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DorothyGrace 5 years ago
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Neat Indole, and a very, very sad topic
What does neat indole smell like to you?Fiddly faddeling around with my table-top chest of drawers filled with little bottles of essential oils and other fragrance related paraphernalia I came across a sealed tin; curious.Opened up said tin and inside were two little bottles of 10% indole...
DorothyGrace 6 years ago
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Three Blind Buys
To the tune of Three Blind Mice, let all who plead guilty sing it:Three blind buysThree blind buysSee what you've doneSee what you've doneYou dug around in the bargain boxPicked up some boxes that matched your frocksThe smell of the fragrances gave you shocksThree blind buys.Casmir eau de parfum by Chopard...
DorothyGrace 7 years ago
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Two successful blind buys
So sad. My Mac had a complete hard drive failure. I was backed up with Time Machine and found some software to get back my important documents but where are my photographs? I expect they are there but I can't find software to extract them onto my laptop. I could just cry. But crying is no use so I had better...
DorothyGrace 7 years ago
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Grossmith Samples Failed to Inspire - What Shall I try Next?
I have a basic approach to perfume - does it smell nice and does it lift my spirits? Basically,What I want,Is something that smells nice.Importantly,What I need?Something that lifts my mood.Unfortunately,What I get,Is something that is neither.Doggedly, What I'll...
DorothyGrace 7 years ago
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Aromatics Elixir 2016
Yesterday, I was looking sadly at my pc screen showing a shopping basket with yet another set of 10 samples. 'What's the point? ', I thought.Looking for somethingBut I don't know whatMeans I try A lot of toot.True they were a bargain set of niche from a perfume shop, costing £12 plus post and packing...
DorothyGrace 8 years ago
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Five Animalics Sitting in my Drawer
I have finished testing my little set of five perfume samples, perfumes noted for their tilt towards the animal. Really I am looking for something great to replace a couple of my favourite perfumes (Aromatics by Clinique and Magie Noir by Lancome) both of which are still in production...