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Oud Zarian Creed: The Scent of an Idealized Haven

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One of my May articles on Fragrantica is a review of the unexpected Oud Zarian Creed.

The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light. -James Baldwin

I missed out on this fragrance last year and so also on this new rose type in my collection: the dusty dune rose. It could be, for a person with my imagination, the rose that has sprung from the spice dunes of the desert planet of Dune. The rose is rather hard to perceive in Creed’s Oud Zarian at the very beginning of the fragrance, as it is covered in a blanket of colorful spices, each singing its own tune.

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Oud Zarian is like a painting: in one corner there are the dunes covered in powdery roses whose vintage glare is deepened by chocolatey, dense, 80-year-aged Oud Choron, which bestows an aromatic, almost animalic warmth. In another corner, a savage, lush garden with greenery from all over the planet.

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The Rose Centifolia that blossoms at its heart is tender and shy, but it bestows a certain tension, as if we were watching the plush bloom opening under the glimmer of the May sun.
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Please find the full article below.

https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Oud-Zarian-Creed-The-Scent-of-an-Idealized-Haven-25036.html

Enjoy!

Photo source: Fragram

IULIA HALATZ PERFUME WRITER: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2026/04/30/led-by-scent-where-stories-begin-before-words/

START ENGLISH Legal English Terminology Checker: Committee of inspection

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Miraj Pantera Review

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My last article on Fragrantica is a review of Miraj Pantera.

I have reported on the Romanian Miraj brand since its revival in 2022. Miraj was a renowned brand whose fragrances originally created history and countless warm memories of childhood. Our mothers and grandmothers were dedicated users.

I like all the Miraj fragrances; they all bring something intriguing and a new story woven in fragrant notes. My favorite until now is Amara, a cherry-citrusy fragrance. Eva Lux, launched this year, features a wild, imaginary rose enveloped in violet hues — what I consider to be the perfect representation of the iconic flower in absentia. The rose note is craftly recreated out of other ingredients.

In my opinion, Pantera by Miraj is another unexpected oud fragrance. I think I have found a new passion and trend in perfumery, the new enlightenment of oud, which I reported in my review of Oud Zarian by Creed.

All photos by me in the scenic Bucegi Mountains.
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Please find the full article below.

https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Miraj-Pantera-Review-25143.html

Enjoy!

IULIA HALATZ PERFUME WRITER: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2026/04/30/led-by-scent-where-stories-begin-before-words/

Unchosen

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I do not really have time to binge-watch TV series. Last week it rained all day Saturday, so I had to change my cycling plans.

I watched Unchosen, which is astounding. The finale is both unexpected and expected, as recent trends show that compelling villains often take center stage in stories, twisting the plot in ways that defy audience expectations.

What I liked best was the soundtrack. I leave below some of the songs:

https://youtu.be/lz90JZuOckM?si=QU1fFiJYBi8cRrQH

https://youtu.be/rsUIl7qVzYw?si=Gvc86OdPnHyZo20M

https://youtu.be/lKBN5ewEXdc?si=ALe23UIMplftwSIJ

Other new series that I enjoyed:

Untamed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31710822/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_t_2

I like Eric Bana and his horse, and the mountain scenery is amazing.
The plot twist made me think of the first season of Top of the Lake.

The Gilded Age: a period drama inspired, in my opinion, by the books of Theodore Dreiser. The script is indeed written by Julian Fellowes, who may have transformed the original stories into a highly imaginative and more optimistic narratives. He is also the creator, writer, and producer of Downton Abbey.

This week I might look into finishing watching The Dinosaurs — a documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman. I have a fondness for reptiles, especially for the big ones. The documentary does not focus only on the Mesozoic Age but on the history of our planet as well.

Photo – Pexels.com

Ce mă enervează :)

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Colaboratorii, posibilii colaboratori și alte persoane din diverse părți ale lumii care îmi spun Lulia, cu L în loc de Iulia cu I…

Mi se pare straniu să se considere ca cineva (cu privire inteligentă) ca mine 😉 să își scrie numele cu literă mică.

Europenii și americanii se prind repede că Iulia este un fel de Julia local, dar persoanele din ținuturi îndepărtate consideră că Iulia e un nume exotic care se scrie cu litera L, dar nu avem în alfabetul nostru literă mare… Sper că asta cred…

Iar eu știu poziționarea geografică a celor care îmi zic Lulia… Nu trebuie să îi mai întreb de unde sunt.

Nu mă mai supăr. Nici nu le mai zic nimic..

THE BEST PERFUMES from ESXENCE 2024

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Facebook reminded me of this article about the best fragrances from ESXENCE 2024.

THE BEST PERFUMES from ESXENCE 2024: Pelagos, Seigiorni, Wega, Caprice de Jeanne, Violette Kew:

This is my list of the bests of Esxence 2024, starting with my favorite holiday spot, Greece, the champagne to toast its beauty under the star-lit sky, while looking up at Wega, sniffing the sugary roses of this garden of Eden full of trees with ripe fruits and flowers, juicy cherries, and gazing at forest clearings filled with happy violets. The perfect cosmic and earthy chaos and whirlpool of perceptions, according to the Paradise Lost and Found theme of Esxence this year.

Enjoy!
https://www.fragrantica.com/news/THE-BEST-PERFUMES-from-ESXENCE-2024-Pelagos-Seigiorni-Wega-Caprice-de-Jeanne-Violette-Kew-20313.html

Lately, I have been quite busy writing articles. I will present them all soon.

PS: Up to this day, Pelagos continues to be my favorite fragrance from Dusita.

Ce mă enervează

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Dacă unui comentator bărbat nu îi place ce scrie sau ce face o femeie, în loc să prezinte niște puncte de vedere care pot combate sau infirma părerea doamnei, domnul respectiv începe să prezinte niște puncte de vedere care au legătură cu aspectul fizic sau moral al doamnei respective și nu cu faptele descrise…

Cum se cheamă asta?

MISOGINISM

Ca să dau o definiție politicoasă a acestui comportament bărbătesc, neaoș frustrat.

Mai este o altă definiție. Tot cu M începe…

Led By Scent – Where Stories Begin Before Words

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One of my latest articles on Fragrantica is about Andreas Wilhelm‘s workshop at ENHALA in Bucharest in March 2026 on storytelling in the perfumery industry.

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”- Joan Didion.

I attended Andreas Wilhelm’s workshop at ENHALA in Bucharest in March 2026 on storytelling in the perfumery industry.

This is a fascinating topic for me, as I always ask perfumers and others in the industry: What comes first? The notes or the story?

Until now, Hiram Green, Stephanie Bakouche, Tara Deraskhan, founder of NEH, MR Abdulla Ajmal, CEO of Ajmal Group, and Ștefan Răduț, creative director of Romanian brand Caeleste Parfums, have answered this question…

As an internationally renowned perfumer, Andreas Wilhelm stands for creativity, precision, and reliability when it comes to developing unique fragrance compositions. His expertise goes far beyond classic perfumes: He creates fragrance solutions that elevate brands and products to a new level – from exclusive perfumes and unique room fragrances to artistic scent installations and bespoke fragrance compositions for personal care, detergents, and other categories. – Perfume.Sucks.
Now, it is time for Andreas to tell us more about the stories that breathe before their words come alive.

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Please find the full article below.

Enjoy!

https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Led-By-Scent-Where-Stories-Begin-Before-Words-24858.html

Photos by the author.

Happy World Book and Copyright Day!

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Happy World Book and Copyright Day!

✨ The date of April 23 was chosen by UNESCO in 1995 because it coincides with the death anniversaries of several renowned authors, including William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. This symbolic date pays tribute to books and authors worldwide, encouraging everyone to access books.​

✨ The idea for the holiday originated in Catalonia, Spain, where it has been a tradition since the 1920s to give a rose for every book sold on “St. George’s Day” (La Diada de Sant Jordi).

“I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil

✨ I have no words when it comes to Somerset. My all time favourite writer whose stories are flows of words about the life and adventures of ordinary people in ordinary circumstances.
Somerset’s artful gift of gab made them extraordinary people living in extraordinary circumstances.

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Ce mă enervează

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Pagini de Facebook care iau fotografii de la alții ca să își crească numărul de urmăritori și like-uri.

Citeam știri, ca de obicei când se crapă de ziuă, când îmi intră în feed o pagină cu poze din Sectorul 1 și văd niște fotografii familiare cu magnolia de vizavi de Arcul de Triumf. Mă uit mai jos și o văd pe Lumi (my bike) lângă magnolia de pe strada arhitect Ștefan Burcuș.

De acum încolo o bag și pe Lumi în toate pozele…
Da, știu, tot ce e postat pe Fb e public (public domain). Dar nu e etic.
În plus, share-ul e penalizat de algoritmul FB. Deci nu mă supăr…

De asemenea, dacă tot am ajuns aici, mă enervează persoanele care copiază un text lung scris de altcineva și menționează (sau nu), text preluat sau numele autorului FĂRĂ LINK.