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March 10, 2014

Niche Fragrances Land on Atlantic Avenue

Atelier Cologne and Twisted Lily
A short ½ hour subway ride from mid-town Manhattan takes you to a peaceful yet trendy Brooklyn neighborhood of 2 and 3 story b […]

Seven Metals of Antiquity
February 13, 2014

Elements Showcase New York 2014

Image courtesy Elements Showcase
 
 
 
Risk-taking, experimental, and convivial, Elements Showcase managed to capture, yet again, the American ni […]

Rooster Weathervane
February 2, 2014

Winds of Change in Paris Niche Perfumery

 Image: Cock (symbol of France) Weathervane
 
 
The last two years have witnessed exponential expansion of the Paris niche fragrance market.
 
I […]

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January 16, 2014

When A Raw Material Speaks to You, Take Note

Photo Courtesy Givaudan: Vetiver at Baie des Cayes, Haiti  
 
 
I have always loved vetiver, perhaps more than any other raw material. Something abo […]

La Picine – Musée d’Art et d’Industrie de Roubaix
January 10, 2014

Happy New Year 2014 Bonne Année

Photo: Reflections of sunrise stained glass window in pool,  Courtesy of La Piscine-Musée d’Art et d’Industrie, Roubaix, France.  
 
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December 31, 2013

Exciting News at Hermès

 
Hermès has announced that perfumer Christine Nagel will join the company in March 2014 to work with Jean-Claude Ellena, the current in-house perfumer.
I […]

Mugler Follies with Face 2
December 20, 2013

Mugler Follies

Mugler Follies
 
The Mugler Follies, a cabaret extravaganza of typically Mugler-esque over the top proportion, debuts this week in Paris.
 
Perfume lo […]

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November 14, 2013

The Attractive Force of The Dark Side

Photo: Sarah’s take (2nd row, 3rd seat) on Mark Buxton’s visual, “An acrobat balancing over the void standing on the tightrope of life”
 
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November 10, 2013

Who’s Talking w/ D.G.Martin November 9, 2013

Sarah Colton, author of Tilt 68 about the latest from the city of lights:  perfumes and scents and aromas.
www.sarahcolton.com

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November 3, 2013

Perfume News Update From the French-Italian-US Corridor

OMG! What happened?  If my beat truthfully included only Paris, September and October would have been delightfully but manageably crazy. In mid-September, the […]