Well, I did not literally smell the ivy in Paris, but this is to say that the French capital city is filled with secret, poetic corners of greenery. This picture was taken in the middle of the 16th arrondissement... ...
A new exhibition opened on October 3, 2012 at Musée Guimet, the Parisian museum consecrated to the Asian Arts, called Le Thé, histoires d'une boisson millénaire (Tea, histories of a an age-old beverage). As curator Jean-Paul Desroches underlines,...
The Osmothèque will organize a conference entitled "Un Grand Ecrivain Olfactif à la Croisée du Parfum & de la Musique" given by Annick Le Guérer in Paris on Tuesday November 13th, 2012. It is dedicated to an examination of the art...
Floral Ice-Creams by the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris In our impromptu series, what-you-can-nibble-on while visiting Paris this summer, you can make a pit stop for flavorful ice-creams at one of the gates of the Luxembourg garden, on the...
A new chocolatier (chocolate-maker) opened around Easter time last spring in Paris, in the Odéon neighborhood. The name is Maison Georges Larnicol. Their chocolates are a cut above the rest so we can only recommend them warmly. We can still...
The city where contemporary natural perfumery pioneer Mandy Aftel lives together with several other independent perfumers like Ineke Rühland, Yosh Han or Fred Hass, will host the 1st Annual Artisan Fragrance Salon on July 8th, 2012. The event underlines the...
Salvador Dali Parfums, which are developed by Cofinluxe, have opened a new website for the brand with the tag line: "More visibility, more modernity, more information!" French shoppers can fill their baskets online but international shoppers will have to wait....
Jazz musician and composer Laurent Assoulen will be performing in concert on June 30, 2012 in Paris. He is best known for his olfactive approach to music and his collaboration with perfumer Guillaume Flavigny of Givaudan in the past......
Nikki SherrittSeattle-based Indie perfumery Sweet Anthem, whose motto is "Vegan, Unique, Local", founded by perfumer Meredith Smith are hosting a candle-making seminar with Nikki Sherritt on June 30th, 2012.Nikki's know-how will be familiar to you if you've already purchased scented...
More news have emerged after we posted about Nose yesterday. Presented as a concept store for perfumes rather than a classic perfumery, Nose is the brain-child of three co-founders Nicolas Cloutier, Romano Ricci and Mark Buxton. Cloutier who comes from...
Perfumer Mark Buxton is relaunching his eponymous perfume brand under new auspices, i.e., read new management and financing. Initially created in 2008, then purchased by a Russian investor, Buxton recently reclaimed his name for his label "Mark Buxton Perfumes".The new...
A new exhibition, Les Séductions du palais: cuisiner et manger en Chine, opens this summer at Musée du Quai Branly in Paris from July 19th to August 30th 2012. It offers an extensive retrospective on the culture and history of...
Stage siren Dita Von Teese will launch her new eponymous perfume at Liberty London on May 1st 2012 after having debuted the fragrance in Germany last fall.This was one of the most interesting perfume launches in the celebrity category and...
Chanel opened a new space dedicated to Chanel fragrances within Bloomingdale's 59th Street department store with emphasis put on private consultations. It is called Espace Parfum. The Olfactive Bar designed by the house Deputy Perfumer Christopher Sheldrake - a former...
We're pretty sure this ad won't be part of the lecture, but how much more one-track minded and explicit can it get? Answer: lots, especially if you look at the production by the likes of Tom Ford (1973).L'Osmothèque are dedicating...