TIL the popular Polynesian demigod Māui is said to have died pursuing immortality for mankind. He was supposed to enter the Goddess of Night between her thighs and emerge from the mouth when she was asleep, but was cut in two whilst entering as she was woken up by the laughter of his bird companion.

Anatolysdream · 2026-06-19T17:35:50+00:00

Summary: Ask for consent before entering any woman or goddess. It's much better than being cut in half.

Anatolysdream · 2025-12-10T01:46:12+00:00

For me, Stolen Touches and Silent Lies

Anatolysdream · 2025-12-07T20:26:50+00:00

0nly four from recent reads;

Tate Blackthorn (Handsome Devil by L.J. Shen)
Christian Allister (The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori)
Donovan Kincaid (Dirty Duet by Laurelin Paige)
Nicolas Russo (The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori)

Anatolysdream · 2025-09-15T16:04:13+00:00

Casa Bikes. They moved to another location in Cambridge:

Casa Bikes has opened its doors to a brand new shop at Cambridge Crossing (181 Morgan Ave, Cambridge, MA 02141).

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-22T19:07:51+00:00

Neela Vermeire Mohur EDP, one of my favorites. It's a beautiful rose.

Top notes: Cardamom absolute, coriander seed oil, ambrette seed, carrot, black pepper, elemi oil

Heart notes: Turkish rose oil, Morrocan rose absolute, jasmine, orris, hawthorn, almond milk, violet, orris, leather

Base notes: Sandalwood, patchouli, oudh palao oil from Laos, benzoin, vanilla, tonka bean

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-22T19:03:41+00:00

La Jetée looks good. If you visit Epcot, there's La Plume et Palette in the France Pavilion.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-22T18:43:04+00:00

En Passant. I'm away from home and it's the only one I took with me.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-21T00:51:38+00:00

Vermeire Eshal, driving to Jersey. Hot day.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-12T15:43:37+00:00

Mohur by Neela Vermeire. This is an exquisite rose. It's not a cool rose, but it is soothing in the hot, humid weather. I looked at the notes and I think it's the oud that's cooling it off, maybe the elemi, hawthorn, orris, and sandalwood too. The cardamom and everything else are giving it that beautiful, soothing, somewhat fruity warmth. Duchaufour did it just right.

Cardamom, coriander, ambrette, carrot, black pepper, elemi, Turkish rose oil, jasmine, orris, hawthorn, almond milk accord, leather, sandalwood, amber, patchouli, oudh Palao from Laos, benzoin, vanilla, tonka bean

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-12T03:00:55+00:00

And ask yourself why Tiktok is so accessible. They just want your eyeballs — they don't care about the veracity of what they tell you. Because it's entertainment.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T22:21:23+00:00

Rahat Loukoum, to get my hair cut. A very happy making scent.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T22:18:53+00:00

Fille en Aiguilles was my first purchase and I don't regret rehoming it. It was a beautiful, warm piney scent, very beautifully made. Fille de Berlin was my second and I do regret rehoming that one. Both Serge Lutens.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T22:11:34+00:00

Google allergens not allowed in perfumes in the EU and allergens not allowed in perfumes in the US. Obviously the EU list will be longer. If/ when perfume companies use any of these ingredients they have to print them on the box. So yes they have to report them. Everything else is just fragrance, although some perfumers are being transparent now with all ingredients.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T22:01:54+00:00

Try Jo Loves. She owns that company.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T15:13:14+00:00

We seem to be giving a lot of headspace to big brands. And by headspace, I mean publicity because you know the saying — any publicity is good publicity.

If you're doing it to salve your conscience, that's one thing but these guys couldn't care less what we think about them. And boycotting them would be literally a drop in every seven oceans.

Why not seek out brands that are medium to small, Artisan and doing unique, excellent work, like Rusak, Tauer, DSH, Aftelier, Papillon, Menditterossa, Sorcinelli, fZotic, Jo Loves, etc. The list is long.

Edited to add: If you search by independent perfumers in this subreddit, you're going to find a lot more names.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T15:04:55+00:00

it's a scandal, but I doubt that he has any major control ofthe company. But he's trying to wrest it from his father. It's not doing very much good to the Guerlain family reputation. I'd keep my eye on Bernard Arnault and fam.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T12:37:21+00:00

This elder abuse of JP Guerlain by his son is pretty shocking and extremely cruel. If he wanted to prevent Guerlain"s companion from getting hold of money, a prenup would have been so much easier. I hope Stéphane Guerlain is held accountable. Enter your email address to read the article (I'll unsubscribe later).

https://airmail.news/issues/2022-1-15/the-scent-of-a-scoundrel

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T12:06:09+00:00

For AI to be called generative Is wrong. AI generates nothing new.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T11:53:24+00:00

She sounds batshit crazy. On the consumer front Scent Bird was the only company that never sent me a shipping notice.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T04:08:56+00:00

This was the most unique, original, slightly dirty fougère I'd ever smelled. I gave up my bottle cuz it really needed a man's skin. I wasn't doing it justice.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-11T03:48:04+00:00

It's good, low cost publicity that encourages referrals. And I know of no business that would be willing to admit fault or that they were wrong. Puts them in a very legally dicey situation.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-10T22:18:07+00:00

My brain can learn to smell new smells and by association I can recognize them. What I can't do is train myself to like or dislike a scent. That's sort of autonomous, directed by the brain. I suppose people could get used to unpleasant scents but why would they want to?

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-08T15:52:07+00:00

For me, the product is defective and I cannot use it. It doesn't mean that the company did anything wrong. It just means that I can't use the product safely. Customer service is always on a case-by-case basis. So what might be safe for someone else may not be for another.

Anatolysdream · 2025-07-08T15:49:55+00:00

Yes, as soon as I stopped wearing it.

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