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Tag Archives: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz
Twelve Smells of Christmas – Day Eight: Wholly Myrrh
Most of the incense scents out there have a habit of replicating the experience of being in church for many of us, but some of them have a habit of reproducing particular churches at particular times. Now, a disclaimer- for … Continue reading
Posted in Perfume, Plants
Tagged Coeur de Vanille, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Keiko Mecheri, La Myrrhe, Myrrh et Merveilles, Serge Lutens, Vanilla Tonka
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Missing Emeralds
“Aunt Alicia slid the great square emerald onto her slender finger and was silent for a moment. “Do you see…that nearly blue fire which burns at the heart of the green light…only the most beautiful emeralds contain that miracle of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alix, Ayala Moriel, Ayalitta, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Gres, Maison Margiela, Papyrus de Ciane, Parfumerie Generale, Untitled, Vert Pour Madame
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(Rose 13) – Roses, Take a Bow!
Since there have been a dozen rose posts, this might a good time to take a breather, go back, and re-cap. For all the complaining that perfume consumers do about the industry these days, one thing is inescapably true: there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Beauty, Bellodgia, Caron, CB I Hate Perfume, Cimabue, Coriandre, Corps et Ames, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Diva, Eau Suave, Ecume de Rose, Floris, frederic malle, Gold Rush, Gucci, Gucci III, Guerlain, Jean Coutourier, Jean Patou, Jicky, Joy, Knowing, Lauder, Les Parfums de Rosine, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Maitre Parfumier et Gantier, Maroc, Mouchoir de Monsieur, No 89, Norell II, One Dozen Roses, Parfumerie Generale, Parfums d’Empire, Paris perfume, Perfumer’s Workshop, Prima Ballerina, Revlon, Rose de Nuit., Rose Kashmirie, Rose Opulente, Saffran Troublant, Serge Lutens, Shakespeare in Love, Sinan, Strange Invisible Perfumes, Tea Rose, Trios Fleurs, Ultima II, Une Rose, Ungaro, Yves St Laurent
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(Rose 12) – Lovely Rose Pudding for Dinner…Again
What is the matter with Mary Jane? She’s perfectly well, and she hasn’t a pain, And it’s lovely rice pudding for dinner again! What is the matter with Mary Jane? A.A. Milne Some perfumers put a decidedly sweet spin on … Continue reading
Posted in People, Perfume, Plants
Tagged Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Peter Beales, Safran Troublant
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(Rose 7) – La Bee en Rose
“When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment;” Shakespeare on beauty, probably human beauty, since it seems to have been a frequent melancholy observation of his that it’s fleeting. However, the observation’s just as … Continue reading
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Tagged A Dozen Roses, Aoud Queen Roses, Colin Tudge, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, James Lovelock, Les Parfums de Rosine, Maitre Parfumier at Gantier, merican Beauty, Montale, Prima Ballerina, Richard Mabey, Rose de Rosine, Rose Opulente, Shakespeare in Love, Strange Invisible Perfumes
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The Drill Sergeant Perfume
Among the many tasks I have passed off to perfume in the recent decades, one is undeniably odd: the reinforcer of sagging will power. It does sound peculiar and admittedly most people probably don’t associate perfume with effort but consider, … Continue reading
Upon a Midnight Clear
Sometimes in smelling all sorts of things you stumble over a creation that is simply beautiful. In writing about holiday scents – which is a difficult thing to do because there’s a jumble of scents tumbling about houses during the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aqua Allegoria, Caron, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Guerlain, Minuit, Pamplelune, Winter Delice
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Generational Snift and How to Avoid It
“It’s an old lady perfume!” is the dreaded judgment frequently handed down by young and (youngish) reviewers. Generally this classification is given to chypres which the neophyte perfumistas seldom appreciate. It takes time to cotton to ingredients like oak moss, … Continue reading
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Tagged Caron, Chanel, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Federic Malle, Guerlain, Kardashian, Patou, Yardley
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Forest Floorlevel
It has not escaped the attention of certain perfumers that a lot of the public likes the smell of dirt. We tend to like it instinctively, e.g. my daughter and her friends and our cellar, and often gravitate to “something … Continue reading
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Tagged CB I Hate Perfume, Christopher Brosius, Cuir et Champignon, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Le Labo, Wild Hunt
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The Bee’s Eye View
Once upon a time, as a matter of fact quite some considerable time ago, Guts and I lived in Vermont. I almost said that we inhabited it because then the state actually contained more cows than humans then. As you … Continue reading
