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Like most of you, I am passionate about perfumes to the point of seeking to make a dream come true: having my own line of perfumes. And I soon realized that making a perfume is actually simple, but for it to be good... it depended on other important factors, such as the maceration...

I am single scenting it today - testing a decant of Oriana by Parfums de Marly. I wanted to purchase a sample to test because of its reported similarity to Love Don't Be Shy, which I absolutely adore and my love of that & all things Kilian could be a post in and of itself.Anwyay - back...

The niche fragrances of theGreekperfumer are exquisite in quality of essences. His new perfume is called Non Binary  and is dedicated to the the Greek Gay Pride 2024. It is a woody floral gourmand. It opens with...

I had a big meeting at work this morning - one of those 'asking for a promotion' type meetings, where I needed to go in and say things I'm really not comfortable saying about how awesome I am. I'm just really bad at tooting my own horn in general.I use clothing (bright, but professional colors),...

I smell BR540 everywhere. I don't love it as a scent, but I do like the staying power and siliage it has, which is pretty exceptional. I don't personally own BR540, but I do have the New Rouge, which at least to me smells nearly bang on to the original. A few weeks ago, someone posted...

I am writing this article mostly to describe the insatiable nature of people ,their arrogance and ungratefulness, and ufulfilled miserable nature. With such plethora of niche perfumeries we like to buy, buy and never...

I often layer my scents. Not always - but fairly often - and I find that there isn't a good way to keep track of them on essencevitae.So - I will use this space to keep track of my daily (or many days) layering combos, and how they all work together!When I am layering I tend to think of it in 3 steps:...

To introduce the perfume we must explain what symposium was. In Greek it means gathering to drink. Symposiums were occasionns of public athletic events, public social events,or private gatherings and in all cases was the entertainment of the male aristocrats of ancient Athens,...