Personally I am not a devotee of immortal perfume. Fragrances that cling and have no ability to decay are rather frightening to me. This is a good example of how an individuals heaven is another’s hell. Within the main stream of the modern perfume world the idea of “permanence” in a fragrance is equated with… Continue reading Immortal
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Mothers and Kids and the Scents that Bind Us
The oflactory terrain is vast like our Solar system, partly due to our own perceptions thrown in like variables in a scientific equation. One persons heavenly scent is another’s hell. This was the path that I navigated while pregnant with my daughter Eve. All aromas became amplified, some that I cherished became dreaded, treacherous areas… Continue reading Mothers and Kids and the Scents that Bind Us
Foul & Fragrant
In the autumn of 2004 I attended a series of presentations associated with a show at USC titled The Foul and the Fragrant: Creating Perfume. These notes below are from a presentation toward the end of the exhibit in mid November 2004. Originally a representative from Santa Maria Novella in Italy was scheduled for the… Continue reading Foul & Fragrant
Canada: Sensorium, Scent
“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” ~ Helen Keller The sense of smell has been critical to the survival of human beings. Early in our evolution, when we were on all fours, our smell sense was vital to our survival. As we… Continue reading Canada: Sensorium, Scent
Base note
We don’t have TV hookup here at the house. We prefer watching films, and in the case of LOST, we download it off iTunes. My daughters father, Ben, works in the advertising world. When he comes by to see Eve, he shares, via the internet, some of the cooler commercials. This is one of them:… Continue reading Base note