Here’s a photo from yesterday’s experiment with my improvised light box; it shows three half oz bottles with parfum caps. Photographing bottles is another little skill I need to learn about to improve the website. The lighting is much better with the box and that helps the glass look better. Even using white paper though, the background still reads a bit gray. I need to experiment more but will take a break from that now to get back to blending…
The new Sonoma Scent Studio natural forest scent, Pacific Forest, is launching with samples available by the end of this week and bottles next week. It has just been beautifully reviewed by Tammy at Cafleurebon and Julie at The Redolent Mermaid. You can enter a drawing for 3 ml samples at Cafleurebon if you leave a comment there…
I need to be out for this afternoon so that’s going to put me just a bit behind, but I should still have the current orders mailed out by Friday. If you’re ordering today it will probably go out Monday. We’re having a hot spell again with temps over 100 each day. We always have…
My youngest niece just had a birthday party yesterday and she got a new kitten (photo above). They ended up getting two, a brother/sister pair, to keep each other company. Very cute. My older niece competed in her first combined training event last weekend (a horseback riding competition). She did well and her horse did…
Several years ago I switched labdanum suppliers and worked the new labdanum into most of my formulas that have labdanum (Incense Pure, Winter Woods, etc). I have not yet adjusted the Champagne de Bois formula for the new labdanum, and the older one is no longer available. I’ve had this on my To Do list…
Happy New Year! Best wishes for a fun New Year’s Eve and for a wonderful 2012! And a couple more thank you’s that didn’t make it into yesterday’s post. Many thanks, Ayala, for including Incense Pure in your fabulous all-indie 2011 list, and thanks so much Cafleurebon for ringing in the new year with Champagne…
I’m working on Reves this weekend to see how far I can pump up the violet and heliotrope notes without going too sweet. The woods base I have in here comes foward more in the later drydown as the heart notes fade, and so far I’m surprised by how much farther I can push some…