{"id":11,"date":"2006-05-23T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2006-05-23T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2006\/05\/24\/marina-perfume-smellin%e2%80%99-things\/"},"modified":"2007-09-16T18:07:45","modified_gmt":"2007-09-16T22:07:45","slug":"marina-perfume-smellin-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2006\/05\/marina-perfume-smellin-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Marina (Perfume Smellin\u2019 Things)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/perfumesmellinthings.blogspot.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" alt=\"pst.gif\" id=\"image10\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/pst.gif?w=1300\" \/><\/a>Clich\u00e9 as it is to look for the roots of one\u2019s interests and obsessions in childhood and to hold one\u2019s parents responsible for the good, the bad, and the ugly traits of one\u2019s character, my fascination with perfume has indeed started when I was a small child enthralled by mother\u2019s fragrances displayed on her vanity table and absolutely forbidden for me to touch. This was during the Soviet times; the Western perfumes were extremely hard to find, and I really cannot imagine where my mother unearthed her beautiful bottles. If I close my eyes, I can see some of them now\u2026Madame Rochas in its exquisite box ornamented with golden lace. Magie Noire in the black, mysterious flacon. The light, feminine bottle of Anais Anais\u2026They looked so chic, so \u201cFrench\u201d; when I surreptitiously applied the fragrances to my wrists, they transported me to the glamorous, thrilling world so unlike my mundane everyday existence.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since I have been interested in perfume. When a couple of years ago I discovered various fragrance forums and perfume blogs, the interest has blossomed into an obsession, an addiction. Before I knew it, I had a perfume blog of my own, <em>Perfume Smellin\u2019 Things<\/em>. It was my own little corner of the Internet, where I could indulge in talking about perfume, only perfume and nothing but perfume. Nothing pleases me more then finding and reviewing an interesting, evocative scent that touches something in my soul, that stirs a memory, that takes me to the faraway lands. I love it when a scent makes me think of a painting, a book, a song, a poem (I am prone to quoting Baudelaire and Neruda at any given opportunity and at great length in my blog).<\/p>\n<p>In my non-blogging life I am a mother of a sweet little girl and a wife of a man who is thankfully very tolerant towards my perfume &#8220;hobby.&#8221; My education and professional experience lie in the field of sociology and social anthropology; neither my studies nor my work has ever been perfume-related in any way. So if you asked me what qualifications I have for writing about fragrances, my honest answer would be that I have none. My only qualification is my undying love for perfume.<\/p>\n<p>I am incredibly thrilled to be a part of this project. 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