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indieperfumes
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Connecting to nature and beauty through the sense of smell and perfume. Past and present, Social and historical; practical and pleasurable.
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The Devilscent Project

I am delighted to find myself drawn in to the nefarious doings of one Tarlesio, aka The Alembicated Genie, aka Sheila Eggenberger, who (I cant help thinking) in the guise of the heroine of her novel ...

2 days ago

Perfume, and modern Indiependent perfumers

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06 feb 12

Aroma M Amber Rouge – Amber Heat

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22 jan 12

Vero Profumo - Onda and Rubj EDP - Dark and Bright

I have fallen down the rabbit hole with my small sample of Vero Profumos Onda EDP.  I am husbanding the small quantity I have left until I can get more, and following up with Rubj EDP, so I may stay ...

16 jan 12

DS & Durga - Mississippi Medicine, Freetrapper, Poppy Rouge, The Orchid Drinkers

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10 jan 12

Soivohle – Violets and Rainwater, & Green Oakmoss

Heinrich Kuhn 1908 These are perfumes that keep quite a few tricks up their and your proverbial sleeves. They unfurl at their own pace, are as delicate and changeable as a mood and yet come on at the...

02 jan 12

Some Delights of the Year in Indieperfumes – 2011 – Perfumes Not Safe for Work

This was a year where I wanted and found a number of perfume experiences that plunged into romanticism, ornamental decorativeness and grace. I’ve been craving dimensional, rich, deep perfumes that wo...

26 dec 11

Hedera Helix by Roxana Villa

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05 dec 11

Surrender to Beauty – A lesson from the Clarimonde Perfume Project

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25 nov 11

Ayala Moriel - Clarimonde Dream Pillow and Perfume, Part 7

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07 nov 11

DSH Paradise Lost - Clarimonde Perfume Project Part 6

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz was inspired by the colors and the textures of the Clarimonde narrative, the tiny blue flowers in Clarimonde’s hair that faded, as she did, into the next world while waiting for ...

01 nov 11

Aftelier Oud Luban – Clarimonde Part 5

Mandy Aftel created her perfume  interpretation of the Clarimonde story in solid form. Solid perfumes are a big favorite of mine for many reasons, the portability, the hold  close to the sk...

27 oct 11

Clarimonde Part 4- Perfume and Wine, Immortal Mine and LostPastRemembere d

Dear Readers   -- The story by Theophile Gautier  of Clarimonde, has appropriately given rise to a perfume that captures the vivid beauty of the story, Immortal Mine by Maria Mcel...

22 oct 11

Clarimonde Part 3 - The Perfume Pharmers Sangre and Lip Stains

Monica Miller, who is the Perfume Pharmer, has written to me about her interpretation of the story Clarimonde in the form of a letter, on her site, and I have replied to her in the  comment sect...

17 oct 11

Clarimonde Part 2 - Vintage Perfumes and Heat for the Cold

I see the story of Clarimonde and the properties of perfume side by side in an affinity of nuance, sensuality and even a reach into either romance or decadence, depending on how you want to look at e...

08 oct 11

The Clarimonde Project/& Sharif Give-Away

To announce this project there will be a give-away of a full bottle of Sharif, from La Via del Profumo, whose elegance, sense of restrained power and soulfulness I have written about before (for more...

03 oct 11

Brooklyn Perfumers - Therapeutate/Rodn ey Hughes

Rodney Hughes of Therapeutate is a Brooklyn fine artist and natural perfumer, using fully natural plant essences in botanical alcohol and distilled water.  He has been very busy,  attentive...

22 sep 11

Pandora - DSH

Pandora is a perfume of almost entirely botanical elements, with approximately 2.5% man-made notes of aldehyde and ozone, which fix, uplift and diffuse all the fragile botanical essences without taki...

12 sep 11

Scent Memories

05 sep 11

Geisha Blue - Aroma M

This Aroma M perfume, Geisha Blue, comes in the form of a light roll-on oil, and is based on a strong blue chamomile component, characteristically strong, warm, sweet and herbaceous.  The scent ...

29 aug 11

DSH Secrets of Egypt Collection - Timeless Allure

I LOVE THE perennially intriguing and glamorous style of ancient Egypt, as so many have before me, from the interior design of the Napoleonic era to the Art Deco skyscraper architects in New York to ...

19 aug 11

Haute Claire by Aftelier & Sharif by La Via del Profumo - With a Special Double Giveaway

Two exceptionally beautiful new fragrances from two unique natural perfumers, Mandy Aftel and Dominique Dubrana, have something in common, to my mind, distinctive as they both are. Both have kept a c...

07 aug 11

Neil Morris Fragrances – Spirit of Water, Drifting, Rainflower, Intimate Lily

This is further to my last, as correspondents used to like to say in the days of real paper and ink: Dear Reader, Greetings from Swamplandia.  We now have days when the weather is so bad for so ...

31 jul 11

Neil Morris Fragrances – A Rose is a Rose, Storm, Midnight Star

It is now high time to revisit the Neil Morris Perfume Vault, where he keeps his extra special ones, that go far to push the limits of what perfume is about and can do. I am also delving further into...

23 jul 11

To BEE by Roxana Illuminated Perfume - The Honey Collection

A perfume in liquid form, a solid, a sample for a giveaway, the base chords of leather and "Aumbre", and a sample of raw organic feral honey arrived on my doorstep from Roxanas California sta...

15 jul 11

A White Musk Moment: Il Profumo Musc Bleu

Sometimes I go from one perfume extreme to the other. I have been immersed in natural patchouli perfumes for the past month. Now my Jungian shadow self is reaching out to tug at me, tripping a cravin...

12 jul 11

Patchouli Part 4 -Mysteries, Answers & the Winners Are

This Summer of Patchouli Love project has opened many doors to the mysteries of natural perfume creation by some of its most skilled and inspired perfumers.  Some of the participants have starte...

06 jul 11

Patchouli Part 3 - New Perfume Creations - Giveaway

For my dear readers who would like to participate in this ongoing festival of patchouli by trying some of the  engaging perfumes specially created for this event, I have three silver toned flaco...

29 jun 11

Patchouli Part 2 - New Perfume Creations

Monica Miller the PerfumePharmer, organized an incredibly voluptuous experience via the mails by sending a number of us helplessly enthralled perfume-aholics a slew of blind-labeled original all-natu...

20 jun 11

Patchouli Part 1 - Vintage

Patchouli is a scent associated with times past.  I love the old associations.As we know, the ancient Indian arts of perfumery often combined the beneficial with the beautiful.  Patchouli i...

07 jun 11

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