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A question to native English speakers: sillage
by Dalmajen | Perfumes & Brands
...one would hope for many admirers, commenting on that fragrant trail.. :wink...
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Apicius
29.01.2013
Trip down memory lane : Perfumes you loved as a teen
...Chanel scents, in particular aldehyde notes. But time has taught me how to work with my chemistry and life seems so much more pleasant and happily fragrant now...
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PontNeuf
26.01.2013
Positive trading feedback
by Digindirt | Parfumo Community
...thanks to member JSpines for all the fragrant luxuries I received.. Everything is so nice and it makes me feel special because these are all the little things I never buy for myself. I really...
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Guusje
26.01.2013
How do you feel about the oud trend?
by Apicius | Perfumes & Brands
...there will never be any. I did a sample giveaway of my "Dahn Oudh Al Shams" perfume spray which seems to contain only natural oud oil as the only fragrant ingredient. Nobody wrote a positive or even enthusiastic review. They more ore less disliked it, due to the fecal aroma, and only some found it...
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Pipette
24.01.2013
Guess that scent. A game:
by Lola82 | Parfumo Community
...I of EnglandHenry VIII of EnglandQuestion 6: The Bible describes a sacred perfume (Exodus 30:22-33) consisting of liquid myrrh, fragrant cinnamon, fragrant cane (________), and cassia.ScopolamineCannabisMandrake (plant)AmitriptylineQuestion 7: in Northern India mentions use of... cane (________), and cassia.ScopolamineCannabisMandrake (plant)AmitriptylineQuestion 7: in Northern India mentions use of fragrant ________ oil.Southeast AsiaIndonesiaVietnamAgarwoodQuestion 8: Thanks to the hard work of two talented Arabian chemists: Jabir ibn Hayyan (Geber...
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LiliumLibido
09.12.2012
Did contemporary mainstream Perfumery lose its artistry?
by Apicius | Perfumes & Brands
...So clearly he is capable of piling up the notes, but he no longer chooses to do so.Elléna writes in his book that he limits himself to about 200+ fragrant ingredients now, and I got the impression his criteria are the grade of how well an ingredient fits in with others, the usability for his artistic...
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Lola82
09.12.2012
sherapop appreciation thread
by Sherapop | Parfumo Community
...you so much, my fragrant friends! I think that I should make this thread my home page! Or maybe my screensaver? :lol...
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ExUser
20.11.2012
sherapop appreciation thread
by Cryptic | Parfumo Community
...I admire your dedication to perfume and always enjoy your fragrant perspective...
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ExUser
17.11.2012
A special request to the new users
by Perfumecrazy | Parfumo Community
...A Facebook fragrance friend of mine recently remarked that one reason she still went to Fragrantic was because you could not search by notes for perfumes at Parfumo. I disabused her of that false belief, but I wonder if others are unaware that...
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Apicius
09.11.2012
A special request to the new users
by Sherapop | Parfumo Community
...Facebook fragrance friend of mine recently remarked that one reason she still went to Fragrantic was because you could not search by notes for perfumes at Parfumo. I disabused her of that false belief, but I wonder if others are unaware that...
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Apicius
09.11.2012
Individual Members' Topics at Parfumo?
by Apicius | Parfumo Community
...Apicius, just to give you a fresh example, the latest huge mess in the individual topics on Fragrantics erupted just a few days ago. And, ironically, it happened in Zoka's own thread. In the midst of our peaceful discussion of fitness and sports...
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Apicius
07.11.2012
Individual Members' Topics at Parfumo?
by Olga1780 | Parfumo Community
...just to give you a fresh example, the latest huge mess in the individual topics on Fragrantics erupted just a few days ago. And, ironically, it happened in Zoka's own thread. In the midst of our peaceful discussion of fitness and sports...
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Apicius
07.11.2012
Perfume Passion - How It All Began!
by Sherapop | Parfumo Community
...Fragrant Friends! Your stories are beautiful! I wrote one about my journey in 2007, "Perfume Destiny," and sent it to a couple of magazines but got no...
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Apicius
24.06.2012
Perfume Passion - How It All Began!
by Coutureguru | Parfumo Community
...in economy class!! - how things have changed) and I fell in love with 'smelly' things. Something must have 'clicked' because I started noticing the fragrant world around me ... the heavenly scent of rose when I stuffed my nose into an exquitisely opened flower, the smell of a freshly mowed lawn and the...
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Apicius
24.06.2012
Sniff, sniff, sniff. "Is this Professor McHugh's class?
by Greysolon | Perfumes & Brands
...Oriental aura of key materials, such as spikenard and sandalwood. Medieval South Asians, on the other hand, celebrated the Western regions as the fragrant lands of frankincense and coral. We will consider discourses and practices involving exotic perfumes in several areas, including Medieval Europe...
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Greysolon
04.06.2012
sherapop appreciation thread
by Sherapop | Parfumo Community
...my goodness--what a love fest! :shock: Thank you my fragrant friends!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxooooooooooooooooooooooooo 8...
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ExUser
01.06.2012
Which masculine scents can be worn by a woman?
...add here that every culture has its own idea of what's suitable for males/females when it comes to scent. In the middle east, many men wear highly fragrant (and, to Western noses, "feminine") scents but would be horrified at the idea that they might be perceived as gay because of this. (I worked for a... number of years in a firm run and owned by Iranian-Americans, 90% of the small work force were Iranian born, not American born, and the men all wore fragrant, sweet scents that as an American woman I considered feminine.)So it's all relative. As a woman, I dislike many feminine scents so I lean in the...
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DieNase
06.05.2012
Scent of the Day
by Sherapop | Perfumes & Brands
...Ginger": Yann Vasnier"Curacao": Yann VasnierRather unidimensional, casual colognes. Of course they're supposed to be. They remind me of the BBW Fragrant Waters collection (now discontinued), which also came in the same sorts of bottles: huge and hunky. :lol...
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Moni43
05.04.2012
The Parfumo Travel Guide!
by Giada | Perfumes & Brands
Zurich, Switzerland
...visiting Osswald at Paradeplatz, do pop over to Srüngli - the quintessential Swiss chocolatier and pure bliss.And since we are venturing into non-fragrant delights and if upgrading your hipster style is on your list, visit the Freitag flagship store at Geroldstrasse 17, Zurich 8005. Great bags to be... at Geroldstrasse 17, Zurich 8005. Great bags to be have and the store itself is soo cool.Nov. 2017: edited & updated by MiaTrost, an ardent fan of fragrant Zurich...
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Apicius
13.01.2012
invitation to philosophize about perfume
by Sherapop | Perfumes & Brands
...Fellow Fragrant Travellers!I'd like to invite those of you who are interested in the philosophy of perfume and perfumery to join me at sherapop's salon de parfum... reformulation, and the ontology of perfume (whether perfumes are closer to persons or poems, etc.). All viewpoints and comments are welcome!fragrantly yours...
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Sherapop
03.01.2012
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