Posted by Kevin
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22 July 2009
If I could stuff my mattress and bed pillows with one fragrant material, they would not be stuffed with rose petals, powdery sandalwood dust, dried herbs or even beloved vetiver — they would be stuffed with delicious-smelling black tea leaves. A favorite black tea of mine, Kalmi Gulabi, comes from India, and I get as much pleasure from sniffing the tea box containing it as I do sipping the brewed tea. Whenever someone mentions a “great tea fragrance,” I run — to the store or to a perfume sample supplier — and try it.
For those of you familiar with my perfume tastes and longings, pardon my mentioning ONCE MORE the late, great Comptoir Sud Pacifique Thé Eau de Parfum (its black tea note was rich and true). I would do almost anything for a bottle (or two…or three…) of Thé. I continue to mention Thé on this blog in the hopes I’ll open my email one day and read: “I have a case of the stuff in my basement; how much do you want and…what’s it worth to you?” I would reply: “All you have! Where do I ship my kidney?” Comptoir Sud Pacifique reformulated and renamed Thé…
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Posted by Robin
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17 July 2009
Mandy Aftel of Aftelier will be appearing at the New York Botanical Garden as part of their Edible Evenings: A Celebration of Wine, Beer, and Food series:
Mandy will be presenting an evening on perfumed tea in a few weeks at the New York Botanical Garden as part of their series, The Edible Garden. Mandy will be talking about using essential oils to flavor tea…
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Posted by Robin
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6 June 2009
A bargain: Caron Pour Un Homme, in a gift set with 125 ml each Eau de Toilette and After Shave. $47.90 at Beauty Encounter.
The luxury alternative: Caron Pour Un Homme in a “limited numbered edition of 300 sumptuous Baccarat solid crystal bottles…”
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Miller Harris scents are widely available nowadays, but for the limited editions and other specialities, you need to visit one of the Miller Harris stores.
The flagship London store is on Bruton Street, Mayfair, next door but one to Berkeley Square (where the fictional Bertie Wooster lived with Jeeves).
The shop can be identified by its bright yellow awning, patterned with the trademark Miller Harris design. This awning has a secondary benefit — inside the shop, it feels as if the sun is beaming in, even on a dull, wet March afternoon.
The front of the shop is dedicated to fragrance, candles and bath & body products. There are urns, from which Lyn Harris’s selected single-note oils — Rose Absolute, Sage Dalmation and Mandarin Green — can be dispensed…
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Posted by Robin
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23 April 2009
Coming next month from L’Occitane will be Rose Nuit de Mai (shown above left), a new perfume for women:
The captivating sensuality of rich red roses, the warm and mysterious scent of woody essences.
In May in Provence, the young people from the Pays de Forcalquier celebrate the joys of the first harvests….
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