The Scent of asphalt | Scenting place and the Making of Fragranced Environments

July 10, 2010July 10, 2010

Place is distinct from space — it’s a terminus of locality, it’s where you are, what you are, and — in your consciousness — presence. Being present is paying attention. And scenting brings one to a feeling of sentience in the center of your experience — fragrance can be the strongest context of memory. Sisell Tolaas sprays her wrist liberally with what she calls Guy No. 3. “I wear it to parties,” she says. S&M Guy and Guy No. 3 were derived from the sweat of two of the nine men who were the subject of Tolaas’ 2006 exhibit the FEAR of Smell — the Smell of FEAR at MIT’s List Visual Arts Center.

The Heat is On:The DOS and Don’ts of How to Wear Scents in the City

July 9, 2010July 12, 2010

Le Bron James can’t take the ‘heat’ of New York City…. Nor can the Amtrak commuters who waited for hours during yesterday’s commuting delays. Summer in any big city can overpower your senses. Especially your sense of smell. Cafleurebon has some important tips on how you can stay cool when the temperature rises… Whether you ride the subway, the T or le metro.

Scents Of Summer- On the Beach As Seen Through the Paintings of Winslow Homer

July 8, 2010July 8, 2010

My favorite scents for summer are aquatic, reminiscent of suntan oil, and smell of citrus. So grab yourself an orange, put on your sunscreen and join me on the beach this summer. All it requires is a spritz.

REWIND: The LOST INTERVIEW with Perfumer-in-Residence Bertrand Duchaufour for L’Artisan Parfumeur

July 7, 2010October 8, 2013

Yes the IFRA rules change, I must always keep up, especially because I use many natural and raw materials. But I can always create with what is available…. I am not affected too much by these rules and my advice to any new perfumer? Never compromise your art for commerciality

The Mystery of Musk Natural Perfumer’s Guild Internet Project Epilogue: * a secret about the mystery of musk* + Draw for Strange Invisible Perfumes Temple Of Musk

July 7, 2010July 8, 2010

Is it difficult to blend an accord similar to animal musk but solely with botanicals? You betcha. But the skilled perfumer can provide his or her customer with scents similar in effect to real musk by providing the human system the stimulus needed to enhance ones own ‘musk’ or personal scent. – We thank Anya McCoy and the Natural Perfumer’s Guild for including Cafleurebon in this project. We chose to spotlight each perfumer and their work individually. The draw for the bottle of Strange Invisible Perfumes Temple Of Musk we are giving away in conjunction with the project, ends July 7, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST

_Scents of Summer Swoon_ As Seen Through the Works of Maxfield Parrish

July 6, 2010July 8, 2010

*The Dogdays* are here- no denying it.I’ve never been a summer girl; I was */born hot/*. Now, if I lived a Caribbean life, or the much more sensible rhythm of
those in warmer climes- The lingering glass of pastis at noon, the leisurely siesta, the gentle early evening ambling along ancient Roman paths near Avignon, so I choose to greet the summer swelter by creating my own personal Paradise vis a vis scent