Who Needs Bleu
Persolaise My month in Mumbai is well and truly over and I’m back at home, trying to restore my routines. Normal life can’t fully recommence just yet, though, because from tomorrow,…
Blissful Attack
It really is impossible to over-emphasise the prominence and importance of smells in Mumbai. My last post was just a brief, tip-of-the-iceberg sample of the stream of chemicals that constantly…
A Two-Minute Walk In Mumbai
You stroll past a sugar-cane juice seller and catch a whiff of an incense cone: rich and smoky, a Catholic scent that feels out of place amidst the noise of…
Classic Scents 1990-2010 According To Grain De Musc
If you enjoy lists, you might like to click here to read Grain De Musc’s proposal for ten ‘classic’ perfumes of the last twenty years. Be sure to check out…
Lawn Sipping
I’ve been in India for almost two weeks and I’ve got so many perfume-related stories to share, I doubt I’ll ever get the time to write them all down, but…
Smelly ABCs
When people are learning a new skill or craft, you quite often hear them complaining about the fact that they’re forced to spend hours mastering the basics. Budding pianists can’t…