During his lecture presented at The Perfumative conference, Dr. Martin Jaeggi called Charles Baudelaire a poet-perfumer for his ability to create scent accords: musk and tobacco, rose and amber, musk and ambergris, benzoin and frankincense, coconut...
It\'s Renegades Friday (and the last day of November). Our community project for today: wear a perfume by one of the Project Renegades perfumers (Mark Buxton, Bertrand Duchaufour or Geza Schoen), if you have one.
What fragrance did you... -
When the long hours Azzam Issa pulls at his family?s bakery begin to interfere with his day-job as a security guard at The Louvre things turn bizarre. Angelic creatures move from one painting to the next and statues speak to him in cryptic... -
Happy Almost-Friday! There are 32 more days to go for the year. Birthdays today: Clive Staples Lewis and Madeleine L\'Engle. What fragrance are you wearing"
I going the delicious route, with L?Artisan Parfumeur Noir Exquis by Bertrand... -
Day and night. Beachy sun and evening fog. Sunshine pop and a cello concerto. This is how I think of Imaginary Authors Sundrunk next to Masque Milano Luci ed Ombre. (Kevin reviewed Luci ed Ombre here, but I?ve recently discovered it, and I can?t... -
It\'s Hump Day and French Toast Day. Birthdays: Jon Stewart, Martin Clunes. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m going with L?Artisan Parfumeur Skin on Skin.
Reminder: 11/30 will be Renegades Friday... -
Happy Giving Tuesday! What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in the very comforting Comme des Garcons series 3, Incense: Ouarzazate by Mark Buxton. Tea at the moment is a Ceylon from Upton.
Reminder: 11/30 will be Renegades Friday... -
It\'s Cyber Monday and Cake Day. Happy birthday Tina Turner! What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m starting the week in Ormonde Jayne Ta\'if.
Reminder: 11/30 will be Renegades Friday... -
Our eleventh annual holiday gift poll. Here are the three questions:
What is the fragrance-related gift you?d most like to receive this year"
Let?s say you were going to ask for just one unsniffed fragrance this year, what would it... -
Happy Black Friday / Buy Nothing Day! Our community project for today: pick your Black Friday poison...wear the last fragrance you bought, wear a cheap thrill, or wear a fragrance you love but refuse to buy in a full size because it\'s too... -
GIVENCHY Pour Homme by GIVENCHYMen EdtGIVENCHY Pour Homme is a scent of an exquisite fragrance launched house of GIVENCHY in 2002.Ă‚Â It is a fresh and dynamic fragrance for an active man which appreciates freedom. The fragrance kick off with top... -
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is celebrating today!
Whether you?re celebrating or not, feel free to talk about anything you like: what fragrance you?re wearing today, what perfume you\'re especially thankful for, what you?re going to cook... -
We\'re getting started rather late in the day, but better late than never" It\'s Monday\'s ugly little sister, and it\'s Universal Children?s Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in a cheap thrill, Tauer Perfumes Rose... -