Lucy posted a truly poetic review with a spring theme today on Indieperfumes, covering Voile de Violette, Lieu de Reves, and Jour Ensoleillé. Thanks, Lucy! Your writing paints a beautiful picture, and your choice of illustrations is wonderful too.
We finally have beautiful weather here (though more rain is due to start Tuesday), so I want to take advantage of the sunshine and go to a nearby nursery to get plants to replace some that died last winter. I didn’t have a chance to plant anything in the garden last spring or summer other…
The fall chill seems to have arrived in many places, with some locations on the east coast even getting snow for Halloween! The Bois de Jasmin blog today lists favorite incense scents to bring out this time of year, and Incense Pure is included in the list. Thanks, Victoria! Also on Undina’s Looking Glass, violet…
I worked on Encens Tranquille today; I added a light orris note that softens the sandal/incense/labdanum and I like it this way. The new labdanum is drier than the old so it feels less heavy, and I wanted to add a few other things to the base to offset that effect and stand up to…
I spent a frustrating afternoon working with tech support for my high speed internet connection because it went down and they can’t figure out the cause yet. Seems to be ok between my computer and the antenna on my roof but I can’t get out beyond there. This has happened before and they eventually fixed…
I’m working on Tabac Aurea again today, trying a few things before I decide if it is done. I have the major accords done and am playing with details here and there to find my favorite. I couldn’t resist trying a bit of mimosa absolute in it since Tabac Aurea has a leather accord and…
The online boutique Indie Scents has changed hands and is now based in Calgary, Canada. They will still ship to the USA via UPS ground, and shipping to Canadians is now much easier and cheaper. Canadians who want to buy my boutique scents now have an easy way to do it via Indie Scents, and…
“Spring theme” means tornado warnings in central Ky.! lol!
These were very thoughtful comments on your work, accompanied by gorgeous paintings. I especially liked the Manet violets.
Tornado warnings would scare me. We don’t have those out here. Hope it’s a calm spring for you!
Yes, I thought that post captured a beautiful mood and spirit. Perfume bloggers are so talented!
He had talented material to work with. 😉
That was a great review to those perfumes. Keep it up! 🙂
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