Tag Archives: perfume
Scent | Notes We Hate
First things first: our scent group has an Instagram account! Check us out and follow along at https://www.instagram.com/prairiescentclub. At our August meeting, which I hosted, I suggested the theme of notes and elements we hate in scent. We had a … Continue reading
Scent | Ben Gorham of Byredo
As I’ve previously noted here, one of my favorite perfumes is Byredo’s Velvet Haze, and I also recently was intrigued by a floral scent (unusual for me!) in the line, Influorescence. Despite this, I didn’t actually know much about the … Continue reading
Scent: Revolution by Cire Trudon and Coven by Andrea Maack
There’s a revolution in the air. Old power structures are creaking and swaying. More people are seeing the reality of systemic inequality and injustice in our country, as well as throughout the world. Ideas that just a few years ago … Continue reading
Scent | Tea and Perfume (Russian Breakfast)
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
Scent | Cacti by Regime des Fleurs
I’ve been reading about empaths lately, wondering if I am one or if I am just hyper-alert to other people’s emotional states due to various childhood factors. (Empaths are people who literally feel others’ emotions, which can be a little … Continue reading
Scent | Vacation Fragrance & Oahu by Nomaterra
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
Scent | Scents of Lisbon
I spent a week in Lisbon, Portugal, over Thanksgiving week. (Highly recommended, by the way–Lisbon is beautiful, laid-back, delicious, and affordable.) While I was there I thought about and tried to pay attention to the way that smells affect our … Continue reading
Scent | Natural Perfume Formulation with Jessica Hannah
I love the idea of custom perfumes and blending bespoke scents. So this past weekend I did a workshop at the Chicago Botanic Garden taught by natural perfumer Jessica Hannah of J. Hannah Co. Jessica gave a short introduction to … Continue reading
Scent | Silent Light Perfume Oil
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
scent | stone 