Undina's Looking Glass
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I love perfumes as long as I can remember myself. I share Perfumed Reflections of Life on my blog Written by Julia. The main purpose of this blog is to make friends with similar interests and maintain a conversation with them.
Undina's Looking Glass
2d ago
This week my YouTube stream is overflown with Sephora spring sale recommendations, so discounts, sales and offers are on my mind. I know that most of my readers slowed down in their quest for new perfumes, especially when it comes to full bottles acquisitions. But let’s talk in general of what seems interesting or significant ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
1w ago
Hey there crew, I don’t know if you remember the original but I had to sell mine on. It was just too much of whatever it was and drove me a bit bonkers when I wore it. It was relentless, combative and at some points disgusting. Problem was though that I loved that initial rush ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
1w ago
I know, I know, it’s a very broad question. But I thought: if “Do you like vintage perfumes?” is a legitimate question, why wouldn’t this one be? Saturday Question #209: Do You Like Modern Niche Perfumes? Give your own definition to what you consider “modern,” and what you classify as “niche,” and after that tell ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
2w ago
Don’t ask me how I came up with this one. It just emerged from some depth of my end-of-work-week brain (in the US, Good Friday isn’t a public holiday). Saturday Question #208: Have You Ever Used Someone Else’s Perfume Without Permission? If yes, what were the circumstances? What perfume was that? Were you “caught”? Did/do ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
3w ago
Long gone those times when departments stores gave away bags of samples with (and sometimes even without) a purchase. And most niche brands know better than to part with free samples (sometimes even with the purchase). Samples became a commodity, and in most cases we have to pay for them. Saturday Question #207: What Would ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
1M ago
I missed the last week’s SQ post: I was traveling for work, and it messed up my blog-related activities. But I’m glad to be back: I missed you all! Saturday Question #206: Do You Wear Perfumes on a Plane? I was surprised to confirm that we haven’t done this question yet. Do you have a ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
1M ago
Hi there ULGers, Maison Margiela is one of those fragrance houses that has kind of passed me by. There’s always a LOT of chatter about them on the boards, I’ve smelt a few of them, sometimes when I ask in the wild a very excited perfumista will tell me all about the provenance of their ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
1M ago
Discussing perfume prices, we periodically say something like “It is nice, but not enough to pay that price” or “I wouldn’t pay that much for what it is.” This usually describes our reaction to new for us perfumes that we just smelled or tried. And it is easier to dismiss a new scent that you ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
1M ago
Hi there crew, From MetroOffice: Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words ‘petra’, meaning stone, and ‘ichor’, which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins of the immortals. The phrase was coined by two researchers at the Australian CSIRO science agency in a ..read more
Undina's Looking Glass
1M ago
I understand that those of my readers who have blogs post perfume reviews, this is given. I’m not talking about posts or comments on blogs, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. The question is about designated review spots where your feedback will stay with the product/service and will be visible to others. Saturday Question #204: Do You ..read more