Posts Tagged ‘spices’

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream Perfume Event – Act II

  Date: 2011.06.22 | Category: fragrance | Response: 5

  

  A Midsummer’s Night Dream Perfume Event – Fare Thee Well, Nymph by Blossoming Tree

  Fare Thee Well, Nymph, let’s call it Fare Thee for short,  is inspired by the character Helena, an insecure young lady that becomes a confident woman because in the end she gets what she wants. It’s a man, but we don’t have to go there. I’m here to discuss perfume.

  

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• Up In Smoke: EauMG Makes Khyphi Incense

  Date: 2011.02.05 | Category: fragrance | Response: 14

  

  About a month ago, I reviewed DSH Perfumes Cardamom & Khyphi perfume. This sparked my interest in khyphi or kyphi. I couldn’t find any mass produced kyphi but I did find numerous recipes. I found a recipe on-line, on Green Chi Café. Could incense really be this simple to make? Having 90% of the ingredients already stored away in apothecary jars, I decided to give it a try.

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• Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale EDT Fragrance Review

  Date: 2010.12.28 | Category: fragrance, fragrance and food | Response: 10

  

  Since 2005, I’ve ignored Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale. I got all upset once I started reading reviews that said it wasn’t a gingery, green sushi-inspired perfume with cold, salty white rice. I’m so literal; I know! At the time, I lived in an area that didn’t carry Bois 1920. I sure wasn’t going to order a sample of this spicy, comfort scent. It wouldn’t of appealed to me at that time anyways. Well, times have changed and it’s almost 2011. It’s cold and rainy… Continue reading | 10 Comments

• Kitschy Cool: Old Spice Classic Body Wash Review

  Date: 2010.01.30 | Category: Beauty Best Under $10, body products, fragrance | Response: 2

  

  Weekly Cheap Secret:

  Oh, Old Spice. I know it is low-brow but I really do enjoy its scent. Every fall/winter, I purchase a bottle of Classic Old Spice Body Wash. (Let me emphasize Classic here, those other varieties can go to hell. I thought Axe already had that market covered). This is an inexpensive  fix for my need for spicy scents when the temperature drops. I like spicy scents but I usually don’t want to smell like them all day or I only crave them for a short time. That’s why I… Continue reading | 2 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