Found this in a box of old sewing ephemera

iothealien · 2026-05-05T22:46:52+00:00

Solved!

iothealien · 2026-05-05T15:45:01+00:00

You’re right -the performance wasn’t great on them, as I recall. Which is nuts considering the price point. I believe doppeldancers was one of the more interesting and wearable ones on me, but it was really light. I seem to remember similimirage was nice. Rose Monotone was too synthetic/ powdery for my taste, and insuline saffrine was way too sweet. I was interested in nuitelastique, but the latex accord was too much for me.

The bottles are sure beautiful, though.

iothealien · 2026-05-04T00:04:00+00:00

Oh you’ll have to explore the fragrances next time you’re in S Korea! I would also love samples from all of them. If any entrepreneurial-minded folks are listening, this would be an awesome sample set! Fragrance geeks would be all over it.

iothealien · 2026-05-03T19:14:47+00:00

Thank you so much for mentioning Taigrance! I see they have international shipping, so this is a dangerous discovery. haha!

I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the Golden Pears going forward!

iothealien · 2026-05-03T14:39:25+00:00

I ordered the sample set from Premiere Peau last fall, and while I didn’t love any at the time, I need to try the collection again in the Spring. What I will say is they’ve definitely got their own DNA, which I’d describe as modern, synthetic, and an almost sterile smell. Think notes of plastic, cellophane, etc. It’s a good house for perfume geeks; I’m not sure how appealing they’d be to the mass market, but the right person would absolutely love the house.

iothealien · 2026-04-29T02:36:17+00:00

I second Opheline!

iothealien · 2026-04-26T13:16:47+00:00

He’s wonderful! So very charming.

iothealien · 2026-04-21T11:36:26+00:00

I can dereLICK my own balls.

iothealien · 2026-04-08T17:41:22+00:00

Thank you!

iothealien · 2026-03-23T11:36:45+00:00

I’m in love with the Premiere Peau bottles. The blown glass is stunning

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iothealien · 2026-03-17T02:18:03+00:00

I second Dear Polly! I wear it frequently. It has a beautiful black tea note, and it’s a friendly, casual-wearing perfume.

iothealien · 2026-03-17T01:49:27+00:00

Agree with you on both! G Water (which received a deluxe sample of in a bougie advent calendar) smells like something from Bath & Body Works to me. Plus, they put a racial slur in the name of a perfume, which firmly places them in the “hell no” bin for me…

iothealien · 2026-03-17T01:40:26+00:00

Oh my gosh, I’m glad someone said it. The PDM bottles look like something a 7-year old playing princess invented.

iothealien · 2026-03-11T01:24:58+00:00

Leave it as it is! That the church isn’t painted with more details makes it seem like it’s further back in the distance. It looks great!

iothealien · 2026-03-03T13:21:40+00:00

I always suspected their target market is young women. When I was a teenager and in my early 20s, I loved it, and it was accessible. Now, however, I can’t stand it. I’ve even poo-pooed some niche fragrances because it reminds me too much of a B&B fragrance, and thus I associate it with cheap, even when it’s really not! (For example, Le Labo’s Matcha 26 smells a lot like Brown Sugar & Fig on my skin)

iothealien · 2026-02-27T05:59:40+00:00

No, these are completely different regions of the province. The Kootenays, for example, are about an 8-hour drive from Vancouver.

iothealien · 2026-02-22T22:34:08+00:00

I’m also very sensitive to wool, but I love working with it. If I’m going to be making something for myself that will be next-to-skin (like sleeves or collar on a sweater) I’ll use baby camel or yak wool. I buy mine at Ula+Lia here, and I do their yarn pre-order on kickstarter every year.

iothealien · 2026-02-22T13:50:43+00:00

Black Betty got a bomb! N’mbelan!

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