I’ve had quite a few requests to put Cameo back on the website, and I’d been meaning to do that after substituting the new labdanum into the formula, so I’ll move that up my priority list and get it done. I just did a couple quick trials on it last night and wanted to give a heads up for those interested in Cameo. It’ll probably be a couple weeks, but I’ll plan on adding it back to the list.
Someone made me smile today by sending me a link to a beautiful new review of Tabac Aurea posted today by Brian at I Smell Therefore I Am. Thanks so much, Brian, I’m glad you liked it! I love feeling the enthusiasm people have for fragrance when they write about it, and it’s even more…
Lieu de Reves and Cameo are currently out of stock in the archive, and I’ve received a number of email requests to make a batch of one or both. I’m trying to gauge how much interest there would be so that I can decide how much to make. If you’d like to express interest, you could…
Yesterday I read about the upcoming release of a new scent for men by Tom Ford, and apparently the press was that it used cypriol for the first time in a scent. Cypriol is a natural ingredient also known as nagarmotha or Cyperus and has been used for ages. I’ve tried it from several sources and…
I posted a link to this wonderful French pronunciation resource many months ago, but now it has an easy-to-use index that makes it even better so I’ll post a reminder link about it. New entries are added almost daily and you can submit requests. They will have a game coming up soon with a prize…
As I mentioned when I released Fig Tree in the fall, I started it in the Exclusives group but planned to move it to the Boutique Group by spring so that I could wholesale it. I thought that plan would give people quite a few months to buy it at a lower price. This post…
Just a quick update. Working on the rose scent a bit more today, especially the balance in the rose accord between the deep rich notes and the brighter notes. Want this to be feminine but not overly powdery. Also working on a sandalwood. It’s woodsy but smoothed by some musk, balsam, and a touch of amber,…