Perfumers sometimes set aside their flacons and notebooks full of formulas and quickly jotted-down notes and instead pick up a more literary or theoretical pen deciding to write a book. Writings by seasoned perfumers are amongst some of the...
Fragrant Readings Archives
Cosmetics & Perfumes in the Roman World by Susan Stewart {Fragrant Reading}
We owe the Romans the very word of "perfume". To learn more about the classical roots of our perfume heritage we can now read a work by specialist of classical antiquity Susan Stewart who released a book entitled Cosmetics...
Scent 1, 2 & 3 by Headonism - Organic Hair Care Shampoo {Fragrance News} {Hair} {Fragrant Reading}
There is a very interesting interview of Alan Stuart, co-founder of Headonism, a line of organic scented hair care on newconsumer.com, "The UK's hottest ethical lifestyle magazine." The fragrances are so good a French perfumer could not believe his...
Interview of Lyn Harris of Miller Harris on Beauty Interviews {Fragrant Reading}
Beauty Interviews has a piece with Lyn Harris, the founder and perfumer of Miller Harris. How do you source the ingredients for Miller Harris perfumes? I only use the finest quality raw ingredients. I take pride in carefully selecting...
Guy Robert's Thoughts On Perfumery {Fragrant Reading}
Thanks to a member of Basenotes, we came across a wonderful humorous text by perfumer Guy Robert, which had us in stitches. His reflections are excerpted from the newsletter of the British Society of Perfumers of August 1998:The serious...
A Visit To The Diptyque Candle Factory {Fragrant Reading}
Jean-Claude Bulins has been making the famous Diptyque candles for nearly 20 years. Journalist Catherine Saint-Jean invites us on a tour of the candle factory located in Argenteuil. Diptyque candles are usually produced in batches of 1250 units, except...
Luca Turin on Etat Libre d'Orange in NZZ Folio {Fragrant Reading}
Perfume critic Luca Turin writes a monthly column in NZZ Folio. This time he turns his attention to Etat Libre d'Orange and gives it two thumbs up. His favorite from the line or at least the one he thinks...
Luxury Edition of Chanel Set of Books {Fragrant Reading}
Publisher Assouline is offering a luxury edition of one of its bestselling books (it is sold out on their site), Chanel, a set of three volumes each dedicated to a different area of Chanel's creative life. The set includes...
Vogue en Beauté: Exhibition & Book by Georges Vigarello {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses} {Fragrant Reading}
Vogue Magazine, Sephora, and the BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France/French National Library) have partnered up to organize an exhibition called Vogue en Beauté on fashion photography that includes a hundred works by the likes of Man Ray, Guy Bourdin,...
Viaggi e Profumi by Luigi Cristiano & Gianni de Martino {Fragrant Reading} {Fragrant Shopping}
Duo of authors Luigi Cristiano and Gianni De Martino have written a book entitled Viaggi e Profumi (Urra, 2007) (Travels and Perfumes). It is a descriptive and sensualist travelogue through space and even time in quest of iconic natural...
Best Summer Fragrances in 3 Parts {Fragrant Readings}
For your reading convenience I am posting the links to three articles I wrote last year about some of the best summer fragrances under the sun. Since then, new perfumes have their way into my mental list of such...
News Flash: Upcoming Annick Goutal & Lorenzo Villoresi Perfumes {The 5th Sense in the News}
• Camille Goutal of Parfums Annick Goutal has announced that they have a series of three new perfumes in the making. The scents are slated to launch in the fall of 2007 and are created by Isabelle Doyen and...
Interview with Perfumer Philippe Bousseton {Fragrant Reading}
There is a short interview (in French) with nose Philippe Bousseton of Takasago in Au Féminin. He answers questions about perfume trends this spring. Conclusion? The florals are back! His favorite perfume? Magie Noire de Lancôme. For more, please read...
A New Book On Perfume By Christopher Brosius {Fragrant Reading} {Fragrant Shopping} {Scented Quote of the Day}
Perfumer Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume has a book coming out, which bears the title Scent: Mysteries of Perfume and The Smell of Happiness. The author is widely known for his work as a realistic and psychological...
Scented Quote of the Day, From Serge Lutens & {Fragrant Readings} Interviews of Serge Lutens, Mathilde Laurent, & Dennis Papithis
Yaffa Assouline asks: What is perfume to you?Serge Lutens: One doesn't make perfume uniquely from raw materials. A perfume is a composition of the mind, it's a personal experience, unexpected. It's not created in accord with society - it...