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DorothyGrace 8 years ago
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The Number of Sprays Dilemma
Some perfumes are quite tricky when is comes to knowing how much to put on. Some start off strong and disappear with a whimper; some start off as weak as water only to ramp up in strength seemingly in direct relation to the impossibility of finding somewhere to wash them off.How much perfumeShould...
DorothyGrace 8 years ago
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I need/want new perfume samples
I need some more samplesOf perfume to tryPreferably onesWith neroliLike Vero ProfumoRubj eau de parfamBut costing much lessThan a nest eggPer dram.Yes I need some more samplesOf perfume to tryPerferably onesThat are really quite dryWith gushings of oakmossLike Magie Noir(I'd dump rules of IFRAInto...
DorothyGrace 8 years ago
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Jeu d'Amour - A sad poem
Was it Jeu d'Amour made me feel so tearful today? It feels a sad perfume or maybe it simply reminded me of something deep within or tied in with a sad visit to my mum. Whatever the case Jeu d'Amour for me is this sad little poem.Her days are nearly done;My dear mum.Whispy grey hairPinned in a bun;My...
DorothyGrace 8 years ago
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Rawda - a memory of My Day In the Sun
No clouds filter the sun in a summer sky,We'll take a walk, you and I.Let's wander down to the lakeshoreAnd skim some stones.We'll sit in dry grass, three feet tall or more.You know that it is you I adore,So let's picnic in the sunand quench our thirst.The rhododendron are in bloom,Betwixt...
DorothyGrace 8 years ago
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A Poem About my Formulation Disaster
I made the most amazing Perfume the other dayWith lavender, frankincense, Jasmine and nerolae.I added rosemary and ginger,Galbanum and hibawood,(At this stage you knowIt didn't smell too good).What to do to rescue?(Ignoring less is more)A few drips of carnationTtook over the whole floor.Gardenia,...
DorothyGrace 9 years ago
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Aromatics Elixir
Rusty redThe autumn leavesTumble to the groundAnd there they sitUntil the windBlows them into mounds.Crisping airDenotes its timeBlankets to unfoldAnd so shake free Flowers sweet, Dried herbs and marigolds.Take this chanceTo walk the woods'fore snow lays on the groundTo hide the fragrantForest floor,And...