Collect your pollen. Fly away inspired.
Posted in Velvet and Sweet Pea on Apr 12th, 2010
The winner is Cousin Katie! I guess she got some good karma points for having a sense of humor regarding my use her perfume comments in the Rose Jasmine Perfume review. Congrats, Katie, on scoring this Rose Jasmine Perfume and Passionflower gift set and thanks to everyone for your thoughtful comments and follows. Posted by [...]
Posted in Velvet and Sweet Pea on Apr 6th, 2010
One of my favorite natural perfumers, Laurie Stern of Velvet & Sweet Pea, has created gift sets for spring that would make an ideal gift for Mother’s Day. My choice would be the one pictured above, the Rose Jasmine Perfume & Passionflower Gift Set and I actually have one tempting me. But it’s not for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 30th, 2009
I started blogging about natural and botanical perfumery in 2009, and this will always be the year I began discovering the depths of its beauty. Scent Hive grew out of my love for perfume, but this passion has become more profound since I have been fortunate enough to meet some of the gifted people behind [...]
Posted in Aftelier, Soivohlé/Liz Zorn, Velvet and Sweet Pea on Oct 9th, 2009
As a mom, the focus of Halloween tends to be on costumes, post trick-or-treat candy negotiations, and not so much on grown-up-time fun. I’d like to change that with this post, and focus on some delicious treats for those of us out of our tweens. So pull up a chair, and get to deciding which [...]
Posted in Aftelier, Artemisia Natural Perfume, Ayala Moriel Parfums, Velvet and Sweet Pea on Sep 7th, 2009
The name for my blog, Scent Hive, is clearly inspired by bees. I’m no expert on these insects, but am fascinated by their amazing ability to communicate with each other and of course their attraction to (and need of) scent and flowers. Communicating about natural scents and beauty products, and a maybe a little sharing [...]
Posted in Face Care, Roxana Illuminated Perfume, Uncategorized, Velvet and Sweet Pea on May 17th, 2009
I have never considered myself a rose type of gal. Certainly I enjoy strolling through our rose gardens here in town, and in our front yard we have the most gorgeous rose bush and its fragrance is one of my anticipated summertime pleasures. But while I have a nature lovin’ appreciation for this classic flower, [...]
