The word perfume used today derives from the Latin "per fumus", meaning through smoke.

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I'm sure some people, that aren't BPAL-maniacs like myself, might wonder why I get so excited about the perfumes I order, and why I feel the need to post them all over my LJ (I think at last count, I had 32 tagged entries with "BPAL"). In reading an old article that interviews the woman in charge of BPAL, she had this to say that I think really

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[mistymarshall]

Ohh Keep blogging about them. I can't afford to order them right now but I have several I am quite fond of like Lurid and I loveeeees them.

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My friends and I are going through our stashes and have some that we would like to offload. Are you interested?

[mistymarshall]

aah would I ever...but um are you sure you want to send them to Germany? If so i would gladly take them!!!!!

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OH, good point. Ummmm, maybe not so much. But when you come back state-side, we may have more!

[mistymarshall]

well my mom lives state side and you could send them to her? She is coming to see me next month so she could bring them. I unfortunately will not be back state side for quite some time.