Violets in Bloom

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Almond, Amber, ambrette seeds, Antoine Maisondieu, Bergamot, black cumin, bulgarian rose otto, Camille Goutal, carnation, cedar, centifolia rose, Chypre, Cinnamon, civet, cloves, cocoa beans, concrete, Dark Amber, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Favorite Flowers, floriental, fresh turned soil, gaïac wood, Gourmand, hay, heliotrope, incense, Indie, iris, Isabelle Doyen, jasmin, Labdanum, Laurie Erickson, Leather, Lemon, Liz Zorn, Loreto Remsing, magma, March Violet Series, Men's Fragrances, meteorite, mimosa blossoms, Musk, myrrh, Niche, Noses, Oakmoss, olfactory snapshots, opium, ozone, parma violet, Patchouli, plum, powdery orris root, purple violets, rainwater, Reality Scents, Rose, Sandalwood, Series, Sharra, star anise, sweet clover, tonka bean, Turkish Rose, Vanilla Bean, Vetiver, Violet, violet leaf, violet petals

8 samples of violet perfume have been sitting in my collection for a year now.  I never got around to them for some reason or another.  Now that it is the first day of Spring, I thought this would be a good time to dust them off and give them a sniff…

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Gather ‘Round The Long Winter Farm Campfire

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Amanda Nolan, Burrens, Campfire, Demeter, Etsy, Galway, Galway Bay, Indie, Ireland, Layering, Long Winter Farm, Maine, Maple, Noses, Olfactory Landscapes, Peat, Reality Scents, Scentimental Value, Season, Series, Vetiver, White Musk, Winter, woodsmoke

We have a fireplace in our house but we’re not allowed to use it due to health issues. As the winter gets colder, I stare at the empty fireplace wishing I could light a fire. What I would give for a blazing fire in that fireplace, a warm blanket and reading a good book.  I would be a happy bunny.

Let it Snow, Demeter Snow, Demeter Snow

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Best Fragrance in America 2000, CB I Hate Perfume, Christmas, Christopher Brosius, Demeter, Demeter Dirt, dust, earth, Fifi, Fifi Award, Fragrance Foundation, Fume Dupes, Home Fragrance, ice, Occasion, Reality Scents, Room Sprays & Mists, Scent Soundtrack, Season, Series, snow, Spring, Summer, vapor, water, white florals, Winter

“Oh, the weather outside is frightful

But the fire is so delightful

And since we’ve no place to go

Let it Snow, Demeter Snow, Demeter Snow!”