Several blogs are posting their lists of favorite spring scents today, and SSS Voile de Violette made the list at Perfume Smellin Things. Thanks Linda! I love her memories of stolen kisses with a high school sweetheart on a bed of wild violets, especially since they’ve now been married nearly 23 years. Great story, and I love those happy endings. 🙂
I tested the Wood Violet without plum again yesterday and decided to set that aside for now (don’t like it enough to pursue), but I also tested the new cedary woods scent and will continue with that one. It needs a name! The notes are violet, rose, cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver, ambergris, cinnamon, clove, tonka, and musk. …
I’m taking the shopping cart buttons down for about a week and taking a little break from orders so I can make new batches of Fireside Intense, Ambre Noir, Encens Tranquille, and Winter Woods with the new oakmoss and so I can work on the new Gardenia Musk. I’m not getting enough time to get…
If all goes well I plan to stay open and continue shipping right though December and into January, but I may take a week off from shipping orders in mid January for inventory and paperwork. Orders are still coming in and shipping out (those received yesterday should ship Monday). I’ll be in town and answering…
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…
I’m having a surgical procedure Friday March 23 and will be away from email Friday and Saturday. I’ll post on the blog to check in soon as I can afterward. Thanks so much for all your good thoughts! This isn’t life-threatening surgery, just uncomfortable with a little needed downtime. Back soon…
Back to work! Hope everyone had a great long weekend. We’re having our typical Indian summer, with hot afternoons but cool nights and mornings. Days are getting shorter, and the golden afternoon light has that extra special Sept/Oct glow. My nieces are back in school — it seems to start earlier every year. In between…