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Category Archives: Music
Sikkim Grlz
I don’t think that I understood the whole Lush / Gorilla Perfumes concept until yesterday. That’s when I smelled one of their earlier entries – Sikkim Girls – for the first time. I was immediately transported back to a head-shop in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Computers, Entertainment, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, History, Internet, Music, News and politics, Travel
Tagged All Good Things, Bhutia, Death & Decay, Gorilla Perfumes, Hillary Clinton, Imogen Rose, Karma, Kerbside Violet, Lepcha, Lush, Sheema Mukherjee, Sikkim, Sikkim Girls, Smuggler's Soul, Vanillary
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The Adventures of Hinoki Oh
This post was inspired by the amazing and unique Comme des Garçons fragrance Monocle Scent One: Hinoki. Everything you are about to read is true. As determined by a secret court that you cannot question, using secret law that you … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Computers, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, Internet, Music, News and politics, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Comme des Garçons, Hinoki, Hinoki Oh, iPhone, J-pop, K-pop, NSA, Pinocchio, Tailored Access Operations, TAO, When you wish upon a star
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Heterodoria iridum
Good irises come in pairs. At least, it sure seems that way. Two of my favorites are the matched Prada pair, Infusion d’Iris and Infusion d’Homme. They’re even better in French – as member JaimeB taught us on Basenotes. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, Music, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Alberto Morillas, ballet, Bulgari Man, Dior Homme, Dior Homme Intense, Dior Homme Sport, Givenchy Gentleman, Givenchy Pour Homme, heterochromia iridum, heterodoria iridum, iris, Iris Prima, Kate Bosworth, L'Occitane Iris, Le Labo Iris 39, Letters to Primrose, Olivier Polge, Penhaligon's, Prada Infusion d'Homme, Prada Infusion d'Iris, Robert Downey Jr.
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Who Put LSD In My SdV?
Ah, the beauty of the amide group – that little bit of organic chemical functionality that turns Element 6 with Valence 4 into beautiful things like Carl Sagans, who say BILLIONS AND BILLIONS until we sigh about the beauty of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fragrance, Internet, Music, News and politics, Science, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Beethoven, Chandler Burr, fragrance, LSD, NPR, Romantic music, S01E09, S01E10, SdV, Sel de Vetiver, The Different Company, Untitled Series
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Musica Moderna
File this under impressive feminines. The one fragrance I really wanted to buy today, was the one which was not for sale. But at least I got to smell it. And it’s coming. Probably like a tsunami, but it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, Fragrance, Music
Tagged Arizona Muse, Estee Lauder, fragrance, Harry Fremont, Modern Muse
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New York’s Finest
Day 1 of my “aroma therapy” is simple. Do anything that helps me fall back in love with fragrance. Hence, this post. As I was going through my iPhoto collection last night, finding a picture that reminded me of things … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, Music, Travel
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A Moment of Ecstasy, A Lifetime of…. Ecstasy!
Looking for something to do on a Black Friday morning, I can think of no choice better than what avails itself to me now – corrupting the youth. If I hereby tempt good Socrates to pass the hemlock, then so … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Music, News and politics, Science
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