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Canadian Fragrance Awards 2011
A few days ago, on the 28th of April in Montreal marked the 6th annual celebration of the Canadian Fragrance Awards. The annual gala event celebrates, and enthusiastically promotes new (mainstream) fragrance in the Canadian marketplace. Besides the various categories for fragrances, there are two categories dedicated to Print and Web articles in the Perfume
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Grasse- Being in Perfume.
Wondering why there has been no news from 1000 Flowers for quite some time? A consuming and exciting project has been in the works… The story of which I will share in this entry. It’s been clear for some time now, that my dream has been to base my company here in the south of France; in
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1000 Flowers- Past and present- (learning lessons & planting seeds)
Happy New Year to all!! May love and abundance fill all your lives for 2011 and beyond! It is now officially the second day of 2011 here in France- and besides feeling full of optimism and energised to jump into some new projects, I am also reflecting a lot on how I arrived to where
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Grasse!
I have arrived safe and sound back to the beautiful home of my heart- Grasse, France. I got in last night, after a very long journey from Canada. I caught the bus from the Nice airport- and after wrestling my two large and one small loaded down suitcases (more raw materials and books/papers than clothes)
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Black Liquorice for Sale
Here we are in November already! This Autumn has been flying by, as time does when one is busy every waking hour. Since first launching in the summer, I’m happy to report that Reglisse Noire has been enthusiastically received by perfumistas everywhere. In Canada, Reglisse is available in a stylish little boutique in Nelson called
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Réglisse Noire and the Art of Packaging
This blog began in January of 2007 with my journey to Grasse, France to study perfumery. Since then, following my studies and internships there, I have been focusing all my attention on the subsequent portion of the dream- to create beautiful perfumes, and to realize a successful career at the same time. No small feat!!
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Réglisse Noire
Just a little update amidst the long hours to say that Réglisse is expected to launch at the end of this lovely month of June. It has been a long haul to cover all aspects of production on my own (and luckily also with some amazing work from my graphic designer Minn). At this point,
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Smelling perfume in New York City….
So… it’s been a few days since my return from the beautiful city of New York and I’ve had a bit of time to digest the experience. First, I must say, it was a fantastic trip. The places I saw- ranging from Times Square to Grand Central Station, from the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Or I should say, late afternoon Knish at Tiffany’s. This was me, today on my birthday, wondering around downtown New York, and finding quite by accident, Tiffany’s, just after buying a Yiddish specialty from a street vendor (the knish-a fried potato-stuffed dumpling)- and subsequently following in Audrey’s footsteps, eating as I wondered around the outside
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Preparing for New York
I’ve been invited to take part in a perfume weekend in NY city… and present 1000 Flowers and fragrances to a group of perfumistas, bloggers and general fans of perfume. So this week has been all about chosing packaging, colours, ribbons, photos etc as I put together a press kit and sample packs that will
A Perfumed Pilgrimage 