Angelica may seem like an esoteric perfume note to be obsessed with. As I discovered when I was researching an article for my FT column. Is firmly in the floral camp, but its angelica layer gives the fragrance complexity and radiance.

Neela Vermeire of Neela Vermeire Creations. Artistic collaboration is alive, well and continues to flourish in their seventh oeuvre soon to be experienced at the upcoming Esxence Milano 2018. Neela Vermeire and Bertrand Duchaufor. Marco Polo on the Silk Route.

Between colder-than-Mars Canada, thank-God-for-Gore-Tex Paris, and the Doomsday Clock moving forward again, I just want to hunker down with dark, fusty, cozy scents until such time as I can poke my nose outside. Perfume is a way of breathing. Ambrette, northern lights and goose down. Or the rarer Eau Aztèque. The bitter comfort of dark chocolate.

Sometimes even books happen between books. One at a time? Friday, 13 May 2016. And I Am Telling Yooooooou. This is, LITERALLY, a placeholder. I finally remembered my password to sign in. Yay me! More later if you can stand the excitement. Saturday, 11 August 2012. There has been an almighty shriek about the infamous.

Portia London Paris Holiday 2018. Leaving Jin at home and heading out with two of my good buddies, Anna-Maria and Scott, we have organised a London Paris Holiday. Perfume Love for Everyone! Art and Olfaction Awards.

Perfume, fresh water, and other indulgences. Wednesday, October 10, 2012. The guy had brains and character enough to marry a woman who could carry off Babe.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014. New Discoveries of old formulations. Out of my price range . Lucky me though , I have friends in perfume places and they send me stuff . And I send them stuff . Some vintage chypres I discovered over the summer just blew me away! The first fragrance from the house of Pierre Cardin. Top -citrus, aldehydes, bergamot, clove and cumin. Heart - roses, ylang-ylang and jasmine oak and cedar. Another from Brian , searching for more of this .