Collect your pollen. Fly away inspired.
Posted in La Via del Profumo on Feb 20th, 2010
First things first, the winner of the Mecca Balsam giveaway is Chasa! Congrats! This review comes on the heels of my recent La Via del Profumo Mecca Balsam review. If you read it, you’ll know that I am not the only one who is smitten with its labdanum laden redolence. Most every blogger who has [...]
Posted in La Via del Profumo on Feb 14th, 2010
There’s so much to love about labdanum. I love the sound of the word. It’s a potential tongue twister but once you get it, labdanum is a fun word to say. I also love the story of this resin. Goats would feast on Mediterranean rockrose shrubs filling their bellies while unwittingly collecting the sticky substance [...]
Posted in Ayala Moriel Parfums, DSH/Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Soivohlé/Liz Zorn on Jan 7th, 2010
It’s been about a year now that I have been drawn to tobacco scents. Discovering In Fiore’s Maia, which is now called Jasmin Supérieur, sent me down this road due to its subtle yet intoxicating tobacco quality. I had always assumed tobacco in perfume would have to be an acquired taste for me. Turns out, [...]
