I’m getting ready to put up the shea cream and new Fig Tree scent, but I wanted to link to a couple new reviews first.
Lindsey on My Material Life offers a lovely review of Wood Violet.
Felicia on Fragrance Belles-Lettres reviews Tilar Mazzeo’s book The Widow Clicquot:The Story of a Champagne Empire And The Woman Who Ruled It, and she ties it in to reviews of some Champagne themed perfumes, including Champagne de Bois.
Thanks Lindsey and Felicia!
The new malibu tubes came today (shown above) and I think they’ll work out well. For now, the lotion will just come in Velvet Rose, Lavender Absolute, Femme Jolie, and Opal. I should have it on the site in about a week, sometime during the first week of October. I haven’t had time to do…
It sure is starting to feel like fall. Days are getting shorter and the mornings and evenings have a little crispness. Considering the wild weather around the country, we’re very lucky here. It’s the wrong season, but Gardenia Musk is about done and I’ll go ahead and add it to the list soon. On the other hand, Winter…
I have my favorite version of the incense scent picked and am just waiting for a few more feedbacks to make that a final decision. I do think it ought to have a new name to avoid confusion because it’s quite different than the original ET. I’m leaning to Incense Pure at the moment —…
You can join a drawing for a 17 ml bottle of Jour Ensoleille on Cafleurebon. Steve of The Scented Hound wrote a review with beautiful imagery, appropriate for this May holiday weekend. The draw will be open for a few days, so head on over to leave a comment if you’d like to join. I’d…
Sonoma Scent Studio’s Champagne de Bois was included in today’s Top 10 Summer Perfumes list on Perfume Smellin’ Things. Each writer for the blog named one favorite scent he or she is wearing this summer — thanks Linda! And thanks Marina! So far this summer I’ve not had a chance to wear scents other than…
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,…