Imprison Me in Scent
Naked woman bound by a ring of perfume. Perfume as shackle, as a form of control over the body in an erotic …
Naked woman bound by a ring of perfume. Perfume as shackle, as a form of control over the body in an erotic …
The late 1960’s and early 1970’s was an era of social and political conflict. As demonstrations against the Vietnam War were happening …
It seems that the overwhelming consensus in the perfume blogosphere that everyone loves Fils de Dieu, du riz et des agrumes, the …
I will never tire of the lush paintings of John Singer Sargent, an American painter who is most famous for his “Portrait …
Let’s begin with Michelle Obama. In her role as First Lady, the media doesn’t focus on her charitable work, her diplomacy, or …
In the research I’ve been doing on awesome perfume ads, I realized that the CK Obsession ads I posted were directed …
In Edward Said’s celebrated book, Orientalism, he discusses the ways in which Europeans–particularly the French and the British–imagined the East in its literature, …
In 1964, the literary and art critic Susan Sontag published an essay in Partisan Review entitled “Notes on ‘Camp’” in which she enumerates …
Anand Giridharadas writes in the New York Times about how the digital age has changed the pace of writing. His thoughts are …
Frédéric Malle is my all time favorite perfumer. His ability to attract the most creative noses in the business helped him to …
Pierre Bonnard was part of a group of French artists called Les Nabis, post-Impressionist painters who came together in the late 19th …
In 3QuarksDaily.com, Rishidev Chaudhuri writes a brilliant review of the now classic book on perfumes, “Perfumes: The A-Z Guide” by Luca Turin …
Sometimes us perfume bloggers take ourselves a little too seriously. This post is an antidote to that. Am I the only one …
Full disclosure: I am an amateur enthusiast of perfume on Stage 3 of NST’s brilliantly described progression of perfumania. In my short …
In 2010, the Museum of Art and Design in New York City appointed the former New York Times scent critic, Chandler Burr, to be the head of their newly created Department of Olfactory Art. Burr will … → February 16, 2012
The Song of Solomon: Chapter 1 (excerpt) I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots. …
Perfumers love Marcel Proust. The “episode of the madeleine” is the most famous passage from his multi-volume masterpiece, “À la recherche du …
Denyse Beaulieu interviews Antoine Lie on her fantastic blog, Grain de musc. Monsieur Lie has created scents for Burberry, Calvin Klein, Givenchy, …
Who doesn’t love Bill Cunningham? He’s been photographing New York fashion for decades on the streets of Fifth Avenue for the …
There can be perfumes cool as children’s flesh, Like fiddles, sweet, like meadows greenly fresh. Rich, complex, and triumphant, others roll With …