Monthly Archives: May 2012

Forever Amber

Posted on May 30, 2012 by The Perfume Mistress

… and not a Fossil in Sight Secluded in the comfortable environs of The New Cavendish Club in Marylebone, we were treated to an amble through favoured Amber fumes with Birgit of Olfactoria’s Travels  (a blog delighting the senses with fragrance reviews and … Continue reading →

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Gardener’s Delight

Posted on May 16, 2012 by The Perfume Mistress

Growing up, I have always been lucky to have a garden to play in, not something everyone can claim now sadly, even if it was just grass and the ubiquitous foxgloves and lupins (god they were in EVERY garden in … Continue reading →

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Courtly Beauty Secrets from the 17th Century

Posted on May 15, 2012 by The Perfume Mistress

2nd witch: “Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
 Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
 Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,
 Lizard’s leg, and howlet’s wing,–
 For a charm of powerful trouble,
 Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.” Macbeth (IV, … Continue reading →

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