My journey in perfume
A couple of weeks ago I cleared out a lot of perfumes sitting in our bathroom cabinet. The cabinet is actually a tall, vintage piece, originally for a dining room. It has drawers in the bottom where we keep towels and sheets, and shelves in the top...
My journey in perfume
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Vanilla. It depends on the perfume IMO. I personally don't like vanilla, particularly in the drydown. It can be too sweet for me. Each to their own of course....
A history of modern perfume
There is no such thing as masculine perfume, or feminine perfume. Men used to wear rose scents; women wore cologne. The idea that fragrance can be divided into male and female is purely a product of 50 years of marketing. This was brought home durin...
A history of modern perfume
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Rose --- Floris - Their Rose Geranium originally a man's scent.Over time it was offered as a Bath Essence -- just 2/3 drops in a bath - a great favourite with the Ladies....
Jean Rousseau, Mont Black and Frederic Malle R...
Occasional readers may not be aware that I write a monthly column for How To Spent It – the luxury supplement to the Financial Times – under the title ‘Inside Track’. Recent columns have included French leat...
Jean Rousseau, Mont Black and Frederic Malle R...
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In reply to Nestor, what about La Portegna? On a lesser budget level, £1k or less, The Bridge, Mont Blanc and Salvatore Ferragamo all do items of reasonable quality. NB Simon, is it meant to be How To Spend It (vs Spent...
Interview: Frederic Malle, selecting perfume
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Frederic Malle is the godfather of modern perfume. He was responsible for the first collections to champion the perfumer, back when designer brands were just starting to conquer the world. Frederic i...
Interview: Frederic Malle, selecting perfume
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I've also had some of my favourite scents tweaked, as I've already said in another post. My fear is cheaper ingredients and prices still the same or higher. The exception is removing possible harmful products or carcinog...
How to buy fragrance – the perfumes
Following the recent post on how to buy fragrance, this is the second installment – the brands I like and some suggestions of ones to look for. First, though, a reader asked about the difference between molecular and natural ingredients. Natura...
How to buy fragrance – the perfumes
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Agree on no.89. Pity that Floris don’t do an Eau de Parfums in that one....
