"Glazman said living at the age of six in Russia, there were only two fragrances on the market and both were called Red Moscow. In a country where "everybody smelled the same," Glazman recalled one particular morning, when he and...
Scented Quote of the Day Archives
Baxter of California Bravado 2 & Bravado 3 (2009) {New Fragrances} {Men's Colognes} {Scented Quote of the Day}
American men's grooming company Baxter of California will introduce two new scents from mid-April 2009 inspired in name only by the original Bravado cologne launched in the early 1970s. In fact, the new owner Jean-Pierre Mastey knew he didn't want...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Guy Robert: On Marketing
A 1981 ad for Dioressence by famous illustrator GruauHere follows an interesting quote from perfumer Guy Robert (Calèche, Dioressence, Madame Rochas, Monsieur Rochas, Amouage Gold, The Pink Room...) about the role of marketing in perfumery seen in a more positive...
A 19th Century Drinking Song or an Ode to Cologne-Sling {Scented Quote of the Day}
Found a little jewel in a book from the first part of the 19th century recounting an interesting use of Eau de Cologne. Eau de Cologne could be used or was used once as an alcoholic drink by sailors aboard...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Mark Buxton:
About perfumers,"There's hardly any perfumer where you know his face," "We're silent stars if you want. You can go anywhere you want, nobody's going to point you out and say 'this guy made the last Givenchy or Dior' or whatever....
Scented Quote of the Day, from Eartha Kitt:
The amazing Eartha Kitt passed away yesterday at age 81. In perfume-related news, she was one of the supporters of Sean Diddy's fragrance Unforgivable Woman, a quality she epitomized......
Cell-Phone Pictures from an Exhibition: Beautiful Milkescent Crinolines {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses} {Scented Quote of the Day, From Emile Zola}
All photos in the post © A.K./The Scented Salamander A. K. sent us some pictures taken from the new fashion exhibition in Paris entitled Sous L'Empire des Crinolines (Under The Influence of Crinolines). They were taken during a private...
Scented Quote / Anecdote of the Day about Michelle Obama, from Dylan McAfee:
"Dylan McAfee, (...) in second grade at Georgetown Day, met Mrs. Obama last Monday and has been star-struck ever since. "I touched her hand and she smelled like cherries,"......
Scented Quote of the Day, from Sean "Diddy" Combs:
Sean "Diddy" Combs who has a reputation as being a cocky personality is going to fuel further this perception when people read what he had to say regarding his new fragrance I Am King, "When you see Barack Obama, you...
Kate Moss Giving Serious Thought To Gasoline-Themed Perfume {Scented Quote of the Day}
Kate Moss who already launched two perfumes under her name, Kate and Velvet Hour, is now saying "why not?" to a fragrance featuring a gasoline accord,"I remember loving that smell when I was young. I've heard it's one of the...
Scented Quote of the Day, from August von Kotzebue (1761-1819):
Picture of the English adaptation of Lovers' Vows by Elizabeth Inchbald"Enter CountCount: Ah, bon jour, mon colonel. Fair lady, I kiss your hand.(Amelia curtsies and returns no answers)Baron: Good morning! Good morning! But, My Lord, it is almost noon. In...
Scented Quote of the Day About Guerlain Bon Vieux Temps...
Parisian Café by Gaetano de Las Heras, 1903 A conversation is "overheard" during the Belle Epoque in 1903 between two persons wearing Bon Vieux Temps by Guerlain. Note how the perfume was worn in an unisex fashion and the coquettry...
Interview with Serge Lutens & Jean Claude Ellena by Vogue {Fragrant Reading} {Scented Quotes of the Day}
Two interviews with two major defining personalities of 20th and 21st century perfumery. Both are French yet their styles and sensibilities differ, some would say diametrally so. On this blog, we might have encouraged people to see a structural...
Scented Quote of the Day from Ashton Kutcher:
Here are some words of wisdom from actor Ashton Kutcher about perfume-wearing etiquette on his "woman", i.e., Demi Moore. Take it from a guy:"If I can smell the perfume and we are not making out, then she is wearing...
The Perfume of the Belle Epoque: A Spectacle Dedicated to Olfaction {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses} Scented Quote of the Day from Theodore Child:
On April 19, 2008, at 20: 30 pm a show entitled Il Profumo della Belle Epoque will take place in Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to recapturing the olfactory atmosphere of the Belle Epoque as experienced by spectators sitting...