ÇaFleureBon Behind the Bottle: Ophiucus Natural Perfumers Guild Internet Project + “Epione” by Jane Cate Perfume Draw

December 15, 2011April 21, 2019

Epione was the Goddess of Soothing who was married to Asclepius . In astrology, Asclepius became Ophiuchus the Serpent Holder, god of healing and medicine. In fact, the original Hippocratic Oath was actually an invocation “I swear by Apollo the Physician and by Asclepius…” Jane is a children’s mental health care professional as well as a perfumer and her fragrance Epione honors her professions,

Letter from the Editor: The Perfumista as an Armchair Traveler + L’Artisan Parfumeur Mon Numero 1 and 10 Sample Draw

November 5, 2011November 5, 2011

1 out of 4 Americans suffer from vacation deprivation. For many of us perfume is travel in a bottle- domestic or international.If you want to fly with me there is a L’Artisan Parfumeur Mon Numero 1 and 10 Sample draw

The Top Ten Winners of The Top Ten Cities “Spoilt Perfume Draw” and I am GLAAD

October 20, 2011October 22, 2011

Its still National Spirit day October as I post (why my Facebook profile has been purple for the day. Millions of Americans wear purple on Spirit Day to support , gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) to speak out against bullying.

CaFleureBon Blogathon: Breast Cancer Awareness 10/18/2011 + Abdes Salaam Attar Amber Chocolate “Draw for the Cure”

October 18, 2011October 31, 2011

‘Amber Chocolate ’by Abdes Salaam Attar may be a fragrance that has the capacity to reassure and to help women with breast cancer and survivors with their sexual inhibitions, and to feel more at ease with the often frightening feeling of disfigurement to their bodies .

Spilt Perfume… “What is Behind the Picture Frame” + CaFleureBon’s Top Ten City Contest

October 13, 2011October 14, 2011

Contributor Claudia Kroyier and Managing Editor Mark Behnke suggested that it did not seem fair for the first responders to do all the heavy lifting for “what’s behind the picture frame” and give away clues for some to copy. So we now add a twist. What are our ten top cities where the blog is widely read?

Natural Perfumers Guild June 1, 2011 UNCORKED Blogging Event: Happy 5th B’Day NPG [Or, My Path To Natural Perfumery]

May 31, 2011June 1, 2011

Uncorked! Is a blogging event sponsored by the Natural Perfumers Guild celebrating voices telling us all their inner stories of how they came to love natural aromatics *or* why they love natural perfumery.