Just for me!
I had specifically targeted the perfumery for Candy Kiss, but the intended scent was too unsweet and too dry for me. What now? Had I fought through the monsoon for nothing? Out of sheer embarrassment, I tried Just Gold, as the original Just doesn't quite suit me. Sprayed hesitantly - and my eyes and nose widened! This...
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Carriage Ride in Messina
I love Sicily, and especially the city of Messina. I enjoyed wandering through the streets and alleys there, feeling transported back to ancient times. What stories might the old, well-kept houses have witnessed? Perhaps Goethe strolled and lingered here? It is already dark and the moon hangs silver in the sky as I boa...
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Sparkling Appearance
I was an average student - accustomed to the standard math grade of five. What bothered me much more was that I wasn't chosen for the school choir. No, I really didn't inherit my mom's beautiful singing voice. But she passed on her musicality to me. So, as the choir reject, I was always chosen to play the piano at fest...
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Crocus Islands
I casually scattered crocus bulbs generously across various spots in my lawn - and my husband raised an eyebrow in doubt. But we both press our noses against the window when the first crocuses finally appear, forming white-lilac-yellow islands. This signifies the long-awaited departure of winter. A delicate floral scen...
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Calabrian - Swedish Feelings
Today it is muggy, and I am wandering around the house in a daze - with a flat millstone on my head. My husband is limping around with a damaged knee. What to do against the gloom? How about trying a fragrance? Just nothing dominant or heavy! I reach for Olympea Aqua. A good choice, as the Calabrian bergamot clears the...
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For Passionate Non-Swimmers
I may be a Pisces, but I still shy away from the cool water. My husband has to shorten the oversized bathtub with an unwieldy box construction so that I don't end up in distress at sea. At the beach, I muster the courage to step into the sea only up to my calves - anything more seems reckless to me. It suffices for me...
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South Sea Length
"Water Lily" has sharpened my nose for the beautiful delicate scent of hibiscus. I have filled my garden with hibiscuses in all the colors of the rainbow to please my eyes - now I also stick my nose into the beautiful flowers and enjoy the fine fragrance they emit. While Bronnley's "Hibiscus" reminds one of the wonderf...
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With Verve
Since I like to sink into the beautiful soft Ambre Delicieuse, I eagerly tried Vetiverve. I wanted to plunge into this scent as well - but it felt like trying out my best friend's new waterbed. Wow - I carelessly jumped onto the new resting place - and felt like I had landed on a rock. He had filled it so tightly that...
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Crocus Islands
I casually scattered crocus bulbs generously across various spots in my lawn - and my husband raised an eyebrow in doubt. But we both press our noses against the window when the first crocuses finally appear, forming white-lilac-yellow islands. This signifies the long-awaited departure of winter. A delicate floral scen...
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Icebreaker
Today marks the first encounter between the "new" partner of my mother-in-law and her son, and myself. Of course, one wants to make a good impression, but without appearing overdressed or pretentious. The clothing is carefully selected - and so is the fragrance. It should be something nice, friendly - an icebreaker, so...
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An Officer and a Gentleman
The husband inherited many curious things from a great-great-grandfather. Pickelhaube helmets, fireman helmets, telescopes - all that kind of stuff, for which there are surely collectors. However, we are not at all militaristic, so these memorabilia are gathering dust in the attic. But the husband discovered an officer...
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Moldy Grass
In the supermarket, I always like to reach for the Mexx fragrances, and so I couldn't resist the pink Festival bottle. The opening is fresh with the pineapple leaf and aquatic with the clear pear. Great. Then floral notes join in, but the scent increasingly darkens. A grassy note appears, which rather reminds me of com...
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