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How many perfumistas does it take to …
… persuade me to go for a perfume? At least four. I remember reading somewhere the announcement of the upcoming release of Rajasthan by Etro and either the author or somebody in comments was extremely...
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Make Way for hajusuuri – Perfume Shopping in Boston
The title for this post was inspired by the Make Way for Ducklings bronze sculpture at the Boston Public Garden. The sculpture by Nancy Schön was installed in 1987 to honor Robert McCloskey and his...
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Maui Vacation: Perfumes, Flora & Fauna, Food and Perfumes
“What perfume are you wearing? It smells great!” – I asked a flight attendant on my way to Maui. He seemed pleased by the question and told me that it was a custom blend made for him “by this great...
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Entertaining Statistics: September 2014
September was warm and pleasant. We even had several light rains, a couple of which I missed while I was in Maui (if you haven’t done it yet, you still have time to play a guessing game I started in...
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Perfumes of my Maui Vacation
In the Maui Vacation: Perfumes, Flora & Fauna, Food and Perfumes post (if you were wondering that double “perfume” in there wasn’t an oversight) I asked you to guess how many perfumes accompanied...
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A Postcard from Undina: Dawes at Gundlach Bundschu Winery
And now it seems like the unraveling has started too soon, Now I’m sleeping in hallways and I’m drinking perfume And I’m speaking to mirrors and I’m howling at moons While the worse and the worse that...
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Know-How: Making Perfumes Last Longer
Most of us own enough perfumes to last us if not for the rest of our lives but at least for a decade or so. We have supplies to make ourselves any number of decants and purses to carry those decants...
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Serge Lutens Boxeuses: Round One – I won
A while ago I did a post on several perfumes’ performance under extreme temperatures. As posting a picture from my Bikram yoga studio was out of question, I used a shot of Kathleen Turner from Body...
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A Postcard from Undina: Happy Halloween! (and more)
After complaining in the recent post about hardships of my office life I decided to offset it with something positive. Every year we do something special for Halloween. This year we decorated the...
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Entertaining Statistics: On Tweeting
“But if someone tweets and nobody reads it, did it even happen?” From the article on Gothamist For various reasons I skipped my regular Entertaining Statistics post this month but there is a topic I...
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Niche Perfumery System: Minor Brands
As it often happens with attempts to classify anything, while some elements easily fit the chosen methodology, there are always those that stick out of any category one tries to assign them to. A...
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Beyond Mardi Gras – Perfume Shopping in New Orleans
For those who prefer quiet to over-the-top Mardi Gras celebrations, fall is the perfect time to visit New Orleans: the worst of the heat is over, restaurant reservations are fairly easy to get and the...
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Perfume Diary: NovAmber
In the end of the last cold season I complained that all my favorite amber perfumes were not getting enough love from me because it was too warm and that I took my ambers mostly in the solid (as in a...
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Entertaining Statistics: November 2014
November was slightly cooler and somewhat rainy but it was still uncharacteristically warm. But with rain I’m fine with “warm.” I intended to use in this post statistics based on the answers to the...
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Brand Loyalty
When asked: “What does winter mean to you?” (for example, recently on Puredistance’s FB page in the post for their Winter Photography Contest), people publish picturesque photos and mention travels,...
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A Postcard from Undina: Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all my friends and readers who celebrate it. Have great time with your families, loved ones and friends. * Also please join me in wishing Happy Birthday to Rusty – our wonderful...
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Orange Cats in My Life – Part V: The Ones That Got Away
Last year in December I told what I thought was the last part of the Orange Cats in My Life series. I haven’t opened a new chapter since then – it’s still just Rusty who is everything I’ve ever wanted...
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Entertaining Statistics: 2014 Year Round-up
Year 2014 wasn’t the best year in my life, most of all because some of the negative events can’t be considered even educational. But still it wasn’t all bad and I’m grateful for the good things and...
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Captured in Amber of My Memory
Two young girls (about 11 years old) from different parts of the country met during a summer seaside vacation and became friends. One of the girls, let’s call her Emma, wore a pendant made from amber...
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Four Stories for the Fourth Anniversary
I love special occasions – birthdays, holidays and other revelries so I’m glad to have an extra reason to be festive – the fourth anniversary of Undina’s Looking Glass. Come over, let’s celebrate. For...
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