O Tannenbaum! blog event — a belated post

I worked on ET a bit more and have a new tester to send. I decided to decrease the musk, increase the cistus (and decrease labdanum proportionately), and increase orris. I also put the elemi back in but am open to going either way on that (I like it both with and without). I think…

There’s a half oz bottle of Fig Tree up for grabs on Cafleurebon’s 11/11 post of predictions for next year. Not too many entrants yet, so you may want to toss your name in the hat if you like fig. I don’t plan to sponsor another give-away until holiday season, when I’ll host something here…

Champagne de Bois is back on the list and is available again.  The reformulation is done and I think it turned out very well.  I switched to the new labdanum, eliminated cedar, altered the aldehyde balance, and changed the jasmine.  It’s a rich, warm, woodsy fragrance with aldehydes, jasmine, clove, sandalwood, labdanum absolute, amber, vetiver,…

Thank you, Neil, for your beautiful review of Spiced Citrus Vetiver on The Black Narcissus! I agree that it’s a softer take on vetiver. Glad you enjoyed trying it! You have a lyric way of writing that makes visiting your blog a treat. 🙂 Neil’s review was actually helpful to me coming at this moment….