The Osmothèque Reviews: Jicky from Guerlain (Aimé Guerlain; 1889)
Persolaise Guerlain Jicky Osmotheque version review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain; 1889)
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The Osmothèque Reviews: Fougère Royale from Houbigant (Paul Parquet; 1882/1884?)
*** For background information on my Osmothèque Reviews, please click here *** Oh, what a monster we’ve created! Mention the word ‘fougère’ nowadays to a knowledgeable perfume lover, and you’re…
Rodrigo Flores-Roux On Re-Making Fougère Royale For Houbigant
When I met Rodrigo Flores-Roux at the London launch of the John Varvatos range of scents, I asked him about his work on the reformulated, 2010 version of Fougère Royale,…
Does No. 5 Contain Bionic Moss?
Yesterday, during my interview with Talk Radio Europe, I was asked about the implications of the proposed anti-allergen legislation which received media attention last year. This led to a brief…
Today’s Miss Dior Is Not Quite The Same As Yesterday’s
I rarely paste excerpts from press releases on this blog; there are other sites that do a far better job than I ever could of keeping up with the stream…
Poisonous Mistakes – An Interview With Givaudan (Part 2)
In the first instalment of this interview, Givaudan’s Jean Guichard and Hervé Fretay explained the cross-cultural ethos they now follow when selecting new students for their world-famous fragrance creation course.…
Persolaise Review: Diorling from Christian Dior (2011)
The re-release of Diorling provides 2012’s first opportunity to raise the thorny subject of reformulation. To his credit, François Demachy – the man behind this re-working of Paul Vacher’s original…
A Mirror Up To Nature: Diaghilev At The V&A
We’re all aware that, over the years, perfumery has been influenced by other art forms and, indeed, by wider socio-historical developments. Nevertheless, it’s always fascinating to see concrete evidence of…
When 24 Just Isn’t Enough
Regular readers of this blog will know that, every now and then, I’m drawn to the subject of time… or, more specifically, the lack of time. I’ve been thinking a…
Denyse Beaulieu – Exclusive Interview
Please click here for my exclusive Basenotes interview with Denyse Beaulieu, author of the bilingual blog, Grain De Musc. You might also like to click here to read the interesting…
When Persolaise Met Monsieur Guerlain…
Please click here to be redirected to my Basenotes article about a very special event I attended last week: an audience with none other than Monsieur Jean-Paul Guerlain (creator of…
No Formula Changes Permitted
I recently decided to celebrate my return to the real world by popping out for some pre-holiday shopping, an activity which is always accompanied by a certain amount of perfume…
More Opium
Some of you may recall my brief lament for the loss of YSL’s majestic Opium. Well, in the name of courteous reciprocal linking, I’d like to draw your attention to…
I Need My Hit
Further to my last post, I can’t help mentioning that, at the airport, en route to the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, I actually sampled some of what’s being…
Somewhere Between Europe And Asia
This blog will be quiet for a little while, because I’ll soon be rummaging through the wares on offer at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. Wifi permitting, I might upload a few…
Squeeze
Over the last couple of days, my Net-roving eye has been caught by some articles about the increasingly tight restrictions imposed on the perfume industry by regulatory bodies. Apparently, jasmine…