Happy Mother's Day!

For all the mothers in the world, a very, very happy celebration of the most unconditional love of them all. Not just for today, but for every step of the way through the long years of this wonderful relationship.

Happy Mother's Day to all!

Art photography by Spyros Panayiotopoulos, courtesy of eikastikon.gr

The winner for Cruel Gardenia draw is....

....none other than Abigail. Congrats and thank you all for participating!
I do hope you find it enjoyable Abigail and please mail me with your info so I can send it out to you.

Stay tuned next for surprise reviews, travel memoirs from the Middle and Far East and other exciting features up shortly!

New Decanting and Sampling Service around: The Posh Peasant!

Announcing the online debut of The Posh Peasantfor the ultimate fragrance experience.


The Posh Peasant becomes a new online perfume "web-tique" specializing in both niche perfume lines and handmade decanted perfumes. The niche perfume lines available at The Posh Peasant are chosen because they contain the finest ingredients, are exquisite and unusual. The vast array of decanted perfumes are among the finest and most sought after in the world. Most of the decanted perfumes are difficult to find or quite expensive if you were to buy a full bottle.
You can click to find out more: The Posh Peasant

The mission of the Posh Peasant is to offer the most exclusive, rare & hard-to-find perfumes together on one web-tique for perfume mavens everywhere to enjoy. We will also provide the purest hand-decanted perfumes at affordable prices so that our clientele can experience more fragrances at less cost. This is what makes The Posh Peasant the ultimage fragrance experience, you can purchase the finest niche perfume lines in addition to sampling an enourmous selection of hand-decanted perfumes.

Abigail Levin, OwnerThe Posh PeasantP.O. Box 7522Princeton, NJ 08543
Contact email: abigail@theposhpeasant.com

Five more niche perfume lines will be added within the next 2 weeks; Dawn Spencer Hurwitz perfumes, Sonoma Scent Studio, Mandrake Apothecary Michael Storer Perfumes and Possets Perfumes. The niche perfume section will continue to grow so do come back and visit often in the next few weeks!
The Posh Peasant is delighted to bring the beauty of scent to you. We are also happy to bring the beauty of assistance to those in need by donating a portion of our proceeds to these two important charities:
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

Please find the very interesting intro on how Abigail became interested in this service here.

Pic courtesy of The Posh Peasant

Smell you later

Another day, another interview with Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez because of Perfumes the Guide. Kurt from studio360.org brought them to a nearby Duane Reed to unlock the mysteries of body spray, handiwipes, and crayons.
The tone is again playful, maybe a little ironic.
Here it is, via studio360.org

Click "play" to hear:



There are several references to popular scents and products, even Carmex (which I am not partial to), Old Spice (which personally I love) and crayolas. Also the usual pep-talk about how chemistry revolutionized the fragrance industry in the 1880s.
Please note that Luca proclaims that he likes several things that might seem like a joke when worn, but he appreciates as odors artistically. The reason why many of his choices might seem unwearable to perfume wearers.

Link brought to my attention by Rivercat00388 on MUA

Cruel Gardenia submissions

I will continue to accept submissions for the lucky draw for Cruel Gardenia, the latest feminine by Guerlain, till midnight today. Check back later for the winner of the draw!