There’s a beautiful review of Jour Ensoleillé today on Parfümieren. Thank you, Olenska! Your writing has drawn me in and I must explore your blog more. I’m so glad to have discovered it! I’m also happy that Jour Ensoleillé has been receiving some reviews lately.
Wanted to check in. I finished a little tweak on Gardenia Musk and got it back on the scent list. Also just finished a tester blend of Fireside Intense; it has cedar, sandal, birch tar, oak moss, musk, frankincense, myrrh, orris, jasmine, tabac, and leather. I’m evaluating it and will be sending it out to a few testers. …
Today I’ve had about 20 emails from people claiming to own boutiques in Russia, Ukraine, and various other foreign countries, and they all want free samples. The emails are not slowing down and I can’t take time to reply. Clearly, as a one-woman business I can’t afford the time or materials to send free samples…
If all goes well I plan to stay open and continue shipping right though December and into January, but I may take a week off from shipping orders in mid January for inventory and paperwork. Orders are still coming in and shipping out (those received yesterday should ship Monday). I’ll be in town and answering…
The formula for Amber Incense is done (yay!), and I am just waiting on delivery of a kilo of one ingredient to be able to make a large batch. I will be making some samples from a smaller batch in the meantime. Many thanks to Drew and Michelyn for a beautiful review on Cafleurebon today. Anyone…
I had a couple emails from people who read my last post and became worried that I might change the current Champagne de Bois; I just added a phrase to that sentence in that post to make it read better (I hope!), but I thought I’d also post a quick note here to say I…
I wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season and send out best wishes for 2019! As usual, I’ll spend Christmas Eve with my parents here, and then they will drive to my brother’s place on Christmas Day. My brother and his family usually come up to spend New Year’s Eve here with us. My…
I agree whole-heartedly with you about the writing. I luckily discovered her blog from a blog roll of a blog roll of a… Really beautiful, lyrical writing and wonderful review of JE. I’m glad she’s a fellow SSS lover! I’ve bookmarked her now.
It’s neat how blogs have given a forum for talented writers to reach an audience so easily. Many times I find out about a blog because of an SSS review but then find so much more to enjoy there. Fun! 🙂