Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax (Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla), Beeswax (Cera Alba / Cire D¿Abeille), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ozokerite, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Limnanthes...
pimento berries, Tahitian vanilla flower, laurier rose, tiger orchid, sandalwood, and vanilla bean. It's obviously an oriental, but as soon as one tried Seven Veils for the first time it's clear that the main story here is spice. Lots and lots and lots of spice. ...
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers over 800 varieties of vegetable, flower, herb, grain and cover crop seed. They emphasize varieties that grow well in theMid-Atlantic and SoutheastU.S., and specialize inunusual Southern heirlooms, includingpeanuts, southern peas, naturally colored cotton, colla...
None of the five perfumes in the current line (two more, Starflower and Moondance, are about to be released soon) smells anything like what passes for perfumes at your typical department store. They don't smell freshly showered or clean laundry-like and you won't found a cotton candy acco...
The husband was not aware of the marketing and ad campaign of Tom Ford Violet Blonde. I'm not even sure he knew exactly which one of the three Tom Ford perfumes that launched this fall belong to the Private Blend range and which one is from the semi-mainstream Signature Collection, though...
To my nose, Arpege feels a bit more formal. It's drier, and lacks any sunny quality despite all the flower notes that were blended into the heart. It feels almost prim and proper until something winks from deep in the drydown and makes it more interesting. I smell wood, vetiver and ...
As the hours go by it's no longer all about rose. The big red flower is still there, but other notes are more pronounced and there's a spicy feeling. The obvious question here is about a possible similarity to Malle's Noir Epices, but I get none. I like Noir Epices well enough, ...
Base: cedar, patchouli, rose honey Elie Saab Le Parfum ($90, 1.6 oz) is available from top department stores (in the UK it was launched at Harrods). My sample came with a Neiman Marcus purchase. Images: brautmode-erfurt.de, eliesaab.com and harrods.com...
Anais Anais by Cacharel is still in production. I have an older bottle of the EDP (most of what you find today at the discounters is the EDT) and still looking for the extrait. Images: Anais Anais perfume ad from hprints.com
Chant d'Aromes is petal soft, a little peachy pink and abstract- there's no one flower that claims the spotlight or displays any assertiveness. It just wafts in the air around me, making me feel pretty and ready for spring. There are no rough edges, no extra sweetness, none of the Gu...