New York City is a crazy quilt made up of its neighborhoods. Bond No. 9 is going to eventually make a fragrant statement about every one of these neighborhoods before Laurice Rahme is done. The most recent piece of NYC real estate to get the Bond No. 9 interpretation is one of my favorites in the entire city, Central Park West.
It would be impossible for me to remember a time when fragrance wasn’t important in my life. The earliest scent I can remember is the fresh scent of my blanket when I was very young. -Neil Morris
My passion for perfume had crossed the gender lines at least once and I wear fragrance specifically marketed for the so-called “opposite sex”.
I was aware of crossing gender lines through another one of my interests, that is, vocal music and opera.
Amanda has done something very few perfumers have done. She has taken totally natural essences and blended them superbly to catch something so very esoteric (deeply meaningful on an “inner” spiritual and subconscious level) and brought an ancient divination and meditation tool to life.
The Book of Lost Fragrances has many layers that intertwine contemporary and niche perfumery with the realm of the imagination and carefully researched historical, archeological, and political events.
Kerosene takes as much care with his packaging as he does with his perfume. Hailing from the Detroit area of Michigan, the prevailing industry influenced his material choices.
