I chose to study architecture and specialize in historic preservation. However, my attraction to perfume has always existed and I have always been very connected to my sense of smell, associating smells to places and people. Olfaction is my most acute sense.
For National Library Week Mark Behnke examines the literary spice ships of Dune by Frank Herbert and the fragrant ones represented in Frapin Caravelle Epicee by Jeanne-Marie Faugier.
Walk inside any library and if you stay long enough you will find a sanctuary that is comforting, quiet, and best of all accessible to anyone who enters. So I was excited to write a post celebrating National Library week and choose a favorite book or two that mentions perfume on its pages.
Thick, velvety white petals of the bitter orange tree breathe out one of the most important and ancient scents in perfumery. It is also the Xanax of perfumery. Try to keep calm when you see our fabulous draw of 9 fragrant offerings
Ever since I was a child, one of my favorite things has been the rain. Now that I am all “grown up” being caught in a brief shower is one of those things that take me back to my youth. There are several perfumes that have attempted to capture either the scent or the aura of rain in them. Here are five of them.
A couple of weeks ago I was poking around downtown looking for something new to try and the latest summer releases from Thierry Mugler, Angel Aqua Chic and Alien Aqua Chic, caught my eye. I gave each a cursory whiff on paper and asked for samples to bring home. I knew right away that these would be worth writing about.
