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I Sniff Before I Sleep (Damiana) 🌼
@isniffbeforeisleep.bsky.social
Fragrance writer. Academic editor. Perfume, books, book podcasts, cinema, theater, food, travel. Author of isniffbeforeisleep.com ✍🏻🌷 Words also in Basenotes, Ifragrance, and The Scent Strip Magazine. 📰🪻
Fragrances that evoke cats or cat fur.

🐱 🐈 🐈‍⬛

🐾 Ma Bête by @erisparfums.bsky.social

Maggie the 🐾 Cat’s Alive, I’m Alive by @marissazappas.bsky.social

🐾 Furever by A House on the Moon Perfume

🐾 Pas de Chat by Odette Parfum Co.

🐾 Kitten Fur by Demeter
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It’s finally cool enough to wear my patchouli “scarves”.🧣

Here’s a selection of some of my favorite patchouli-heavy fragrances! 🤎

See any you like? 👀

Want to guess which one I’m wearing today?

#perfumesky #fragrancesky
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Fleur Japonais by Shalini synthesizes elements of autumn and spring, my two favorite seasons. 🍂🌸

I can smell the warmth and stark quality of incense and sandalwood first 🤎🪵 and the fresh, green, and slightly sour floral essence of cherry blossom next. 🌸

#perfumesky #fragrancesky
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Today is Halloween but also Scorpio season.

Scorpio Rising by @erisparfums.bsky.social is the perfect fragrance to celebrate both. ❤️🖤

Mysterious, foggy, and utterly cinematic, Scorpio Rising is all about spices, leather, and smoky incense.

Have you tried it? ♏️ 🦂

What are you wearing today? 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A retro-inspired, boozy, feral treat for Halloween or any other autumn night. 🍎🥃🍂

One to pair with a Hitchcock movie. 🎥👠

Foxy 🦊 by @dshperfumes.bsky.social is my pick for #travelsizetuesday and one of my favorites by the amazingly talented Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. ❤️
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
House of Matriarch Violet Flame - Concocting a potion in a garden filled with toxic violets and herbs. 🌿

Heretic Parfums Nosferatu - Visiting a gravestone adorned with wilting lilacs on a dreary night. 🧛🏻‍♂️

Ormonde Jayne Woman - Gathering hemlock, its viscous poisonous sap on your fingers. 🌳
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Introducing the artisan perfume house, A House on the Moon 🏠🌙 on this #travelsizetuesday

Thoughts about each perfume oil in comments ⬇️
October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The latest volume of The Scent Strip, 📰 (Spellbound Edition) and Magie Noire, also my #sotd 🪄🖤✨

Well done, again, @immortalperfumes.bsky.social! ✍🏻

Highlights include perfumed spells, Tarot musings, autumn soups, scented exhibitions, and Jen’s most recent fragrance, Swanstone Reverie. 🦢🪨
October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Feral roses:

🥀Rosa de Bolero by @witandwest.com is entwined with bitter herbs in a garden of poison flowers. ☠️🌿

🥀 Dirty Rose by PK Perfumes is darkened by smoky, animalic oud gunk.🪾🖤

🥀 Attar by Isabell is a combination of disintegrated roses and the thick dust from an ancient tomb. ⚰️🪦
October 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Gorgon by @forstrangewomen.bsky.social smells like smoldering ruins, carbonized wood, ancient tombstones, and a touch of moss and funeral flowers. 🪦💐🪨🌿

The book is inspired by the nightmarish and misunderstood Medusa, the gorgon from Greek Mythology and quintessence of female body horror. 📖🖤
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The return of Boudoir by Vivienne Westwood reminded me of my precious bottle of the original fragrance from 1998.

It also had me thinking about the fragrances conjure a “boudoir”—an old-fashioned bedroom or private area (traditionally belonging to a woman). 🛌🪞🛋️🪶💄✨

More in the comments… ⬇️
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Pleased to introduce Aysha Hansen Fine Fragrances, a newly discovered artisan brand from Australia. 💚💛❤️

My favorite of the three is Ghost Lover 👻, a full-bodied, dark, and slightly medicinal amber. Truly opulent and addicting.

More in the comments…
October 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My experiences in a some fragrance stores are always enjoyable, even if I tend to prefer sampling through discovery sets.

Do you enjoy browsing freely or would you rather receive assistenza from store staff? I like freedom but always enjoy a good conversation. 👃🏻🔖

Recently sampled fragrances. ⬇️
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
💄More fragrances (30 ml and above) that smell like or nod to different types of lipstick: modern, old-fashioned, flirty, edgy, punk, stale.💄

💄 See any you like or want? 👀

I’ll link 🔗 to full blog reviews of Incarnata and Bruise Violet in comments ⬇️

#perfumesky #fragrancesky
September 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Travel-size (5 to 15 ml) fragrances that smell like lipstick, contain lipstick accords, or look like lipstick.

💄 Spot any favorites? 👀

Which ones would you add to the list? 📝

Would you like to see my full bottle collection of lipstick fragrances? 💄

#travelsizetuesday #perfumesky #lipstick
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Vesevius by Coquillete is my fragrance of the day! 🌋🌼🌿💛

Full review on my blog ✍🏻:

www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/coquillete-p...
September 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The fragrances by @miskeoparfums.bsky.social are defined by understated sophistication, embodying cool composure and offering a sense of calm, nostalgia, and balance. They are refined, artistic, and uniquely complex.

Daim 🎩 👜

Èpices 🖤🪵

Feuille 🍅🥬

Pistil 🌼🌱

#perfumesky #sampleseptember
September 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Vintage miniature bottles by Atkinsons. You may remember them, especially if you grew up in Italy or other parts of Europe.

🖤❤️💙🩷💜💚

A family member gifted me Euforia, but not long after that, I decided I wanted all of them! The tin containers they came in were adorable. 🥰

#perfumesky
September 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A week in artisan roses. 💛💛💛

🌹Rose Mercurial by Vireo Perfumes
🌹Rose Face & Body Balm by Aftelier
🌹Queen by Eau de Boujee @perfumer-pia.bsky.social (Pia Long)

Discover more unique indie and artisan rose fragrances in my blog 🔗✍🏻🥀

www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/a-week-of-in...

#perfumesky
September 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Recent posts on other social media platforms about New West by Aramis made me think of revisiting my miniature collection by this designer. 💛💚🩵

Happy Friday! 💫✨

#perfumesky #fragrancesky #vintageperfume
September 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Travel Size Tuesday and Tuberose Tuesday!

Tragedy Perfume Oil by @marissazappas is an aloof and captivating tuberose and a perfect pairing for Tamara de Lempicka’s sharp, stylish, and sensual artistic style. 🖼️ 👗

Tamara de Lempicka
Spring, 1930

🔗 ✍🏻 ⬇️

www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/lempicka-and...
September 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
À La Mangue by Flairée features a pulpy, creamy note of mango 🥭 suggestive of a dreamsicle 🍨 (if dreamsicles were flavored with mango instead of orange 😉).

I tend to prefer greener mango scents, but I love how the fruity essence blends with the addictive, floral unctuosity of monoï oil here. 🧴
September 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My tribute to Giorgio Armani 👑 is a fragrant one. 💫

I’m wearing the long gone but not forgotten Giò, an intoxicating brew of amber and white florals accented with the elegance of peach.

Do you know Giò? Any favorite Giorgio Armani fragrances?

#fragrancesky #perfumesky #vintageperfume
September 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy #sampleseptember with the fragrances by Eau de Boujee @perfumer-pia.bsky.social @nickrgilbert.bsky.social

My favorite of the bunch is Queen, an atypical tart-jammy rose smothered in addictive resins.

Part noble, part whimsical.

🐇🕳️ 🥕🥀👑♥️

#artisanperfume #perfumesky #fragrancesky
September 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Would you like to join me for Sample September?

I’m welcoming this fun month by featuring @houseofmammoth.bsky.social, the artisan brand founded by artisan perfumer Ben Esposito.

Read my house overview article ⬇️🔗

www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/house-of-mam...
September 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM