soOud Burqa: Beneath the Veil Winner of Lucky Scent Sampler
Burqa burqa burqa. It’s hypnotizing to repeat as a mantra, as if in an indolent narcotized trance state, isn’t it?-Ida Meister
Providence Perfume Company: Solids to Swoon For + Carlos Santana Draw
Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume Company has been a very busy lady lately.
Besides her own booming cottage industry, composing all-natural perfumes, body oils, and now, solid perfume balms -Charna was agonizing about releasing her new solid perfume
Would they be good enough? How was their longevity? Were the fragrances true? Worry worry worry. Charna needn’t have worried.
Anya’s Garden Night Magic MoonDance Winner
MoonDance was created to celebrate my birthday, and was released on that day, October 5. My adult life was graced with Van Morrison’s beautiful, soaring song Moondance, which called out for me to honor it with a perfume.-Anya McCoy
CaFleureBon Celebrates Spring: April Showers Bring May Flowers + “Under My Umbrella” Draw
There is meaning behind the words “April showers bring May flowers”, its reminder that even the most unpleasant of things, in this case the heavy rains of April, can bring about very enjoyable things indeed – in this case, an abundance of flowers in May the sign of renewal.
The Porn Star of the Plant World:The Corpse Flower
There is a Dirk Diggler in the plant kingdom, the Titan Arum or Amorphophallus titanum is considered one of the largest flowers in the world if not the most symbolic. Recently its flowering and deflowering occurred he Botanical Garden Basel had a pistil six feet high high
Eau D’Italie Jardin du Poete: A Stroll Through Duchaufour’s Sicilian Garden
2011, if it keeps going in this way, is going to be the Bertrand Duchaufour Scent of The Month Club. As we stand here in the middle of May I am trying the fifth fragrance by M Duchaufour. .