Category Archives: Niche

Mojave Ghost Byredo

My 8ml bottle of Byredo Mojave Ghost arrived as part of the SpaceNK fragrance edit I wrote about in my last post. Notes from Fragrantica: Top – Sapodilla, Ambrette. Mid – Magnolia, Violet, Sandalwood. Base – Ambergris, Cedar What do … Continue reading

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Surrender to Chance Samples Part 2

As I said in part 1 of this short series I was fortunate to win a Surrender to Chance voucher & I’m doing some short(ish) reviews of what I chose. Currently I’m wearing Andy Tauer’s 02 L’Air du Desert Marocain … Continue reading

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Surrender to Chance Samples Part 1

I was recently the lucky recipient of a $50 Surrender to Chance voucher from a monthly draw courtesy of the fabulous Portia Turbo’s New Idea 2023 sampling project on Perfume Posse. I’ll be reviewing the other samples I chose over … Continue reading

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What to Buy? Part 5

Since I started my hunt for a perfume love I have had a birthday. Both my boys added further saintecellier.com gift vouchers to my loot as well as further birthday money from another relative. I am so grateful for these … Continue reading

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What to Buy? Part 4

This series is of my sampling to find a new love. Next will be the trio from Les Abstraits. La Douleur Exquise. (Antoine Lie). On first spray my olfactive memory pinged “Pink Camay Soap”. Not only the soap but the … Continue reading

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What to Buy? Part 3

The sampling continues on my quest of what to but with my Christmas & now birthday loot. Rahele Neela Vermeire Creations. (Bertrand Duchaufour). Rahele’s opening shares the fruitiness of clementine & violet leaf with Pichola. There is a touch of … Continue reading

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Downsizing Update

Following a short discussion with Cynthia3403 on Undina’s Looking Glass, I thought a quick blog piece about how the downsize is going might help & encourage others wanting to the do the same. Why? Before I started I had a … Continue reading

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What to Buy? Part 2

This week I’m testing more samples of fragrances stocked by saintecellier.com to help me decide what to but with my Christmas voucher & loot. Eris Ma Bete. (Antoine Lie) I think this is my second sample of Ma Bete. I … Continue reading

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What to Buy with Christmas Voucher & Money? Part 1

Over the Christmas holidays I was gifted a some money & a voucher for Sainte Cellier, a UK based online perfumery. I’ve decided to put them together to buy something I love from Sainte Cellier as their stock is amazing. … Continue reading

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Christmas Swag

I’m writing this on the 27th during yet another named storm. Storm Pia left on Xmas Day & Storm Gerrit arrived today. High winds, heavy rain & snow in Scotland. These named storms are incessant this winter. At least to … Continue reading

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