Fragrant Readings Archives

Wednesday, 6 November 2013 By Chant Wagner

New Book: Les Parfums du Vin is a Guide Cross-Pollinating Winemaking & Perfumery (2013) {Fragrant Readings}

French publishing house Delachaux et Niestlé have introduced a new book which should be of interested to foodies, wine- and perfume-lovers. It is entitled Les Parfums du Vin: sentir et comprendre le vin by Richard Pfister, an engineer in oenology and...

Friday, 1 November 2013 By Chant Wagner

Notes on the History of the Eau de Cologne {Fragrant Reading}

Pravda, one of the national Russian newspapers, have a piece on the history of Eau de Cologne in their series on Museums of the World: The Perfume as Exhibit. The series looks at various cultural artifacts, and fragrance is one...

Saturday, 26 October 2013 By Chant Wagner

Yohji Yamamoto's Thoughts on Fashion & Perfume {Fragrant Readings}

Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto talks about his concept of fashion and explains how in his view women ought to smell like when they wear fragrance. Minimalism, Japan, a clean air of grunge, softness, subtlety and Black are some of the anchoring...

Thursday, 26 September 2013 By Chant Wagner

Niche Perfumes Vs. The Rest of Them: The Dangers of Reproducing the Class System in Perfumery Part 1 {Fragrant Reading}

Here follows a prime example of how to introduce niche perfumery to the innocent: they're the best, full stop. You can't go wrong here. "Niche" is a synonym for quality...well, not exactly. But it is a view that still...

Thursday, 18 April 2013 By Chant Wagner

Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena's First Novel, La Note Verte (2013) {New Book - Fragrant Reading}

Hermès in-house perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena is about to publish his first novel. It is entitled in French La note verte (The Green Note). The story line is partly autobiographical as is often the case with debut novels, whatever the...

Thursday, 18 April 2013 By Chant Wagner

New Novel by Pynchon Bleeding Edge Features a Perfumer Character {Fragrant Readings}

The Penguin press release offers this titbit which will be of interest to the community of perfume writing readers: Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon, his latest novel, features a secondary character who is "a professional nose obsessed with Hitler’s...

Friday, 22 March 2013 By Chant Wagner

10 Perfumes Inspire a Rorschach Test of Smells {Fragrant Reading}

Beauty editors at New York Magazine devised impromptu what they call "a Rorschach test of smells", which they submitted to a group of male colleagues working in the media industry......

Friday, 22 March 2013 By Chant Wagner

The Heirloom Tomato from Garden to Table by Amy Goldman {Fragrant Reading} {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}

If you love vintage vegetables and fruits, like we do, as well as nurture a special appreciation for tomatoes, then, you might be interested in this book by author Amy Goldman on the history of tomatoes entitled The Heirloom...

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 By Chant Wagner

Sécrétions Magnifiques Gets a Thorough Smell-Over {Fragrant Reading}

Vice published a rather hilarious article on reactions to the infamous perfume by Etat Libre d'Orange called Sécrétions Magnifiques (Magnificent Secretions) in reference to our canonical bodily fluids. Over a period of 5 days, author Allie Conti tested the monster...

Friday, 25 January 2013 By Chant Wagner

Le Parfum et L'Amour sous la direction de Philippe Brenot - New French Book on Perfume & Love {Fragrant Reading}

French psychiatrist and anthropologist Phillipe Brenot has assembled a pannel of 10 experts to write about the role of olfaction in love. The book entitled Le Parfum et L'Amour is prefaced by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, of Hermès. It is being...

Wednesday, 16 January 2013 By Chant Wagner

Fragrances of the World 2013 - 29th Edition/ Parfums du Monde 2013, 29ème Edition {Fragrance News} {Fragrant Reading}

Michael Edwards released the latest edition of his comprehensive industry guide book which focuses on cataloguing international fragrance launches that took place the year before, here in 2012. Fragrances of the World 2013 contains 8,500 entries with more than 1000...

Friday, 4 January 2013 By Chant Wagner

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