Posts Tagged ‘myrrh’

• Announcing: We Three Kings Perfume Blogging Project

  Date: 2010.12.15 | Category: fragrance | Response: 6

  

  I’m happy to announce that I’m participating in a Magi-cal perfume blogging project, “We Three Kings”. “We Three Kings” takes place next week, December 19th – the 25th. Each perfume blogger will be reviewing a perfume that they chose to represent the Magi’s gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.

  I can’t wait to see every blogger’s choice and read their reviews. We all offer so many different perspectives. We have diverse backgrounds but are united by perfume. Oh, the power… Continue reading | 6 Comments

• Etro Messe de Minuit EDT Fragrance Review

  Date: 2010.10.28 | Category: fragrance | Response: 10

  

  OK, I’m a closet goth. I like deep aubergine lipstick, thick black eyeliner, and darkwave. I don’t appear very “goth” since most people associate this with what they remember from high school: Hot Topic, crushed velvet, and Wet n Wild black lipstick. Anyways, what I’m saying is that I tend to like “gothic” (moody) fragrances too: dark, mossy, mildewy, smoky incense. This is why I had to try Etro Messe de Minuit (midnight mass). Etro Messe de Minuit is a gothic… Continue reading | 10 Comments

• Parfums des Beaux Arts by DSH Epices d’Hiver Parfum Review

  Date: 2009.12.21 | Category: fragrance | Response: 4

  

  This is an all natural fragrance that is in Parfums des Beaux Arts by DSH “Gaia Perfume Collection”. This is as the name applies, a spicy fragrance. I really do like spicy fragrances but I think I have “low-brow” spicy fragrance tastes. I seem to always use Old Spice as my spice fragrance point of reference. Well, Èpices d’Hiver is spicy and citrusy like Old Spice but much more high-brow. At first it is a wonderful winter citrus explosion. You can smell bitter oranges, blood oranges, perfumey bergamot, and grapefruit. It… Continue reading | 4 Comments

• Parfums des Beaux Arts by DSH The Color Orange EDP Review

  Date: 2009.10.01 | Category: fragrance | Response: 2

  

  Parfums des Beaux Arts by DSH The Color Orange is a fragrance based on the color orange used in Rothko’s no.12. Appropriately it is heavy on citrus. Oranges are orange. This fragrance is described as “Exuberant. Youthful. Bold”.

  At first spritz it is a juicy but rugged citrus. It smells like fresh, hand squeezed oranges. It’s a mix of the juice and the peel. It’s a bounty of mid-winter ripe citrus: juicy blood oranges, mandarins, and grapefruit. These are listed as the top notes and you can really smell them… Continue reading | 2 Comments

• Wonderful Warm Fragrance: L'Occitane Eau D'Iparie EDT Review

  Date: 2009.01.16 | Category: fragrance | Response: 2

  

  Eau D’Iparie is a beautiful warm fragrance. It wears closely to the skin and smells rich and warm without being sweet. Eau D’Iparie is more of an imaginary fragrance that evokes mood. It just smells warm and comforting but exotic without being too “exotic” for everyday wear. It smells like incense and warm resiny ingredients like amber. L’Occitane describes the fragrance as such:

  “A town of magical fragrances. Imagine a place where myrrh and incense reign – Iparie. Its generous walls contain a blend of precious resins. The air is filled with myrrh and

  Continue reading | 2 Comments