The internet medium and the blog medium in particular seem to be a must for perfume writers these days. We learned that fragrance author Annick Le Guérer writes an online column on the blog Le-Luxe.fr entitled "Dans le Brûle-Parfums d'Annick...
Fragrant Readings Archives
Byzance Magazine: Art of Living Between East and West {Cultural Notes} {Fragrant Reading}
BYZANCE Magazine by Guest Contributor PaulineShould you want to find some inspiration for adding an Oriental twist to your home, Byzance is the one magazine to read. I had a coup de coeur (fell in love with) as we...
Underlying Notes by Eva Pasco: A Romance Novel About Perfume + 2 Excerpts {Fragrant Readings}
Eva Pasco is a romance novel author based in Newport, Rhode Island. Her debut novel entitled Underlying Notes is as centered on fragrance as any perfume junkie might hope (although the main character does not consider herself an addict)....
Interview with Francis Kurkdjian in Libération {Fragrant Reading}
There is an interesting interview with Francis Kurkdjian in Libération today. Some of the highlights or news we learn are that he has the ambition of creating his own brand in the future, like Karl Lagerfeld or Phillipe Starck........
Frederic Malle on Perfume Publishing {Fragrant Reading}
Illusion of Complexity, Carol Alleman, 2001 There is a Q & A with Frederic Malle in the San Francisco Chronicle. Malle describes his work as an editor of perfumes. He is largely responsible for a movement that puts the perfumer...
Cyprès by Rigaud ≈ Jackie Kennedy's Favorite Wick for the White House {Holiday Shopping Ideas & Tips - $75 or Less} {Fragrant Reading}
Rigaud Cyprès Scented Candle - Jackie Kennedy's Favorite Wick for the White House As we already wrote before in our review of Paco Rabanne pour Homme, Cyprès de Rigaud is one of the most popular candles in France. Its...
Interview with Katherine Ashenburg: Do You Prefer to Scrape, Change Shirts or Soap? {Fragrant Reading} {Holiday Shopping Ideas - $20 or Less} {Notebook: Fresh & Clean}
There is a fascinating interview with author Katherine Ashenburg on the history and practices of cleanliness in Salon. Judging by the exchange she seems to retain the theses of classic works of previous researchers on these questions such as...
Interview with Perfumer Maurice Roucel {Fragrant Reading}
Highly recommended read. It is especially illuminating on the kind of balance a great (and successful) creative perfumer attempts to strike between (needed) commercialism and his reflection on art. After discovering Maurice Roucel's perfumes such as Tocade, 24 Faubourg,...
Steffen Schraut Eau de Parfum by Steffen Schraut {New Perfume} {Fragrant Reading}
German fashion designer Steffen Schraut launched a new, eponymous fragrance for women called Steffen Schraut Eau de Parfum. It was developed by the M M Fragrance group based in Düsseldorf and in particular by nose Frank Rittler. You can...
Perfume Advice From The Noses: Yay for Drugstore Fragrances & Nay for Body Chemistry {Fragrant Reading} {Scented Thoughts}
Three young perfumers from Drom, Pierre Constantin-Guéros, Valérie Garnuch-Mentzel, and Dephine Jelk offer liberal advice on dos and donts to perfume afcionados and attempt to debunk a few myths in passing. Guéros for example advises to overlook the shape...
Dog Perfumes & Cool Art are So Uncool: A Rant {Fragrant Reading}
Michele Hanson abhors the new high-profile doggie perfume trend (see previous post) as well as the kind of art best described by her as "Bleak Art Events I Have Known - the bare stone walls, installations, statements, the odd...
It Smells Like Brooklyn {Fragrant Reading}
No, this is not a Bond No. 9 perfume, although it sounds like one. A neurologist is fascinated by the impact scent has on memory and a family-based enterprise delivers the essence(s) of Brooklyn in a creation called Eau...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Serge Lutens: - {Fragrant Reading}
Photo: Ling Fei/Salons du Palais Royal "A quoi sert le parfum ?Nous sommes tous fragiles. Le parfum est une arme contre notre fragilité, notre timidité. Il sert à s'exprimer, à se donner l'image la plus cohérente qu'on aimerait que les...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Christian Dior: - 60th Anniversary of Miss Dior {Fragrant Reading}
Mademoiselle de Camargo by Nicolas Lancret (1730) "Le parfum c'est le complément indispensable de la personnalité féminine, c'est le finishing touch d'une robe, c'est la rose dont Lancret signait ses toiles". ~ "Perfume is the indispensable complement to the feminine personality;...
Britney Spears Inspires a Spoof Perfume {Fragrant Reading} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Need a little relaxation? Here is a *spoof* article about the latest perfume by Britney Spears and the difficulties experienced by the marketing team when attempting to match the image of the perfume with that of the celebrity it...