Mystery of Musk

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Like drifting sparks,
or somebody's photo on the internet,
you never know where perfume will end up
once you set it free

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Drifting Sparks


Molecules of musk
Blinding brilliant to the nose
Sparks upon the wind.

Animal whispers
In the messages of plants
Nature ...

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Craving, by Perfume by Nature.
There simply aren't enough warning labels on this stuff.

The ne'er-do-well private fragrance investigator is back, and this time he's in real trouble. In addition to his many other weaknesses, it seems he's a bit of a chocoholic, and maybe even kinky for gourmands. Too bad he's about to run into Craving - the Mystery of ...

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Mounted nereid from the temple of Asklepios at Epidauros

Fragrant feelings must be told
But how it's done's a question old.
Should my truth fail perfume's glory
Let this myth tell truer story.

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In the third year of our voyage, propelled by a great storm, we were driven far to the western seas. As ...

I'm wearing Dionysis this morning - in a few spots in various levels of development.

This one opens intensely with a big plump wine note that is loaded with what seems like sticky balsam. It's heady and intoxicating - it's hard to pull your nose away from.

That stage only lasts a few minutes on me. There's a transition next that speeds through a number of olfactory images to me - some good, some not so good. I get an herbal tea with milk shortly after the initial blast ...

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What goes with great literature? Fishing lures and a lazy afternoon? Perfume? How about a perfume that fits the story like a dandy's scented glove...?

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Standing alone in front of the wrong class, our little team-teaching experiment now seemed like a huge mistake. With the AP English and chemistry classes being essentially the ...