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Category Archives: Science
I Smelled Bleu de Chanel Again!
I didn’t smell it very much, and I didn’t smell it for very long, but this morning, for the first time since some time before Thanksgiving, I actually smelled – in a faint but definite way – my Bleu de … Continue reading
Posted in Fragance, Science
Tagged anosmia, Basenotes.com, Bleu de Chanel, cottage cheese, COVID-19, SOTD
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Some Potentially Useful Misinformation About My Upcoming Absence From Fragrance
I never thought I would make a post with a bizarro-world title like this one, but then, these are interesting times. Ultimately, this is a post about Anosmia. I decided to do it here, rather than on Basenotes, because on … Continue reading
Posted in Fragance, History, Internet, News and politics, Science
Tagged anosmia, basenotes, COVID-19, fragrance, misinformation
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Akigalawood® – Turning Patchouli Waste Into Fine Wine
The natural woody componentMade from perfectly natural scrapGave an unearthly but natural smellAnd naturally got the synthetic rap I love Akigalawood® on salad and eggs. I think I love it in WINE most of all. But once I realized that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fragance, Hobbies, Science
Tagged agarwood, Akigalawood, ambroxan, Chandler Burr, fragrance, fragrances, Givaudan, guaiene, hydroxyoctahydroazulenes, Iso E Super, Jean-Claude Ellena, laccase, Leffingwell, Lemburger, Norlimbanol, olefins, oxidation, patchouli, pepper, Poivre Samarcande, Rotundone, wine, wood
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Spicebomb
Tonight’s fragrance is Spicebomb. But before that, a bit of an explanation. I think it’s clear that I disappeared from fragrance for a while. I think I’m still gone from it, in some respects. But despite that, I felt a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, News and politics, Science
Tagged Bag-a-Bug, clove, COVID-19, eugenol, Flowerbomb, geraniol, Japanese beetles, phenethyl propionate, pheromones, potpourri, rose, Spectracide, Spicebomb
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kaffeeklatsch!
I view the health of public discourse by an interesting metric. Can I make a good-natured joke about Donald Trump in the fragrance world – one with deep knowing humor on many levels to all sides – and only minimally … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, History, Internet, News and politics, Science, Science Fiction, Travel
Tagged Basenotes.net, Donald Trump, Empire by Trump, Success by Trump
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Exoalchemy
UGHLLO. This is Grumpy Cat. Technically, it’s DOCTOR Grumpy Cat. However, MISTER Grumpy Cat will be fine. I’m so pissed off at my latest alma mater for encouraging Marxist faculty in their coercion of useful idiot students into “safe space” insanity, that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, News and politics, Science, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Beyond Earth, energy, exoalchemy, exobiology, Grumpy Cat, nuclear energy, oxygen, space colonization, space travel, thorium, Titan
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Going Postal: Addressing the Perfume Mailability Problem at USPS with Technology
I will admit that I’ve been a merciless critic of the USPS in regard to fragrance mailability. When it was pointed out to me on Basenotes that it is far easier to mail fragrances in China – as in RED … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Computers, Fragrance, Internet, News and politics, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged computers, fragrance, hazardous materials, mail, mailability, ORM-D, post office, regulations, USPS
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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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Dear Primrose (in the Steampunk Universe)
Dear Primrose, Please forgive the tardy nature of this correspondence. It approaches Christmas in the Electrical Universe, and I am therefore quite busy. Compounding the busy season, there is a curious tradition here, in which all presents for Christmas must … Continue reading
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