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I Sniff Before I Sleep (Damiana) 🌼 @isniffbeforeisleep.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Iconic was created by @perfumer-pia.bsky.social as a personal tribute to 1980s nostalgia, invoking the scent of cold creams, cosmetics, and vanity tables.🧴 🪶 💄 🪞 I’m impressed by the entire Olfiction collection! Well done, Pia and Nick @nickrgilbert.bsky.social 👏🏻 More soon! 👀 #perfumesky

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Great to hear that the BBC has a zero tolerance approach to racism, such as having Nigel Farage on Question Time 38 times

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Perfume.Curious @perfumecurious.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

#sotd Infleurno - Eau de Boujee I looovee this! I think this would be amazing for summer weather. Unusual combination of citrus fruits & smoky base. Eau de Boujee is a brand based in UK, created by @perfumer-pia.bsky.social & @nickrgilbert.bsky.social . #perfumesky #perfumecurious

Infleurno - Eau de Boujee . Perfume.Curious

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Just found out that Michelle Visage wears a perfume that I’m responsible for? Ummm what?

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Just watched every Eurovision entry and this is NOT a vintage year. Distinct lack of camp, too many sincere ballads - why bother? Latvia could win it, but Malta should.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Just watched Sinners and I think it’s just excellent. Huge genre shifts, beautiful cinematography and goosebumps every time Miles Caton sang.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

1. I have trans friends. 2. I’m a queer man who recognises the exact same propaganda used against trans folks as was used against us in the past. 3. I don’t think a woman’s worth should be defined by whether she can or cannot carry/give birth to a child. 4. Nobody’s free until we’re all free.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sometimes all it takes for people to wake up to the vastness of the wealth gap is an irrelevant b-list pop star taking an $11million 10 minute taxi ride to the edge of the atmosphere for a publicity stunt while everyday folks struggle to afford their rent and groceries.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Had to turn off shipping to the US because everything gets returned to the UK since the *cough* “change in administration” 🙃 so not only do we then have to refund the sale, but we make a loss on the shipping *and* pay for warehouse restock fees. So sorry, American friends.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Went to see the Leigh Bowery exhibition at Tate Modern and it was EVERYTHING.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

“I’d like a custom perfume and I want 50 bottles to start with and every component should be bespoke and I want to pay less than £10 per bottle and I don’t want to have to pay for the bespoke elements and I think that’s a reasonable request”

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Basenotes @basenotes.com · 21/03/2025

ICYMI: If you’re reading this as a fragrance enthusiast, I want you to know that I started there, too. If you’re reading this as a fellow fragrance professional, I’d like you to stay for the ride because you’ll see why we should facilitate fragrance as a serious hobby. It’s already happening.…

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Nose First into Fragrance as a Hobby

If you’re reading this as a fragrance enthusiast, I want you to know that I started there, too. If you’re reading this as a fellow fragrance professional, I’d like you to stay for the ride because you’ll see why we should facilitate fragrance as a serious hobby. It’s already happening. Fragrance as a Hobby: A […]

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The Geneva Fragrance Collection @gvafragcollection.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Eau de Boujee - Quir (2023) If someone asked me about my week in Helsinki, I think I’d hand them this perfume. Naughty and flirtatious, the kind of perfume that makes you stick your chest out and feel your oats. A solid leather accord with spicy complements. Tom of Finland, eat your heart out!

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Pia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

How people think fragrance evaluators feed back to their perfumers: “The trend this client is keen on means you should increase the vanilla blah blah blah…” How evaluators ACTUALLY feed back: “Now it smells like cake in B&Q, I think this mod brings the woodiness up too much. Smells like MDF, innit”

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Pia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

On this International Women’s Day I want to specifically highlight how much transphobia is directly linked to misogyny, homophobia and the most toxic traits of internalised patriarchy. 1/2

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The Geneva Fragrance Collection @gvafragcollection.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Eau de Boujee - Infleurno (2024) Bouquets upon bouquets of divine immortal flowers immersed in the flames of Hades. This perfume dignifies its namesake and the inspiration. Similar to the other EdB perfumes, the scent creates a full scene, where now I see Orpheus suppliant before Persephone.

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Spoopy Rex @katyrex.meatjacker.social · 02/03/2025

Holy shit it's still not cute to make fun of evil Nazi shitfucks by implying they are gay, trans, effeminate, women, or that being fat has anything to do with how fucking evil they are THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT

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The Geneva Fragrance Collection @gvafragcollection.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Eau de Boujee - Queen (2023) The balance between earthiness and sweetness in this perfume can only be described as “masterful”. The jammy fruits are wrist-bitingly delicious, whilst the carrot seed, geranium, and black tea are expansive in scope. This isn’t just a cuppa, it’s the whole damn party.

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The Geneva Fragrance Collection @gvafragcollection.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Eau de Boujee - Verdant (2023) Music picks up where language fails, which explains why “Such Great Heights” came back to me the moment I sprayed this transcendant ‘green’ fragrance. Not just ‘another green’ - it’s the hanging gardens of Babylon meets a yet unknown metropolis; I don’t want to leave.

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Pia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Just between us chickens, I’d like to send out a plea to the guardians of our memories; iconic classic perfumes from big name brands, that once the juice is a zombie perfume, please kill it. Once the jasmine is just a memory and the bans and attempts at modernisations zombify the original, let it go

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Basenotes @basenotes.com · 26/02/2025

If you can get to London on 17 May, this is a MUST!

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

lol just getting emails after Esxence saying “hey have you considered opening your own retail store in Italy, we can help” uhhh sure maybe if we were already established in the market and sat on a fortune

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Pia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Meanwhile, in Milan, where @nickrgilbert.bsky.social has been showing our perfumes to oodles of people today…

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I Sniff Before I Sleep (Damiana) 🌼 @isniffbeforeisleep.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The highlights of my first day at Esxence 2025 were trying the inspired work of Eau de Boujee and MISKEO and meeting the lovely people behind the scenes. @nickrgilbert.bsky.social @perfumer-pia.bsky.social @miskeoparfums.bsky.social @thescentinel.bsky.social 🧡💛💚🩷

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This "Conclave" Oscar campaign is getting out of control.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Why do I insist on packing 6 changes of underwear for a 4 day trip?

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

lol this Letterboxd review of the new Captain America movie.

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Pia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

There’s a lot of talk in the fragrance fandom (my way of describing “fragcomm”, coz it is more of a fandom than a community) about “perfume concentrations” and… a lot of it misses at least 50% of the point.

A screenshot of an Instagram caption by Perfumer Pia reads: Inspired by some recent posts on here about “filler ingredients” in cosmetics made me think of that perpetual myth in the perfume world that perfumes should be judged based on how concentrated they are. I wanted to show you a different way of looking at it. When I teach someone to always evaluate perfume oil concentrate in its intended base, it’s because the base product is like a canvas - without which you cannot see the true picture. You must create with intent, and an Eau de Cologne will not smell good if you add it to the solvent mix at the same concentration as Eau de Parfum. You would get a distorted, over-saturated image. Now - whether someone has actually given the perfumer a proper budget for the oil in the first place, well that’s another issue entirely. You can definitely still create beautiful perfumes from inexpensive materials, and skilled perfumers can make something glorious out of something simple, but there is a breaking point of course and then you’re left with no money for the sophisticated ingredients that can make all the difference.

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Clare Presser @paperbackperfumes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A sweet little recap from this week's episode with William from Vallense. I remembered I can even add links here - so go have a listen! #perfumesky #podcast #booksky www.paperbackperfumes.com/episodes/les...

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Clare Presser @paperbackperfumes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I need to find my ‘spot’ for sotd shenanigans, but these have been some stand out wears over the last month and a bit

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Rowan Ambrose @rowan-ambrose.com · 01/02/2025

Happy Imbolc! 💚🤍 Here’s a wee blog post I wrote about juicy green perfumes bringing me joy in these dark days. Featuring fragrances from: Early Modern Heeley Parfums Eau de Boujee Beaufort Vallense rowan-ambrose.com/2025/01/31/c... #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky

A vibrantly green parlour palm house plant

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

It currently costs £107 to send a £30 order to Italy.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Oh my god this bottle is incredible

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Rosh @easttowestsmells.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Evoked soft,smoky candle light reflecting on opulently gilded surface of a Venetian palace. If the color of the flickering golden reflection had a smell, this would be it. Love at first sniff. Influerno also going on the wishlist. @perfumer-pia.bsky.social @nickrgilbert.bsky.social

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Pep @thescentinel.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Yeah, just read some of the article commenters on the Trump fragrance they're promoting the shit out of.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Funny that ppl who move social media platforms to avoid fascist right wing owners still use fragrant*ca.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

One of the things I do for fun is build bases on @dcuniverseonline.bsky.social and this week a YouTuber toured one of the ones I’m most proud of. It’s based on the House of Mystery (often but not always home of the Justice League Dark, who deal with the occult) youtu.be/9cKHwLI2c-c?...

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House of Mystery by Anik Sur- DCUO Base Showcase

YouTube video by Achikah

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I wanted to try to cook Spaghetti all’assassina tonight but I chickened out and made an arrabbiata sauce instead.

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Pep @thescentinel.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

youtu.be/xD3B8LbxMsI?... Always feels magical spraying this on, here's the review I post for my #sotd

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Boujee Bougies, GILDED - Review

YouTube video by The Scentinel

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Basenotes @basenotes.com · 23/01/2025

Who invented this idea that you can actually breakdown molecules by rubbing your wrists together? Here's an email I just got from a PR company quoting an 'expert' #perfumesky #fragrancesky

Myth: Rubbing your wrists together after applying perfume helps spread the scent

Many people rub their wrists together after spritzing perfume to “evenly” distribute the fragrance, but Maria warns that this can actually weaken the scent.

“Rubbing perfume into the skin breaks down the fragrance molecules, causing it to lose strength and fade faster. The friction also mixes the perfume with your skin’s natural oils, which can distort the scent.”

“Instead, it’s best to spray from about 30 cm away and let the fragrance settle on your skin naturally.”

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Grant @handle.invalid · 20/01/2025

We need to bring back RSS, blogging, forums, etc Let's support an independent and passionate internet with writing, image, music, and videos (not "content") made by real human beings. Not AI. not "Best Rose Perfumes to Wear in 2025" [1/2]

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

My boyfriend is so sweet, he told me he appreciates me getting up early so we can go do something he wants to do because he knows I hate being awake before 9.

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Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

When folks find out what I do for a living it’s nearly always met with them telling me about a dupe brand they’ve found. It used to be that they’d tell me a memory or their favourite fragrances. This is obviously super cool and not at all insulting to the people creating fragrances. 🙄

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Rowan Ambrose @rowan-ambrose.com · 15/01/2025

Bringing comfort and joy in January: 1. Strong tea 2. Vats of porridge gilded with local honey 3. Infleurno by Eau de Boujee @perfumer-pia.bsky.social and @nickrgilbert.bsky.social Mouthwatering scorched citrus goodness with an opulent white floral heart and a dreamily smoky incense dry down.

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