What is the Perfume Project?

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.

Showing posts with label Cadetia taylori. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cadetia taylori. Show all posts

Monday, July 3, 2017

THE MONDAY GIVEAWAY AND A FRAGRANT MINI-ORCHID

It’s Monday again, and time for another giveaway. But first, I want to brag about a wonderful little orchid that’s blooming in my greenhouse this week, pumping out loads of fragrance. It’s Cadetia taylori, an Australian species that grows in rainforest and mangrove swamps and looks like a white insect with antennae. It blooms off and on all year long, but seems to like summer. The fragrance is a sweet vanilla-mixed floral scent with anise overtones. It’s similar to some of the Dendrobium moniliforme flowers that have that anise smell. Australia has more than its share of cool orchid species!

For this week’s giveaway, there is no jackpot because everything from the Tigerlily tote bags drawing is on its way to the winners. What I'm offering this week is another 100 g batch of miscellaneous perfume samples along with whatever other goodies I randomly find in my studio. To enter the drawing, leave a comment about what features you really like on a perfume e-store.


Last week’s winners will be announced tomorrow.

[Orchid photo is mine]