The newest addition to Chanel's Les Exclusifs range, Sycomore is advertised as inspired by the fragrance originally created in 1930
SAMPLE .. Chanel No. 19 DECANTED SAMPLE From Flacon Parfum - Ireland
When Chanel announced a release of Beige, Jersey and 1932 in Parfum, purportedly the richest and more luxurious concentration, I was excited.
Chanel 1932 Extrait de Parfum Perfume Review
RARE Vintage Unused 14ml CHANEL NO. 19 Pure Parfum
Can a drop of perfume tell the story of the twentieth century? Can a smell bear the traces of history? In this remarkable book, Karl Schlgel unravels the interconnected histories of two of the world's most celebrated perfumes.
The Scent of Empires: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow [Book]
This blog can occasionally get breathless about perfume classics, and if you start me on Après l’Ondée, you’d think that you haven’t lived until smelling this Guerlain perfume from 1906. There is nothing wrong with admiring classics and sharing one’s enthusiasm about them, but I would like to provide some balance to the veneration of perfumes made before […]
If You Struggle with Perfume Classics - Bois de Jasmin
Explaining the art of the baudruchage technique and offering some tips on opening perfume bottles that use this artisanal seal.
Perfect Seal : The Art of Baudruchage - Bois de Jasmin
I was at the post office the other day and saw some Canadian postcards on a carousel rack. One of the postcards showed nothing but blackness and titled “Canadian Nighttime”. I thought, “pluhease”. Now I imagine, if Chanel’s Bois Des Iles (Wood of Islands, 1989) were a real destination, the postcard rack would be filled…
Chanel's Bois Des Iles (1926, redesigned 1989) – Life with Perfumes
Replace Alain Delon with Johnny Depp, add a generous dose of Bleu de Chanel in the mix, shorten the name–and voilà, a new bestseller in the making. Although this kind of launch often strikes me as lazy, its make a lot of marketing sense. Sauvage banks on the impressive heritage accrued by its predecessor Eau Sauvage, and […]
Christian Dior Sauvage : Perfume Review - Bois de Jasmin
My article on building a fragrance wardrobe in the November issue of Red Magazine
The Fragrance Wardrobe : My Article in Red Magazine - Bois de Jasmin