06 Monday Jul 2020
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As we hit the four-month mark of COVID-19 shutdowns and stay-at-homes, we also wrapped up June, the month of roses. For a sense of comfort and a seasonally appropriate scent-menu, I dipped again into my extensive holdings of rose scents.
Continue reading03 Friday Jul 2020
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Love Osmanthus, the latest fragrance from Atelier Cologne.
You can read it here.
29 Monday Jun 2020
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Here are are, about to enter the month of July…getting closer to the “dog days” of summer. (See what I did there?)
Last week I sifted through my samples to find perfumes named for various animals. Here’s a look at what I found and spritzed…
Continue reading19 Friday Jun 2020
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of two fragrances inspired by comforting beverages: Arielle Shoshana Sunday and Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Perfumes Hot Masala.
You can read it here.
15 Monday Jun 2020
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4160tuesdays, beth terry, creative universe, dawn spencer hurwitz, gabriella chieffo, kerosene fragrances, perfume review
The weather is perfect “summer” in my corner of the world right now — warm (in the 70s) but not too humid, sunny and a little breezy. I wish Mr. Professor and I could take a day trip to Asbury Park or Coney Island, but since we’re both avoiding crowds and mass transit, that’s not something we’ll be doing anytime soon.
I dabbled in some beach-y perfumes last week, just to give myself an olfactory mini-vacation.
28 Thursday May 2020
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Francesca Bianchi Angel’s Dust.
You can read it here.
14 Thursday May 2020
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Misfit, the newest fragrance from Arquiste.
You can read it here.
06 Monday Apr 2020
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It’s April…and there isn’t much news to share, other than that my household is staying safe and sound. I hope yours is, too.
And I’m continuing my project of indulging in fragrances that I’d never wear to the office. This is a silver lining of “working from home”…
21 Saturday Mar 2020
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Greetings, fragrant friends! I hope you’re all staying safe and staying home during this unprecedented situation.
I miss my friends, and my workplace, and my subway rides on the 2/3 train when I make my “to do” lists, and cocktails at local bars, and visits to perfume stores, and I’m as scared as everyone else about the coronavirus itself and this pandemic’s effect on the economy (not to mention our collective mental health)…but there must be a few silver linings to this giant cloud, right?
