Some perfumes make me want them simply for the bottle - this is Dates Delight by the House of Oud.

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Up To the Moon The House of Oud Nose: Cristian Calabrò, Carlo Ribeiro

Soft floral

Moon give me wings so that I can fly

Up to the Moon describes the generously nuanced voice of Nino: beautiful, sensual, determined and charismatic. The raspberry note emphasizes her vitality and the exclusive captive Pear Breeze adds a persistent fruitiness. Amber, Ambrette and Vanilla make the base sublime, for a long-standing ovation.

Top notes: Florentine iris, Blackcurrant, Pink grapefruit, Neroli, Pear Heart notes: Damask rose, Sambac jasmine, Magnolia Base notes: Raspberry, Ambrette, Amber, Mysore sandalwood, Madagascar vanilla, Musk

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THoO - JUST BEFORE - Eau de Parfum - The avid smeller.

Me facing five surprising fragrances in which the saffron note is supremely appealing. Shades may change while it reaches plenitude within a fragrant accord, but still, perception of its essence is definitely glaring, a rare, zestful, warm, well rounded, extremely refined spice, a harbinger of elation. SAFFRON SELECTION - PART II Saffron as exciting, mouth-watering anticipation. The perfect moment right before imagination is fulfilled in tangible certainty. A gourmandise spicy olfa-love affair. •• ••• SELEZIONE ZAFFERANO - PARTE II Esiste un tempo destinato al desiderio? O il desiderio non conosce tempo? Mi ha subito affascinata il concetto di attesa/aspettativa che fa da perno alle dinamiche olfattive di questa fragranza. E' quella sensazione in equilibrio tra ignoto e disvelamento, un attimo perfetto governato da fantasia e immaginazione, giusto l'istante prima che lo scorrere del tempo e la realtà lo trasformino in vissuto, consumato, passato. THoO con Just Before sembra scrutare questo aspetto centrale della nostra vita, il tempo. Senza scomodare Kant, mi piace riflettere sull'argomento spazio/tempo, su quanto Chronos sia estraneo alla nostra anima, ai nostri sensi. È proprio quando perdiamo la nozione del tempo che ogni istante viene apprezzato, vissuto nella sua pienezza sensoriale. In sua assenza vince l'estasi, la profondità dei sentimenti,  restituiamo al nostro essere tutta la sua essenzialità. Come un semplice bacio, ad esempio. Chi ha mai guardato l'orologio durante un bacio? Al bacio non serve il tempo. E' atemporale, è un'emozione, un attimo da vivere non da cronometrare. Sarebbe fantastico poter agire sempre in modalità fuori dal tempo, forse potremmo costruire consapevolmente un tempo non sprecato, di qualità e saremmo in grado di riconoscere l'importanza, il valore di quell'istante presente, comprendere quanto l'esperienza sia più rilevante della sua temporalità. Così il profumo? Sì. Eccolo qui l'attimo perfetto, solo un secondo prima della rivelazione, in balia di un vortice di sensazioni, riconoscersi in un piacere a lungo anelato, concedersi all'emozione di una promessa mantenuta, così, totalmente, come ad un destino al quale non puoi opporre resistenza. Just Before, you know your destiny is around the corner and it smells divine... Quanta energia sprigiona questa fragranza, un compendio sinestetico, bella da vedere, piacevole al tatto, splendida da ascoltare, nei rimandi ancestrali delle sue forme, nell'intimo coinvolgimento aromatico. Maurizio Cerizza è un gran maestro di cerimonie olfattive, in questa sua creazione l'attimo non fugge, indulge in un corroborante incipit di bergamotto e limone, a tanta stimolante freschezza fa eco lo zafferano, puntuto, caldo, penetrante, nota-chiave che aprirà lentamente uno scrigno di delizie. È una voglia che via via prende forma, come balsamo lenitivo l'accordo mirra, ylangylang, palosanto traduce l'espressività odorosa di sospensione e affidamento al fato, fino a che non si avvererà l'incanto, l'avvento della bellezza, che tutto colma e sovverte. Nell'appassionante finale ambrato somma lode alla profondità, alla magnificenza di sandalo, benzoino, vaniglia, ultimatum al godimento di quel piacere sognato, fuori da spazio e tempo.

E solo la piacevolezza tattile di questo ineludibile flacone, la sue curve materiche, le tonalità colate a mano, sempre diverse e uniche, possono anticipare l'appagamento assoluto di un'olfazione magistrale. Creata da Maurizio Cerizza Eau de Parfum 75 ml. Nella boutique THoO online ©thebeautycove   @igbeautycove

imagine you can express your feeling in a specific music tunes, so your feelings will be secured because whoever gonna read it. he has to be more passionate about it so he will understand you very well.

without even saying a word.

The House of Oud

THE HOUSE OF OUD is the story of a friendship between Andrea Casotti, an Italian Master Perfumer, and Mohammed Abu Nashi, a producer of Jakarta oud, two people who share a passion for art, perfumes and travel, together with a sense of beauty and their love of study. Their ideas and inspirations have been collected from all over the world into a single 'house" Theirs is a rather special house: it has no walls or borders, but is open to opportunities and to visits, furnished with knowledge, experience and the age-old art of perfumery.

Schaloen Castle, Oud-Valkenburg, The Netherlands

https://www.modaonlinemagazalari.com/moda-markas/the-house-of-oud/

The House Of Oud

Housing Development (1926-27) in Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands, by J.J.P. Oud

Schaloen Castle (Kasteel Schaloen) in the Netherlands

Some perfumes make me want them simply for the bottle - this is Keep Glazed by the House of Oud.

I've picked out five brands with beautiful bottles and chosen three fragrances from each brand, read more here.

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Each Other (eau de parfum) The House of Oud Nose: Andrea Casotti, Cristian Calabrò

Woods

Our tag is thoo A new language for a new cross-fertilization: the Urban Mood.

The olfactory pyramid of Each Other is linked to the city which represents both protagonists. A decisive fragrance connected to the Milanese experience and life of both virtuous talents. The perfumer Cristian Calabrò worked with Andrea Casotti on the olfactory translation of the fourth chapter for THoO and describes it as follows: “Each Other is an urban perfume which is virile, strong, laden with inspirations and sensations, from the underground movement, subterranean atmospheres, social evenings in the bustling capital, to street culture. A fragrance in which the lemon and grapefruit zest mingles with aromatic herbs, just like in a cocktail which accompanies an electric Milanese night out. Wormwood and calamus paint a “bitter” background characterised by dark tonalities, the dark side of the crew. Lastly, the warm notes of labdanum and the more luminous and dryer ones of vetiver remind us of nocturnal lighting, scenographies of incursions of this immensely fascinating artistic current.”

Top notes: Grapefruit, Citrus, Pink pepper Heart notes: Coriander, Calamus, Wormwood Base notes: Vetiver, Labdanum, Grey amber

Request for book 3:

I need (need) a scene where Darlington is playing one of the six stupid instruments he knows how to play and Alex finds him and is struck stupid by how hot he is (again). Extra points if he does it in his sweatpants, shirtless, with that open dressing gown.

Also Leigh mentions things like he knows fencing, acrobatics, and plays so many musical instruments and doesn't show us??? Jail.

a child with god like powers

I hadn't poked around seiyuu news/projects in ages, but was a little surprised to hear Sakurai as Geto in the new season (I'm assuming production had been far enough along at the time that finding someone else made no sense?), and it seems like Toriumi and the guy who does Mephisto in Ao no Ex are the main replacements in his projects which, yes, from a vocal perspective both are absolutely excellent choices.

Really curious to see who they'll pick for Cloud, though; that's a tough one :/

Oude mannen- en vrouwenhuis

Elisabeth Brandt (1853 - 1907)