tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post2617722276297184711..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Roxana Villa of Roxana Illuminated Perfume: Musings on Natural Perfumery, Reviews and Perfume NotesPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4407887831423403092010-01-23T06:47:25.719+00:002010-01-23T06:47:25.719+00:00Aromatherapy is a practice sorely misunderstood as...Aromatherapy is a practice sorely misunderstood as Emmanuella has aptly demonstrated. <br /><br />Modern perfumery is synthetic chemistry. If you like that, then that's fine. But to suggest that natural perfumery falls flat and lacks artistic abstraction further illustrates a profound lack of knowledge in what has, and will always be, the original method of making perfume.<br /> <br />It is Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47086517352370477382008-10-04T23:31:00.000+01:002008-10-04T23:31:00.000+01:00Coincidentally, I just received my sample of Q fro...Coincidentally, I just received my sample of Q from Roxana today, and it certainly transcends the "natural perfume" genre. I have been wearing it for a couple of hours, along with Sierra and Vera, and with my slight cold, it is the one I can still smell. I admit to being a true Oakmoss ho' and that's what I"m happily getting from it today, I'll have to retry after my cold for more complexity!<Qwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283489032029545283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20678261973921691482008-10-01T17:02:00.000+01:002008-10-01T17:02:00.000+01:00Screechy, is the perfect word for my experience of...Screechy, is the perfect word for my experience of synthetic perfumes. The article gave such an intriguing picture of Roxanna that I find myself compelled to try 'Q'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61465369263748983282008-09-30T13:20:00.000+01:002008-09-30T13:20:00.000+01:00Well, I have nothing to add: you've given us quite...Well, I have nothing to add: you've given us quite a bit to think of PM! Dialogue is always good.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11559203063397906062008-09-30T13:18:00.000+01:002008-09-30T13:18:00.000+01:00M,isn't it? Love those touches of old.M,<BR/><BR/>isn't it? Love those touches of old.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27366782283526058312008-09-30T06:11:00.000+01:002008-09-30T06:11:00.000+01:00Its an awesome relief, and about time that true na...Its an awesome relief, and about time that true natural perfumery is having a renaissance. <BR/>Walking through the perfume sections of most department stores awash in a petrochemical haze<BR/>always feels like someone has a vice grip on my throat and lungs. <BR/>The human organism does not have a loving relationship with synthetics, hence the allergies that occur from toxic build up in the body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63485899917576393512008-09-30T00:00:00.000+01:002008-09-30T00:00:00.000+01:00A+ on the packaging. Bea-utiful!A+ on the packaging. Bea-utiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81997558560480826142008-09-29T22:37:00.000+01:002008-09-29T22:37:00.000+01:00Amy,thank you for stopping by and for your interes...Amy,<BR/><BR/>thank you for stopping by and for your interesting comment!<BR/>I heard about the solids from Roxana but haven't tried myself yet. It sounds very close to how a combination of Q and Lyra would smell like, lol.(good!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-85194484441939400232008-09-29T22:35:00.000+01:002008-09-29T22:35:00.000+01:00DC,thank you for your most kind words. Do catch he...DC,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your most kind words. Do catch her and report back for those of us who can't!<BR/><BR/>Glad you like the song :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78626288409441374852008-09-29T18:44:00.000+01:002008-09-29T18:44:00.000+01:00What a coincidence! Today I'm testing one of Roxan...What a coincidence! Today I'm testing one of Roxana's solid perfumes that I was lucky enough to win a sample of. It's not in production, but was something she made for her birthday (she called it Birthday Balm in her newsletter). It starts as a gorgeous earthy blend of indolic jasmine and orange on a base of labdanum and patchouli. I think it's well-balanced in the opening, but after a few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38799114935598971032008-09-29T17:07:00.000+01:002008-09-29T17:07:00.000+01:00Thanks for this fantastic article! I will definit...Thanks for this fantastic article! I will definitely try to catch her at her Santa Monica appearance... Absolutely love the Goethe song you quoted at the beginning...The Daily Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843902889491327636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7962162042366207632008-09-29T15:32:00.000+01:002008-09-29T15:32:00.000+01:00Glad you "get" what I am talking about, S! (knew y...Glad you "get" what I am talking about, S! (knew you would!)<BR/>Yes, I know about violin: wish I could hear you sometime. <BR/><BR/>I think L'eau d'hiver is kinda warm, actually: that heliotropin thing that is in direct relation to Apres L'Ondee (then again I find ALO has a warmth to it too!)<BR/>The snow has to be dry, if it's wet it's melting :P <BR/>I think a good approximation might be the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42424557790369434732008-09-29T12:58:00.000+01:002008-09-29T12:58:00.000+01:00I think you are right! It must be painfully pure (...I think you are right! It must be painfully pure (as the experience of standing under the stars a cold day/night of winter are), and resins may be added. <BR/>(I am particularly fond of the smell of resins, since I am also a amateur violin player :)<BR/>I have once smelled L'eau d'hiver, and it didn't say winter to me. Ellena's transprency is something else, the snow that should be captured is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26994103575811379592008-09-29T11:47:00.000+01:002008-09-29T11:47:00.000+01:00S,thanks for stopping by and also for informing me...S,<BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by and also for informing me of the sequel to the book. I need to search that one up, then!<BR/><BR/>It's very interesting to capture the scent of snow, of the North, of an icy landscape ~it's one of my own quests and honestly I don't think anyone has captured it yet! At least not what I envision as such myself (L'eau d'hiver, Van Cleef Les Saisons Hiver etc). <BR/Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32107080374455520202008-09-29T10:33:00.000+01:002008-09-29T10:33:00.000+01:00Thank you Emanuella for your interesting comment a...Thank you Emanuella for your interesting comment and you're welcome on the article. <BR/><BR/>You bring a valid point and one that is usually at the forefront of people who do not like the approach of natural perfumers. Honestly, I just think that certain efforts are better than others (from an aesthetic point of view) so just like with more mainstream fragrance it's a hit- and-miss thing: I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48576647817979312532008-09-29T10:26:00.000+01:002008-09-29T10:26:00.000+01:00I don't know her either, but would have enjoyed we...I don't know her either, but would have enjoyed wearing her Lyra, not at least because I consider Pullman's Dark Materials triology to be among the best novels I have read the last years. Have you seen the "addition" Lyra's Oxford? The red small book is utterly beautiful, a beauty in itself (as a thing/object), nice illustration and with "extra"-materials. I know he has written another companion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79996131169709099452008-09-29T09:52:00.000+01:002008-09-29T09:52:00.000+01:00Thx for the article perfumeshrine! I don 't know R...Thx for the article perfumeshrine! I don 't know Roxana but I 've tried natural/independant perfumers such as Ayala etc and to me natural "perfumery" is not perfumery but aromatherapy. I know this sounds subjective but this is coming from a pro-green vegan vegetarian girl! Without certain synthetics compositions fall flat and lack artistic abstraction, they will smell like those literal rose Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.com