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/qdd2wxFtX20/al-shomoukh-attar-by-amouage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)29<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGUrXuYfcbpYW5AvA72kuzGZG6Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGUrXuYfcbpYW5AvA72kuzGZG6Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGUrXuYfcbpYW5AvA72kuzGZG6Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGUrXuYfcbpYW5AvA72kuzGZG6Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=qdd2wxFtX20:sa6BtQGgIDs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/qdd2wxFtX20" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/al-shomoukh-attar-by-amouage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-200659595977539572Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-12T00:00:00.188-04:00Le Jardin RetrouvecitrusSpicesfresh scentsAll summer long I've been in a mood for "scents whose spiciness is fresh or whose freshness has a dark and piquant depth". That mood lasted well into this beautiful autumn, possibly because the weather here in NYC has been mostly spoiling us with clear skies and mild warmth. Le Citron Poivré by Le Jardin Retrouvé is my latest discovery in the fresh-&-piquant genre.The contrast of the citrusy and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/t3P-OET9RH8/le-jardin-retrouve-le-citron-poivre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)10<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S7NHKFiwPUY2kuL4g4KiJkmEuXA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S7NHKFiwPUY2kuL4g4KiJkmEuXA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S7NHKFiwPUY2kuL4g4KiJkmEuXA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S7NHKFiwPUY2kuL4g4KiJkmEuXA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=t3P-OET9RH8:o0O2EumF2fY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/t3P-OET9RH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/le-jardin-retrouve-le-citron-poivre.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-8157196256071487478Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-09T00:00:02.548-04:00Tomsmell bentBy TomAs I wrote earlier, I had the chance to sit down with the young founder and nose of the house smell bent, which launched last month here in Los Angeles. The brainchild of Sarah Lawrence graduate and self-described "scent obsessed" Brent Leonesio, smell bent was created with the idea that "perfume should be fun and shouldn't cost an arm and a leg".Amen, sistah..I met Brent at The Abbey in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/fNsI9qFi8GE/get-bent-part-2-smell-bent-little-miss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)42<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WkNAVO-aFuIZM_1t2927jG-J7UY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WkNAVO-aFuIZM_1t2927jG-J7UY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WkNAVO-aFuIZM_1t2927jG-J7UY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WkNAVO-aFuIZM_1t2927jG-J7UY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=fNsI9qFi8GE:dnfDpkyL0FQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/fNsI9qFi8GE" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/get-bent-part-2-smell-bent-little-miss.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16569123.post-1947663523950840201Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-08T00:00:05.857-04:00brent leonesioTomsmell bentBy TomSaturday I was able to sit down with Brent Leonesio, the youthful founder of Los Angeles-based smell bent. I previously had emailed him 10 questions and here were his responses:1) How did you come to found smell bent? What was your "scent journey"? I got “scent obsessed” about 3 years ago. I couldn’t learn enough about fragrance or smell too many scents. I started with commercial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~3/VAFk6WGJLW8/get-bent-part-one-interview-with-brent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marina Geigert)12<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EVvtaQGONf0Ac-mUQeUoLF2KZY4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EVvtaQGONf0Ac-mUQeUoLF2KZY4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EVvtaQGONf0Ac-mUQeUoLF2KZY4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EVvtaQGONf0Ac-mUQeUoLF2KZY4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?a=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog?i=VAFk6WGJLW8:Am51tIM7pDU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Perfume-smellinThingsPerfumeBlog/~4/VAFk6WGJLW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/get-bent-part-one-interview-with-brent.html