Perfumes My Mother Wore: A Tribute to Anne Abernathy Wade
Anne Abernathy Wade always had a signature scent. Once my mother stumbled onto a perfume, she was sure that the scent expressed who she was at that time
Perfume, Poetry and Rock: The Scented Intersection of Transformation
What is the scented intersection of perfume, poetry and rock? Arthur Rimbaud and Charles Baudelaire informed American rockers Jim Morrison and Patti Smith
ÇaFleureBon Fragrant Awakening: L’Artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier (Olivia Giacobetti) 1994 +The First Fig Tree Draw
The most unforgettable niche perfume for me was Oliva Giacobetti’s masterpiece for L’Artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier (1994).
The Six Wives of Henry VIII: “Get to Know Your Family Tree” + The Tudors Draw
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.” the Tudor family tree and draw
This refrain often serves as a soundbite for the tumultuous chain of events which defines the notorious series of marriages of King Henry VIII of England
Ps Watch for what Pippa Middleton’s is wafting she is getting almost as much attention as the new Duchess of Cambridge and possibly future Queen of England).
OSCAR SPOTLIGHT Part 1: Classic Fragrances in Classic Movie Moments + ‘Butterfield 8’ CaronTabac Blond Draw
Movies are one of our greatest forms of story telling time to give perfumes in Academy award nominated and winning films their ‘props’. Grace Kelly Hitchcock Rear Window (1954) declares, “A woman going anywhere but the hospital would always take perfume.. enter our OscarSpotlight MiNNewYork ‘Butterfield 8’ Caron Tabac Blond draw
Renaissance Artist Arcimboldo: Nature, Fantasy & Fragrance + Patou Draw
As a perfumista, I am drawn to the parallel that the composite painting creates a new whole, greater than the sum of its parts, much in the same manner of an exquisite fragrance