Top Blog Articles 2019
AFreimann 5 years ago
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Awards given to Others :-D What to do?
Hello! One of my favourite features of Parfumo is the fact that we have the opportunity to appraise one anothers contributions and respond with input. Sometimes though, I simply award the photograph without saying anything in the comments. I wonder, is this uncouth? Or is it merely...
DorothyGrace 5 years ago
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Neat Indole, and a very, very sad topic
What does neat indole smell like to you?Fiddly faddeling around with my table-top chest of drawers filled with little bottles of essential oils and other fragrance related paraphernalia I came across a sealed tin; curious.Opened up said tin and inside were two little bottles of 10% indole...
Gaticalina 4 years ago
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Why it’s more than just 'scented liquid'
Fragrances and perfumes mean different things to different people. There are not too many things in life that excite me, that I can get completely lost in. Scents do that. I can spray on a perfume in the morning, go to work and be sure, I smell good to other people. I do enjoy the feeling...
Exciter76 5 years ago
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Perfume Lovers Unite on Instagram
I was bored one September afternoon back in 2017, so I decided to open an Instagram account. I’d shared pictures of my precious bottles here on Parfumo and other perfume communities prior to making this leap. However, I wanted to turn my boredom into something “artful” and find other...
DonVanVliet 4 years ago
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Update - perfume brand details, better sorting options and more
We've released a major update today that fixes many problems and adds some new features.If you have any problems or suggestions, please report them here in the replies. Please reload the website first and empty the browser cache if necessary.Facts about the fragrance...
Itchynose 4 years ago
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Vaguely scented memories
My father lost his sense of smell at a relatively young age. I cannot tell exactly when this happened since I always remember him this way, completely unable to tell if something smelled fragrant or rancid.He showered religiously and kept high standards of hygiene since I guess he couldn't estimate...
Franfan20 5 years ago
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Young, creative and successful: a next generation perfumer - An Interview with Mathieu Nardin
Mathieu Nardin is one of the - meanwhile numerous - young, creative spirits in the world of perfumery. Already at the age of 23, after his studies, he started working at the company Robertet in Grasse and has since created a broad...
Darkbeat 4 years ago
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Abu_Al_Hifs an amateur artisan perfumer.
Thanks to eBay I have met Abu_Al_Hifs, an amateur and independent perfumer, who works the incense as a teacher. I have spoken several times with him, and he is a kind and communicative person, and his perfumes…. amazing, at least, the ones I know. Abu_Al_Hifs is a nickname of yours...
AFreimann 5 years ago
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When you've found the one...
...or is that even a 'thing' for those of us who are polyamorous with fragrance, falling in love with many fragrances at once and for varying reasons? From her debut in the 1990's until after she was discontinued, becoming astronomically expensive and hard-to-find, Karl Lagerfeld's iconic SUN-MOON-STARS...
Parfumo 5 years ago
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How should James Bond smell? Interview with the publisher of the CHAP-magazine Gustav Temple
During our winter trip to the south of England, we managed to arrange an interview with Mr. Gustav Temple at his Lewes office, just a few miles north of Brighton. As the publisher of the CHAP, the hip men's magazine for a classic...
ScentSlave 4 years ago
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Where’s the New Dior Homme (2019)?
I just grabbed it from Dillard’s on 12/14/2019, and it’s a new release, yet I can’t find it here. Shouldn’t it have a posting of its own on here? “Dior Homme (2019)”? Anyone know why it’s so hard to find info on it? Everyone knew when the Sauvage Parfum was going to be released...
Golcher 5 years ago
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Shall I buy a tester?
A friend of mine works at a dept store and got access to some testers. They are brand new and I'm interested in one of them, she's giving me a good price and I know it's legit. I've never bought testers before. Does it make sense to buy a tester, is it worthwhile? What is the difference between...
Elysium 5 years ago
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ZARA, the Thunder Feel, and the Metallic Spirit
In late 2018 ZARA released to the market a couple of colognes classified as masculine, in EDP concentration, a great package, a heavy and magnetic cap, a superb sprayer, and a plentiful 120 ml bottle colored with translucent shades outside and liquid silver inside... which...