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Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Rose Essay 3 - Royal Portraiture: ‘Sa Majesté la Rose’ by Serge Lutens

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We all have our fragrance passions. Studying the men and women creating niche perfumery is for me akin to obsessing over the work o...
Saturday, 22 October 2011

A Bouquet of Glass & Fur: ‘Vitriol D’Oeillet’ by Serge Lutens

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Dianthus Caryophyllus or carnation is to many people just a pitiful bouquet filler, a garage forecourt or supermarket standby...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Rose Essay 2 - Shock and Scented Awe: ‘Nahéma’ by Guerlain

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Nahéma means ‘Daughter of Fire’. An appropriate name for a smouldering fragrance forged from a sensual elixir of roses, peach, t...
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Hollywood Jasmine: ‘Violet Blonde’ by Tom Ford

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Sometimes I’m silver blonde. Urbane and aloof. Sometimes platinum. Harlow stark. Sometimes I crave the darkening roots and mucky Cobai...

Rose Essay 1 - Thunderstruck: ‘Voleur de Roses’ by L’Artisan Parfumeur

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I’m wearing this as I write. I woke up this morning with a craving for it. It rises off my wrists like smoke. Pungent and druggy, I a...
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