Ladies, be forewarned here: if you ever decide to visit beautiful Scotland, and opt to wear Trouble by Boucheron, you may provoke not only some "trouble" (the French word) amongst the menfolk there -- that is, a gentle, almost...
April 2006 Archives
Perfume List: 5 Types of Fragrances for 5 Types of Men
Here is a digest of a posh list of masculine scents as compiled by French journalist Claire Mabrut for the Figaro, September 28, 2004:- The Man with the British Touch: he is chic but he is also an eccentric, seemingly...
Scented Thoughts: Perfume List-Making and The Meaning of It
For whatever reasons people decide to compile lists, and lists of perfumes in particular, I find the results of this activity to be usually both interesting and entertaining as well as informative for the consumers that we are. The activity...
Perfume Review & Musings: Eau de Cologne à La Russe, à La Française & à l'Italienne by Pierre Bourdon for Institut Très Bien
On a recent trip to Paris I came accross a line of niche colognes that I think have good chances of pleasing amateurs of refined and understated fragrances as well as potentially proving to be a welcome addition to...
The Fifth Sense in the News: Olfactory Movies Coming Soon To Your Home
By the end of the year 2006, the French might be able to both view and smell olfactory movies at home thanks to a technology developed by AC2i. Michel Pozzo and his team are working on a small-sized scent diffuser...
Perfume Review & Musings: Un Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens
Un Bois Vanille, created in 2003, is one of the more interesting variations on vanilla that I know of and one of the few fragrances in the Serge Lutens line that seems to be willing to compromise with the...
Perfume Review & Musings: Musc Ravageur Eau de Parfum & Oil by Maurice Roucel at Frederic Malle, Editions de Parfums
Musc Ravageur by Frédéric Malle Editions de Parfums, the edp and the oil, were created by perfumer Maurice Roucel in 2000 and 2003, respectively. Roucel is known for his creations of both luxury and niche scents such as Hermès 24...
Scented Quote of the Day, from John Keats:
I saw the sweetest flower wild nature yields,A fresh-blown musk-rose; 'twas the first that threwIts sweets upon the summer.To a Friend who Sent some Roses Picture is from huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Ramakrishna:
"We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence."Image is from www.bethecause.org...
Perfume Review & Musings: Garçon Manqué by Des Filles à la Vanille
Garçon Manqué by Des Filles à la Vanille will no doubt make the lighter and tender you come out. It will perfectly espouse the mood of spring, renewal, and children's laughters in public gardens with a little detour to...
Scented Thoughts: How to Define a Good Perfume & Double Take on Fragonard by Fragonard {Perfume Short (Review)}
Yesterday, sitting on the couch, sipping my early morning cup of coffee, the lamps unlit, the blinds still un-drawn, and the laptop on, I suddenly became aware of the presence of an exquisite scent surrounding me. It made...
Scented Thoughts: Back From Paris
It is hard to write about perfumes when you are in Paris. First of all, there are too many things to get busy about and secondly, if your mind starts craving certain scents, the craving can so rapidly be satisfied...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Emile Zola:
"In the muggy air intermittently lingered a more acute odor, it was coming from a few sprigs of dried patchouli broken into tiny pieces at the bottom of a glass."Nana...
The Fifth Sense in the News: Fragrances and Public Space
An article from the Christian Science Monitor of April 14, 2006 about the restrictions regarding perfume-wearing in public spaces.Where does 'Public Space" and 'My Space' Begin?...
The Fifth Sense in the News: The Fragrance of Pine Forests
Here's a link to an article in the Guardian of April 14, 2006 on how the fragrance of pine forests helps cool down the atmosphere around them.Fragrance of Pine Forests helps slow climatic change....