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Wafting Through Paris: The Guided Tour (Part 1)

May 16, 2010

If you visit the Grain de Musc website, you’ll see two links under the heading ‘PARIS PERFUME PILGRIMAGE’ that say “Right Bank” and “Left Bank” — these are GdM author Denyse Beaulieu’s guides to perfume shopping one’s way through the great city of Paris, and I had the distinct pleasure of Denyse’s company on Wednesday [...]

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Photos: Thierry Mugler Alien Liqueur de Parfum

April 7, 2010

Thierry Mugler’s Angel Liqueur was easy enough to figure out — Port-wine sweet with lashings of honey and patchouli — and even easier to wear, but the Alien Liqueur is more elusive, a global, mainstream fragrance release with two somersaults and a twist. Alien Liqueur de Parfum, like its Angel Liqueur counterpart, is the more [...]

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Quick Sniffs: Maison Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme, Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris, Sonoma Scent Studio Incense Pure, Soivohle’ Studio Sonoran Leather

April 5, 2010

1.) MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN APOM POUR HOMME: I tested this directly after my two week stint with L’Eau Serge Lutens, and the similarities were striking. Both sparkle, both are “fresh” in a bright, sunny and clean kind of way, with APOM Pour Homme even exhibiting a bit of that sweetened anise note that I detected [...]

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Photos: The Different Company Oriental Lounge

February 22, 2010

The Oriental fragrance category is one of the primary categories in perfumery, much like red, yellow and blue are the basic building blocks for all other colors. For perfumery, the four basic categories (according to the Michael Edwards fragrance wheel) are: Fresh, Floral, Woody and Oriental. I asked several of my best perfume pals how [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 02/012/10

February 12, 2010

1.) Fashion Industry Mourns the Death of Designer Alexander McQueen:“Top British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who dressed stars from Sarah Jessica Parker to Rihanna to Nicole Kidman in bold shapes and colors, was found dead in his home Thursday, a spokesman for his company said. Though his reputation for controversy earned him the titles ‘enfant [...]

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Photos: Prada L’Eau Ambrée

February 3, 2010

When it comes to fragrance, I’m often a Road Less Traveled kind of guy. News of the latest Armani, Diesel or John Varvatos launch doesn’t put a gleam in my eye, and James Franco can glower and pout all he wants, but Gucci aint prying the credit cards out of my wallet no time, no [...]

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Photos: Teo Cabanel Alahine (parfum formulation)

January 11, 2010

In December of 2008, I made my first acquaintance with Teo Cabanel’s Alahine, and walked away unimpressed: “On the one hand, Alahine reminds me a little of the uber-sultry Roja Dove Enslaved, but on the other hand, the reminder is only in the way that, say, Robby the Robot stomping about the house in pumps [...]

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Comme des Garcons X Monocle Scent Two: Laurel

January 4, 2010

I was all set to give the fat thumbs-down on Monocle Scent Two: Laurel. After my recent encounters with the lush complexities of L’Artisan Al Oudh, Le Labo Poivre 23, Keiko Mecheri Cuir Cordoba and Vero Profumo Rubj, Monocle Scent Two: Laurel seemed at first to fall a little flat. And thin. And disappointingly wan. [...]

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Photos: L’Artisan Parfumeur Al Oudh

December 22, 2009

God bless Bertrand Duchaufour for finally making a fragrance that I like. I’ve been whimpering out in the cold these past 21 months, scratching at the door of the Duchaufour Appreciation Club to no avail, but with the introduction of Al Oudh for L’Artisan Parfumeur, I’m no longer the wretched Duchie outcast I once was [...]

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Photos: Yosh Han Trompeur

October 26, 2009

Culture writer and social analyst Denyse Beaulieu has been writing about the potential argument for perfumery as fine art over at Grain de Musc, specifically in her posts “A Few Considerations on the Critical Gaze” and “A Few Additional Comments on Perfume as an Art Form” — though this is not a new topic for [...]

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Wafting Through Paris: The Guided Tour (Part 1)

Photos: Thierry Mugler Alien Liqueur de Parfum

Quick Sniffs: Maison Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme, Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris, Sonoma Scent Studio Incense Pure, Soivohle’ Studio Sonoran Leather

Photos: The Different Company Oriental Lounge

Luxury Industry News Roundup: 02/012/10

Photos: Prada L’Eau Ambrée

Photos: Teo Cabanel Alahine (parfum formulation)

Comme des Garcons X Monocle Scent Two: Laurel

Photos: L’Artisan Parfumeur Al Oudh

Photos: Yosh Han Trompeur

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