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…
I spent the day with dabs of various Gardenia Musk trials on my arms, working on other things while waiting for them to dry down so I could compare lasting power. They all smell great in the first couple hours, but it’s hard to keep the interest going in the late stages of a soft floral musk. I’ve had the…
You can find a fun and fascinating review of Tabac Aurea on Parfumieren today. I’m honored that Olenska thinks Tabac Aurea would please the goddess Oshun! 🙂 I always learn something interesting about literature, history, and other cultures when visiting her blog. Thanks, Olenska! Today a summary of the July 8th Fragrance Salon appeared in…
I thought it was time to mention the other new scent in the pipeline besides Lieu de Reves: I’ve been working on a unisex woodsy amber scent with a tabac note that I’ve named Tabac Aurea. I’ve been migrating towards a golden amber woods with it, and it’s just starting to settle into something I’m…
Thank you, Gaia, for your review of Winter Woods on The Non-Blonde! It’s timely, as evidenced by the buckets of rain pouring here today. It’s very gloomy indoors weather here this week, and Winter Woods hits the spot on days like these. We’ll be batching it this Friday since I’m getting low. Winter Woods and…
I had a wonderful start to my morning today by waking up to a beautiful review of Nostalgie on the blog Muse in Wooden Shoes. Thank you Mals! I really appreciate your testing several versions along the way, and I’m so glad you enjoy the final result! I had hoped it’d be a joyful celebration…
I’m excited to start making testers tomorrow of two new summer scents, one floral and one not. The floral will be for the Boutique Collection and the non-floral will be for the Sonoma Exclusives in both perfume and lotion. I worked on both scents last summer but didn’t have time to finish them until now….