Category Archives: seasonal scents

Scent | Garden Tomato Toner by Burt’s Bees (RIP)

Posted on March 23, 2019 by hkenny

There are few things as frustrating, personal product-wise, than when a company discontinues a color, a scent, or a cosmetic you love. So I was dismayed to find out today that Burt’s Bees has discontinued the Garden Tomato Toner, a … Continue reading →

Posted in scent, scented products, seasonal scents, skincare, Uncategorized | Tagged alteya organics, bulgarian rose water, burt's bees, facial toner, garden tomato toner, Merz Apothecary, skincare | 2 Comments

Scent | Tea and Perfume (Russian Breakfast)

Posted on September 1, 2018 by hkenny

My coworker started a tea blog and we discussed collaborating and coordinating posts in which she would write about a tea and I would write about a perfume in the same family. Tea of course is very fragrant and can … Continue reading →

Posted in comparisons, perfume, scent, seasonal scents, tea, Uncategorized | Tagged annick goutal, black tea, citrus, cypress, eau d'hadrien, fragrance, goutal paris, mariagefrères, perfume, russian breakfast tea, scent, tea | Leave a comment

Scent | The Scents of Spain

Posted on May 27, 2018 by hkenny

I went to Sevilla in March at the very kind invitation of a friend, who was staying there for a month. I had been to Spain, including Sevilla, in 2002, and what I remembered most was the heavenly smell of … Continue reading →

Posted in cologne, natural perfumes, scent, seasonal scents, travel | Tagged Agua de Sevilla, Andalucia, Aqua de Naranjos, naturalmente, Sevilla, Seville, spain | 3 Comments

Scent | Merz Apothecary Fall Fragrance Event

Posted on November 4, 2017 by hkenny

If you love fragrances, you have to go to Merz Apothecary in Chicago. The original shop is outfitted like an old-fashioned pharmacy, complete with wood paneled walls and shelving. It was a good place to go for everything from Claus … Continue reading →

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Scent: The Fundamentals of Fragrance workshop

Posted on January 7, 2017 by hkenny

If there is anything better than discovering unusual scents, it is mixing your own. I was pretty excited when I saw that the Department of Curiosities (a combination storefront/workshop/event space run by designers and all-around wonderful women Jamie Hayes and … Continue reading →

Posted in natural perfumes, perfume, scent, seasonal scents, Uncategorized | Tagged cajeput, camphor, fragrance, myrhh, scent | 1 Comment

Scent | Vacation Fragrance & Oahu by Nomaterra

Posted on February 7, 2016 by hkenny

After too many incidents where my perfume bottle leaked all over my stuff, I learned not to bring them with me on flights. For years a little solid compact of Lush’s Karma was my go-to vacation scent. I love it, … Continue reading →

Posted in perfume, perfume oil, scent, seasonal scents, travel | Tagged fragrance, frangipani, gardenia, karma, lush, nomaterra, oahu, perfume, perfume oil, puerto rico, scent, tropical scents, vacation, vieques | Leave a comment

Scent | Samphire by Laboratory Perfumes

Posted on January 24, 2016 by hkenny

I noticed a couple months ago that Anthropologie has really expanded its in-store perfume selection–and taken it a little more upscale. Of course I had to sniff my way through the new offerings. Meet my newest obsession: Samphire is … Continue reading →

Posted in perfume, scent, seasonal scents | Tagged Amber, Anthropologie, Coqui Coqui Perfumes, Gorse, Laboratory Perfumes, Maderas, Samphire | Leave a comment

Scent | Silent Light Perfume Oil

Posted on August 4, 2015 by hkenny

You know how when you go camping in the woods, and the ground is a little damp and soft and strewn with pine needles, and the sunlight filters through the trees, and your clothes smell like woodsmoke from the campfire … Continue reading →

Posted in perfume, perfume oil, scent, seasonal scents | Tagged copal, fragrance, GoldenPotion, incense, natural fragrance, palo santo, perfume, perfume oil, silent light | Leave a comment

Scent | Sun-Baked Scents

Posted on July 5, 2015 by hkenny

If you’ve ever spent the summer in the country or gone on a road trip for vacation, you know the unmistakable fragrance of grasses and fields on a dry, hot day. It seems to emanate from the earth in waves, … Continue reading →

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