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Amber Perfume is the scent of history and time.

Some smells in life you remember vividly and others are the stuff of legend and exist only with a story and a very sharp memory, but no smell at all except what you want it to be. Continue Reading

I Feel Pretty, Oh, So Pretty!

Mood, emotion and scent are closely related for me and are how I evaluate a new perfume – what I call smell memory. While I can sometimes find some of the notes in a composition and generally describe what it… Continue Reading

L’Artisan Fleur D’Oranger – Limited Editions

“L’Artisan Fleur d’Oranger 2005 has an almost violent impact, a rough, meaty presentation of the raw material. Givenchy’s Amarige Harvest 2005 is the ingredients shown off to polished, velvety effect. They have one thing in common, however. Just as the… Continue Reading

Armani/Prive more combinations

Yesterday’s post had a mix of Bois D’Encens and Pierre de Lune (which I have now fallen in love with PdL), and Ambre Soie and Bois D’Encens. First up today… Ambre Soie/Pierre de Lune Man, you have to be careful… Continue Reading

L’Artisan Fleur d’Oranger

Neiman Marcus Online – L’Artisan Parfumeur – Fleur d’Oranger Eau de Parfum It’s been a good perfume day, let’s just say, and the mailman has not forgotten me. Mmmmm…. oranges……

When Your Children Leave

children grow up

All through your life, your children open and shut doors.  Each door they come back through, your children grow up a little bit more. I can remember when I was a new mom, my life was full of babies and… Continue Reading

Journeys to God

Craig’s journey into the Church. I’ve been waiting for this one for a while, and it was well worth the wait. Go read it, and grab a tissue. I promised Craig when he wrote his conversion story, I’d write mine.