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Scentings Miss Marple & Nancy Drew ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 19 July 2013 16 Comments

Scentings Miss Marple

The small independent fragrance company Scentings recently expanded its line of literary-inspired scents; now, in addition to perfume oils named after Jane Austen heroines Elizabeth Bennet and Emma Woodhouse, Scentings represents the mystery genre with Miss Marple and Nancy Drew.

I still remember the very first time I read a Miss Marple mystery: it was The Mirror Crack’d, and it was the first Agatha Christie book, even the first “grown-up” mystery, that I’d ever read. I was eleven years old, and it was a gift from a teacher; I was thrilled by it. Years later, having read many more Christie mysteries, I savored every episode of the BBC Miss Marple series starring the peerless Joan Hickson. That series was unimpeachably faithful to the books and to the character of Miss Marple.

Scentings is just as faithful to Christie’s creation, in its own way…

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Scentings Elizabeth Bennet ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 6 October 2012 17 Comments

Scentings Elizabeth Bennet

Scentings is a small company specializing in handcrafted aromatherapy products with charming packaging and literary themes. Two of Scentings’ essential oil blends, Emma Woodhouse and Elizabeth Bennet, are inspired by the heroines of Jane Austen’s novels. I’ve tried Elizabeth Bennet, named for the leading lady of Pride and Prejudice; it’s an all-natural mix of clary sage, palmarosa, ylang-ylang, lavender and bitter orange.

My first impression of this blend is the earthy, slightly musky clary sage — clary sage has plenty of personality, and it tends to dominate a bit here, so you’ll need to like clary sage if you’re going to love this blend. However, it is lightened by the floral-herbaceous lavender note, a citrusy edge of orange peel, and the warm, woody-floral palmarosa. The various oils or notes are combined smoothly, so that the result is a sophisticated blend, with a certain amount of depth from the more intense ingredients…

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