... liked synthetic gardenias of which i've smelled PLENTY over the years. they always smell too sharp, too sweet or simply nauseating to me for some reason. this is the prime reason i don't currently ha...

...t's prevented me from designing such a perfume so far has been that i myself am not terribly crazy about sweet smells. so, creating a perfume that really captures the aroma of angel food cake (which h...

...joy. but then as the perfume warms on the skin, it begins to smolder and ignite. the warm spicy slightly sweet notes of the frankincense, styrax, labdanum & amber are released and waft from the sk...

...r (the temperature suddenly dropped about 15 degrees over the weekend) but i've been thinking more about sweet things - cookies, cake, pie and quite a lot of vanilla & chocolate. dreaming of choco...

...ed from the garden. Even the sap of freshly pruned branches has an invigorating appeal! I love the sweet scent of new spring leaves, the shoots of flowers and the smell of fresh vegetables &ndas...