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Appreciating roses right now
I had to make up another batch of Medea some weeks ago, and finally filtered it yesterday afternoon, after work. There is something very guttural and yet refined about how the damask rose plays off … more »
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appreciating roses right now
scentedwench wrote 1 month ago: I had to make up another batch of Medea some weeks ago, and finally filtered it yesterday afternoon, … more »
co-distills and attars rock
scentedwench wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been playing with attars in a very limited fashion for some years now. There are the ob … more »
eau de cologne, again
scentedwench wrote 1 month ago: Jiminy crickets. This addition of water stuff really gives me fits. I managed to add a few millili … more »
Saffron
scentedwench wrote 2 months ago: From Lise Manniche (Sacred Luxuries), “…The well-known flower pistils of Crocus sativus … more »
ginger on my mind
scentedwench wrote 2 months ago: When I picture a fire-breathing dragon, I tend to think of ginger from several angles. Ginger is s … more »
Musk rose (hard to find, but worth it)
scentedwench wrote 2 months ago: I was talking about using blue lotus phytol, a few posts down… I also happen to have a small ( … more »
Orris, sweet and dusty orris
scentedwench wrote 2 months ago: I went to Lise Manniche for an entry on iris this morning, because I felt like I was missing somethi … more »
Gulhina, better with age
scentedwench wrote 2 months ago: I’ve had about an ounce of gulhina attar for 4 years, and check in on it infrequently. I had … more »
Nelumbo nucifera, the blue one
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scentedwench wrote 2 months ago: I’m working on expanding my palette of heart notes, and am starting to work, slowly, with a ph … more »
Hekate is back!
scentedwench wrote 2 months ago: It’s been on the list of ‘things to do’ for a couple months, but Hekate is finally … more »
Hemera, the last of the summer flowers
scentedwench wrote 9 months ago: Hemera is the primordial goddess of the day, and Nyx (primordial goddess of night) is her mother. He … more »
alcohol, the perfect medium
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scentedwench wrote 1 year ago: Alcohol-based perfumes have this reputation preceding them, which I’d never quite realized the … more »
Damascena, Centifolia, Bourbonia, Moschatus, and how!
scentedwench wrote 1 year ago: May had me in the planning stages of a project based around roses, and June has seen that to complet … more »
Demeter and Hekate, new unguents!
scentedwench wrote 1 year ago: I am offering up jojoba-based unguents this month, Demeter and Hekate. They are available for $25 ( … more »
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