Eau de Kasaneka created by a Japanese perfumer Shuji Suzuki is now available at Luckyscent. Notes include hamanasu (Japanese rose), basil, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, bergamot, orange, carnation, heliotrope, jasmine, ambrette seed, sandalwood, vetiver, cedar, vanilla, musk. The fragrance, described as a spicy floral blend, can also be found at Beautyhabit.
Luckyscent will be donating 10% of all September product sales to the Red Cross in support of Katrina hurricane victims.
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Location: Online, Zoom
Date: May 11th, Saturday 12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €55
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: May 19th, Sunday12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €55
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: June 1st, Saturday 12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €55
Location: Brussels
Date:
May 19th, Sunday, 12pm-2:30pm
June 23rd, Sunday, 12pm-2:30pm
July 8th, Monday, 10am-12:30pm
(other dates are available on request)
Class duration: 2.5 hours
Price: €200
Students of all levels of interest in perfumery will find much to learn in this series of lectures. The lecture is designed to sharpen your sense smell and improve your enjoyment and appreciation of scents. You will learn professional smelling techniques and receive personalized tips. You will learn how to smell complex aromas and about the main criteria of a well-made fragrance–and how to look for them.
Online and in-person classes are available.
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6 Comments
mreenymo: Hi darling! I am going to try to get over to luckyscent at the end of next week to meet Franco and test this and some other fragrances. Hopefully I will find something that I want to buy so that part of my purchase can go towards hurricane relief efforts.
Hugs! September 2, 2005 at 11:21am
Laura: Have you tried this, V? I’m guessing not or you would have said. September 2, 2005 at 8:22am
BoisdeJasmin: L, no, I have not already. It sounds like a very interesting composition, and I would not mind trying it. September 2, 2005 at 11:10am
BoisdeJasmin: R, I talked to Franco on the phone yesterday, and he is such a warm and friendly person. I would love to have a chance to meet him. Let me know what you end up buying.
xoxo September 2, 2005 at 12:01pm
Campaspe: Good heavens, what a beautiful bottle.
Ah, your blog is always such an oasis, dear V. September 2, 2005 at 10:07pm
BoisdeJasmin: The bottle is gorgeous! I want the fragrance just for the bottle.
Oh, I try, my dear F! September 2, 2005 at 11:01pm