18 Sunday Dec 2011
Posted in Spiced Chestnut Hand Lotion, Williams Sonoma
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Autumn, Bath & Body, Chestnut, Christmas, Christmas Gift, Cinnamon, Clove, Creams & Lotions, Full Bottle Wishlist, Gifting, Hand Cream, Nat King Cole, Occasion, Season, Spiced Chestnut Essential Oils Collection, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Gift, Williams Sonoma, Winter, Wishlist Bath & Body
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like eskimos…”
24 Thursday Nov 2011
Posted in Autumn Wreath Hand & Body Cream, Long Winter Farm
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Amanda Nolan, Apple, Autumn, Bath & Body, Body Cream, Body Lotions & Creams, Creams & Lotions, Etsy, Joe Brown, Limited Edition, Long Winter Farm, Martha Stewart, Ocassion, Season, spices, Thanksgiving
Turkey in the oven? Check! Pies are all baked? Check! Ribs marinating? Check! Cranberry sauce simmering? Check! Cornbread battered? Check! Perfume? UNCHECK! Continue reading
09 Wednesday Nov 2011
Posted in Ferncliffe Perfumes, Misbehavin'
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100% Natural, 1920's, Art Deco, Autumn, Cardamom, Cinnamon Bark, Clove Bud, Etsy, Flapper, Frankincense, Ginger, Indie, Natural Perfume, Nutmeg absolute, Occasion, Perfume Oils, Pink Peppercorn, Retro, Review, Roaring Twenties, Sandalwood, Season, Spicy Oriental, Thanksgiving, vegan, Ylang Ylang
“Be Quiet and Speak Easy” was the motto of the 1920’s seedy underbelly. It was the decade of The Lost Generation. Bright Young Things who played by their own rules and didn’t give a hoot what the flat-tires thought. Passwords and Secret Passageways. Gin Mills and Juice Joints. Rumrunners and Bootleggers. Hooch and Giggle Water. Flappers with Flyboys. Sheiks with Shebas. Molls and Dolls. The Jazz Age was a hedonistic playground where they got their wiggle on and were just plain up to no good. Continue reading
04 Friday Nov 2011
Posted in L'Aromatica, Madrone
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100% Natural, amyris, Artisan, Autumn, Backyard Series, beeswax absolute, bitter orange, dragons blood resin, dry grass, Etsy, exotic indian spices, Fig Extract, floriental, Full Bottle Wishlist, Graveyard, indian summer, Indie, l'aromatica, Limited Edition, Loreto Remsing, madrone, Natural Perfume, Oriental, parajita flower, Perfume, Review, Rosewood, San Francisco, Scentimental Value, Season, Series, SF Bay Area Perfumers & Artisans, spicy, Thanksgiving, vegan, Wishlist
It’s that time of year again here in Northern California! Californians know it’s the start of Autumn when the oppressive, blistering hot Indian Summer draws to a close and the temperature has dropped significantly. You step outside and notice that everyone has traded in their shorts and tank tops for their warm long coats and toasty sweaters. Continue reading
