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This blog is a constantly evolving forum for thoughts on perfume, perfume-making, plants (especially orchids and flora of the Pacific Northwest) and life in general. It started out chronicling the adventures of Olympic Orchids Perfumes, established in July 2010, and has expanded in other directions. A big part of the blog is thinking about the ongoing process of learning and experimentation that leads to new perfumes, the exploration of perfumery materials, the theory and practice of perfume making, the challenges of marketing perfumes and other fragrance products, and random observations on philosophy and society. Spam comments will be marked as such and deleted; any comments that go beyond the boundaries of civil discourse will also be deleted. I am grateful to all of you, the readers, who contribute to the blog by commenting and making this a truly interactive perfume project.

Monday, May 6, 2019

SWITCHING TIME ZONES DRAWING WINNER AND A NEW GIVEAWAY

What with two orchid shows in April, it’s been crazy and I’ve let the blog go for a while. However, now that they’re over, I did get back on long enough to do the drawing for the last giveaway. 

The winner is ROBIN BRENNAN. 

To claim your goodies, please send your full shipping info to olympicorchids at gmail dot com or leave a PM on our Facebook page

I have so much stuff left to give away that this series of drawings will be going on for some time. I am just going to do the easy thing and say that anyone who leaves a comment and says they’re interested in getting some samples will be entered in the next drawing for 100 g of assorted fragrance samples and other stuff. No need to think!

[African violet photo is mine. The flowers sparkle like fine glitter in the sun]

28 comments:

  1. Happy May and beautiful Picture, Please enter me in the drawing for samples. Thank you. :-)

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  2. Happy May! I would really love to have my name added for the next samples drawing. Thank you!

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    1. Nathalie, you're entered in the drawing.

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  3. Ellen, you're so sweet for sharing! Spring is finally here,and I'm busy as a bee in my garden! ♤♧♡ Best of luck with your Orchids!☆♡

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    1. Mary, I wish I had more time to work in the garden. Maybe once school's out for the summer. You're entered in the drawing.

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  4. You are always so very busy Ellen. Thank you for posting and sharing your thoughts with us. Any new perfume creations planned for release this year?

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    1. Martin, summer is the time to work on new perfume creations. That's coming soon! You're entered in the drawing.

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  5. Wow, didn't realize you still do these. It was a giveaway of yours years ago that first sparked my interest in your products and now I wear them all the time, especially California Chocolate! Thank you.

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    1. Annalyn A, That's such a good story about your discovering my products through a giveaway! This giveaway is mostly other people's samples that I've collected, but I always include some of my own. You're entered.

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  6. Howdy Stranger! Glad to see you’re back. I’ve been enjoying my spring flowers the past two weeks. The irises are in full bloom and they are my favorite. I would love to find a true iris soliflore.

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    1. Triniti, It's good to be back. What's interesting is that different irises have different fragrances, so a soliflore would have to be one type. You're entered in the drawing.

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  7. Absolutely love to try new things, enter me 🙂

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  8. Count me in please. Thanks for a chance to sample. The desert is blooming here in Arizona.

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    1. Marion, I love the desert in Arizona. You're entered in the drawing.

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  9. Ohh, please enter me! I'd love to win some new samples (your Dev #2 and Dev #4 remain among my favorite fragrances ever!) :)

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    1. Rosepotpie, I'm so glad to hear that you like the two Devs! You're in the drawing.

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  10. It's been a while but please enter me in for the chance to sample one of your creations! Your Tropic of Capricorn is by far the most carnal perfumes I've ever experienced!

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    1. Zepherae13, I'm so glad to hear your comments on Tropic of Capricorn. You're in the drawing.

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  11. I would absolutely love to be entered to to get some goodies.

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  12. Since we’re discussing favorite Olympic Orchids perfumes, my most commented upon spring scent is Golden Cattleya. It’s a big bouquet of spring flowers bathed in sunshine. I always get “what is that delicious scent you’re wearing?”

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  13. Anne, Golden Cattleya seems to be a lot of people's favorite, so I'm not surprised that people comment favorably. You probably wear it well, too! You're entered in the drawing.

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  14. Orchid shows sound fabulous! I've been noticing the flowers a bit more when I get outside... Especially the tulips, some of which have scent. And now the lilacs are blooming!

    White cattelya and Kilauea are two of my favorite spring scents! I like the unique earthiness of Kilauea, feels grounded and not so perfume-y.

    I'm having a blast working through last sample box that I won, not sure it would be fair to go for more (but if I did get another honkin' box o' samples I wouldn't be complaining!)

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    1. Mim, you're welcome to try again. Who says you can't win twice? I do want to find homes for all the samples. Kilauea is my current favorite for then reasons you say. You're in!

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  15. Hi Ellen, beautiful orchid! But I'm curious as to how your incense trees are coming along? Are they hard to raise? Are they fragrant? Now that you've had them awhike, do you think an amateur gardiner like me be able to keep them alive?

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  16. Jen, That's an African violet, not an orchid, but it's beautiful. Most of the incense trees are fine. I think they got set back a little because I had them outside until mid-December and they didn't like the cold. They're all leafing out again, and back outside again for the summer. We've been having unusually warm, dry weather, so I'm having to water them frequently. If you have winters that don't freeze, I don't see why you couldn't grow them outside all year. I haven't harvested resin yet. I'm waiting for them to get a little bigger. You're entered in the drawing.

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