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.
Details on the exhibit The Art of Scent at the Museum of Art and Design in New York City.
In the language of flowers Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) is the queen of forbidden pleasure. 50 ml oz EDP of the most famous tuberose perfume in the world- Fracas de Robert Piguet Courtesy of Robert Piguet http://www.robertpiguetparfums.com/ is Paul Bunch 30 ml of Nasomatto Narcotic Venus, the "mankiller" Tuberose" by Allesandro Gualtieri: …
I like the simple pleasures of life: eating a homemade dinner and drinking wine by the fire place, walking in a forest in the fall, finding little details that no one sees in paintings, and spending time with my husband and daughter
Tuberose is a flower of contrasts; it can be relaxing and peaceful or aphrodisiac and dangerously sensual,
