...My next purchases will be L'Artisan's Dzongkha and Jacomo Art Collection #08.

...My name is Lisa, and I know some of you from other places! I recently moved to Chicago, Illinois with my partner of 12 years. We are both in our late 40s. We have two very handsome cats. Greyson, the older one, is serene and unruffled. Malcolm, the younger one, is mischievous and energetic. All four of us enjoy sniffing things, but the others are gracious enough to consider me the fragrance expert in our household.I am a university professor, and I love to do research and teach. I also like to make jewelry (mostly necklaces and earrings) using beads made of semiprecious stones or glass.

...When I was a young teenager of 13, my stepsister moved in with us. She wasn't getting along with her mother, and her father (my stepfather) was thrilled to have her under his roof again.I wasn't thrilled to share my bedroom. I was resentful.But when she arrived, and was unpacking and arranging her things in our bedroom, she pulled from her suitcase two tiny bottles of perfume. One was Germaine Monteil Royal Secret, and the other was Shiseido Zen.She said to me, "I don't really use these any more, would you like to have them?"I said yes, and took them into my hands, marveling at them.When I splashed on some of the Royal Secret, my nose was not pleased. But when I sprayed the little bottle of Zen, I was transported. How could such beauty come from such a tiny little unassuming thing?Ever since then, I have never been without a bottle of Zen. Today, I prefer the density and richness of the parfum, but it has been my signature fragrance for over thirty years now.I wear many other fragrances, but I always return to Shiseido Zen.

...Like Icekat, I haven't tried everything that Andy Tauer has created, but thus far, it is Incense Rosé that has won my heart.I haven't yet tried Zeta, but I'd love to someday.

...I often wear Keiko Mecheri fragrances, and I currently have three bottles. I love Cuir Cordoba. I like it even more than Daim Blond, which it resembles.I most enjoy Scarlett in the springtime. I find it to be refreshing and bracing. I think of Scarlett as Mandragore after being slapped in the face and told to "man up."But my very favorite is Ume. So woody, with that rich plumminess. This is a fall and winter fragrance for me, and in the summer, I have found myself longing for colder weather just so I can wear Ume again.

...Love: cardamom! and also cedar, sandalwood, guiac wood, fir/pine/cypress, oud, cinnamon, pepper, mint, lime, lemon, orange, bergamot, plum, pomegranate, carnation, violet, orchid, jasmine (a light touch only!), oakmoss, incense, myrrhDislike: cumin, tobacco, gardenia, ylang, peony, cherry, pineapple, many synthetic musks

...Sherapop's post in our Facebook group, of course!

...I think "development" is exactly the right word. You needed no help at all, Eternity! Good work!