...Lewis Carrol.I wish I was Alice.Music: Live or Studio Release?

...Cuy is one of the best sources of lean protein on the planet. You may find you really like it. It's also on Nat Geo's top ten things to eat in Peru.http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/peru/machu-picchu/food-drink/So like Weird Al Yankovich says, Just Eat It!Nail Polish: Traditional pinks, nudes and reds or any color under the sun?

...Like sleuth said, it can mean different things. Sometimes particulates can form over time. If the scent still smells like it should I wouldn't be concerned.

...Apicius, it's interesting to hear that this is more of a US thing. I never really thought about that aspect of it before and once you pointed it out I can see your right about the guild classes and Etsy thing. You also have a really good point about BPAL. I have been trying to help with the updates on that house. The limit of 10 submissions at a time has kept the pace rather slow. However, It'll get there. Leahtermount, I agree with all your points as well. One house I feel exemplifies the great use of better ingredients is Olympic orchids. They aren't and oil company per se but they are touted as natural and their scents are all parfum or EDP strength. Everything I have tried from that house has been spot on amazing. Even if I didn't like the exact notes used in a scent I had to give credit for the quality and skill in making it. They are also really good about making samples available for very reasonable prices. You can mix and match, get discovery sets, etc. Their sample sizes are very generous as well. On more than one occasion I have split samples with other perfume lovers and still had plenty left for my own sampling and reviewing. I never test at a brick and mortar (I went to Sephora once), so ordering samples online works well for me. I haven't spent a great deal of time with Alkemia but all their stuff smells the same to me. BPAL that's a house that is tricky to navigate. Some of their scents are amazing. But others... not so much. They also charge $6 for an "imp" of their oils. It's a 1ml sample. That's quite a lot when you consider how many scents you would need to try to weed out the junk and find the few that are amazing. One thing I really love about this house though is how imaginative it is. Many of the scents they produce are novelty and not really anything you would want to wear, but it's fun to sniff them, except of course they are cost prohibitive and you run the risk of finding something you love to find out it's impossible to get by the time you discover it. Also, $26 for a 5ml bottle is a bit steep for this sort of product, especially since, as Apicius points out, there are thousands of Etsy vendors that make things of equal quality for much less. Al-Rehab oils are another house I have really been impressed with. For $8 I picked up a bottle of Choco-musk. It lasted all day and had good projection. It was much better than I expected for $8. I actually have a few of their other oils on order now because I enjoyed the quality and composition of choco-musk so much.

...There is an almost cult following for some of the indie oil houses like Alkemia and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. If you look on Etsy there are many many oil blenders selling their scents. Some have really great reviews other, not so much.What are your experiences with these types of scents? Do you prefer the "natural" oil blends over the more traditions scents? What do you think of the wild mixes some of these companies put together like, BPAL's many odd concoctions?

...Good one. I'd say depends how it's used. so both?Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate

...You can also try Etsy. I have had really good success there. It's become my go to place for vintages especially.

...PontNeuf, How does Black Cashmere compare to the old formulation?

...I just picked up a 1960s Avon Demonstration Set #1 with these fourteen gems in it: Charisma, Regence, Brocade, Patterns, Her Prettiness, Rapture, Unforgettable, Miss Lollypop, Here's My Heart, Cotillion, To a Wild Rose, Topaze, Somewhere, Occur!Anyone have any information on Her Prettiness? I've never heard of it.Come on Mr. Mailman!

...Do you remember the shape of the bottle? How about any of the notes in the scent?

...Great Wall. I grew up in Orlando so I am all Disneyed out.White or Wheat?

..."Genetically modified plants! Wink Well, modified by a lawn mowers. In suburbia most dandelion seeds that survive to mature and propagate are short and the flower stems tend to grow horizontally rather than vertically. Nature will find a way."SCIENCE!

...Minimalistic. It's all about the juice. I hide all my bottle in a dark cupboard anyway.

...Nice breakdown Flovorite. It's interesting you found Chasse aux Papillons to be in the Jasmine field. It was all tuberose on my skin. I am going to have to move a La Nuit to the top of my test list after reading your description.

...@scentfan. Thank you for doing that comparison for me. Ohh, and that bit from the brochure is really interesting.

...@ Flavorite: I have to agree with your observations. Especially about The orange blossom being very sweet much of the time, especially when It's paired with beeswax or honey. Seville and Sweet Redemption come to mind. I haven't sniffed Neroli Pertofino but I will definitely seek some out since you feel that it's a great Neroli definer. I liked the Jo Malone Orange blossom, but I tend to wear it more when I want lilac, because after the orange grove fades that's what I end up with, and the lilac hangs around longer than the orange blossom does.What do you think are the main differences between Neroli and Petigrain scent wise?

...I haven't tried either of those, sorry. Please let me know what you decide on and how you like it.

...@Insense, I have been toying with buying Pour Un Homme for some time. Now that I know it inspired Taste of Heaven (on of my all time favorites) I think I need to move it to the top of my buy list. I'm also relieved that you like the modern versions. Hunting for vintages can be tiresome. It'll be nice to just pick a bottle up when I am off my no buy. Thank you for making the decision for me :lol: @ScentedSalon, I need to revisit Tabac Blond. I took her for a test run very early on in my scent journey and I wonder how much more I can get out of her now that my nose is a bit more trained. @Exicter76, I am now wondering if my sample of Amiez Moi was off or something. My experience with it was very different from yours. Perhaps I need to seek out a new sample and put it in an atomizer. Some scents just shouldn't be "dabbed" perhaps this is one. I'll definitely revisit now. I'm also relieved to see that you enjoy the newer formulations.@ScentFan, I would love to read a comparison between the vintage and contemporary formulations. I haven't tried Fleur de Rocaille. I'm glad I didn't bid on a bottle now after reading how you didn't like it. I'll be sure to sample it first. Reading everyone's comments has me itching for a sampler set of all the Caron's I have yet to try. I'll have to add putting together a sampler to try out to my to do list. I love getting excited about perfume :)

...I haven't delved into this house very deeply and all my experiences have been with the vintage formulations. So far all the scents I have tried have really blown my mind. Some of the things I like best about this house:1. Their mastery of the rose. Somehow they can transform the rose into the most luxurious and creamy note ever or a rich and full exotic beauty. The best roses I have experienced have all been vintage Caron.2. They take forever to settle. I really like how the notes dance around, sometimes for hours before they settle down in to a more predicable heart. It's wonderful to constantly catch snatches of all these beautiful notes as they dance around, until finally, they all settle on a magical song. Truly beautiful.3. They last forever. The longevity can't be beat. 4. I feel like I am wearing and experiencing art. The mastery of the art of scent is so apparent in the vintage Carons that it is impossible to wear one and not take notice and feel a bit awed. Even if you don't like the scent you have to recognize the talent that went into blending and perfecting it. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to wear something so amazing and to really be able to appreciate and experience someone else's love and mastery of their work.How about you? What do you get from Caron? Do you have any experiences with the more contemporary formulations?

...That is a beautiful picture Greysolon. The Dandelions that grow wild down here are very small and a bit sparse. I have never really had a chance to take in their scent. You have me intrigued!