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5 Perfumes that Got Lost in the Shuffle

Posted by Erin on 14 June 2011 40 Comments

Moving!

I am the restless type. Every eighteen months, I get thoroughly fed up with our living quarters — the creaky floors, the electric stove and lack of water pressure, that bathroom window that won’t open — and decide we should move. My husband puts much less stock in clean slates, being a skeptic with a good memory. He resents the higher rent and costs associated with changing residences, but he always acquiesces with the faint hope that I will keep the new apartment cleaner. (Ha!) And so, a couple of springs, falls and high summers over the last decade, we’ve spent our days packing clothes, dishes, Playmobil figures, perfume and one metric ton of books into boxes. Even after ruthless purges1 and some inevitable breakage, it seems we end up with more stuff in the new place than we had in the old. Since our last move two weeks ago, I’ve been wandering through the chaos aimlessly, moving papers and knick-knacks from one pile to another.

One of the few pleasures of re-locating is finding things of interest you never knew you lost. Around here, things of interest fall into three categories: 1) perfume samples; 2) books; and 3) jars of gourmet condiments and jams we will never use. Push back the couch and a dusty vial of Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale rolls out. Dismantle the bookcase and both a sample of Divine L’Homme de Coeur and a copy of Robertson Davies’ The Rebel Angels emerge. There is an atomizer of Histoire des Parfums Noir Patchouli in the desk drawer with the income tax documents. Ah, old friends! With more than two new fragrances released each day now, it sometimes seems as if I first encountered these scents in the ancient past, rather than only a few years ago. With forgotten favorites in hand, it’s easy to start feeling pretty testy about the rate of release in the perfume industry. But wearing the finds is the best cure for my scent cynicism: they still smell wonderful and they remind me of all the treasures in my collection. Without spending another penny, I could probably spend years surprising and enjoying myself with the samples I already have.

If you’ve been interested in fragrance for a while, you don’t need to go to the expense and trouble of moving to remind yourself to re-try perfumes you’re already encountered…

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Romea d’Ameor ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 12 November 2008 15 Comments

Romea d'Ameor fragrances

Roméa d'Améor is a new French niche house that debuted earlier this year with seven perfumes created as tributes “to real women throughout the ages who have touched history in tangible ways”. All of the fragrances were developed by perfumer Pierre Bourdon.

Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Secret Heroines of the Tsar ~ “…a fragrant story dripping with intensity (patchouli and Malfi lemon), sweetness (caramel, apple) and intrigue (sandalwood, musk and amber)…” Additional notes include grapefruit, melon, jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, magnolia, iris and vanilla…

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