Eau de Cologne- Johan Maria Farina 1709 and Penhaligon’s Eau de Cologne-Back To The Future

  Just like Marty McFly in his souped-up DeLorean time machine from the movie “Back To The Future” there seems to be times in perfumery where it's earlier history makes a revival.  During the past few months, we have seen Eau de Cologne make a comebac; some  ground -breaking work such as in the Atelier Cologne series of five fragrances  (my review …

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Eau D’Italie Au Lac- Scented Love Notes

Love of fragrance binds many of us together but as human beings, it is romantic love that we seek. In 1916, an  Italian artist and an Italian princess exhanged love letters published in a book titled “Una Parentesi Luminosa” (A Luminous Parenthesis). The book consists of 19 letters written between Futurist artist Umberto Boccioni and Princess of Teano, …

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