I worked hard this weekend and am almost caught up on orders and the contest sample packs will all go out today except for one that needs special postage to go overseas. I should be all caught up by Thursday (I hope). No time for working on the new scents for a few more days. I’ll post more when I’m caught up. Meantime, these samples are on the way. 🙂
Someone recently said he thought I had used grape alcohol in the past for edp, but I have always used specially denatured perfumer’s alcohol from Remet in southern California. This type of specially denatured professional perfumer’s alcohol is what is used in nearly all commercial perfumes. For the oils, I use a natural pure fractionated coconut…
Thanks, Ayala, for your review of Forest Walk on SmellyBlog! I’m so glad you liked it! It’s true that there is a special aromachemical used in Forest that has the aroma of fresh earth; it’s used at only 0.05% of the total formula so it’s a very tiny amount, but it still does have an…
You’ve probably heard that Napa, CA had a rather large (6.0) earthquake last night, waking people up at 3:20 in the morning with shaking, damage, and power outages. It woke us up in Sonoma too, with quite a bit of shaking and rolling. My cottage is on stilts on a hillside, so the swaying can…
I just learned of a beautiful perfume blog I had not seen before, called La fleur et le parfum. It had a review of Jour Ensoleillé yesterday, but you can also find many other reviews of indie brands. (Edited to add: Some posts are in French but with English translations if you scroll down to…
I’m still working to catch up and am making progress. I had to take time out yesterday all morning for an eye exam appointment to get new glasses for working on the computer. I haven’t had glasses for years but they do help eye fatigue so I’ve been meaning to get this done. I made…
I plan to put the shopping cart buttons back up this Thursday, November 16. Today, Cafleurebon posted a lovely review of the upcoming new release called Bee’s Bliss. Thanks so much for your beautiful writing, Ida! Cafleurebon is hosting a draw for a half ounce bottle of Bee’s Bliss, which officially launches in December, so follow…
Laurie,
Just got my samples today after work. Being a violet lover, had to try the Wood violet. Wore it for about 1 1/2 hrs, then had to have it. Just ordered. Thanks for making my day! Will try Vintage Rose and Bois de Champagne tomorrow. thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you ….
Hi Cindy, I’m so glad you liked the Wood Violet! Just got your order, thanks! Will work on it tomorrow afternoon. The Champagne is just a tester; I’m collecting feedback on that one and am trying a few more things. I’m curious to see the level of aldehydes that seems right for most people, enough to give some sparkle and fizz without being too much. I think I could go a bit higher but not sure yet.
Thanks again!