"Winter, tonight, smells of spring". This verse taken from Charles Guérin’s poetry would seem banal to anyone not used to caring for seasonal smells, yet for those who are, it is loudly eloquent.
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A brief history of the Almond tree...
To trace the origins of the Almond would almost be to trace back those of mankind itself for it is indeed one of the first fruits that humans domesticated. It is also the first note to have been sy...
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1969: Histoires de Parfums X Baby Yors
As a child, Baby's flamboyance and love for theatrics made him distinct, but he also felt his artistry was stifled with a non-negotiable expectation of masculinity. "I was born in the mountains of...
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Autumn rises and with it the multitude of its characteristic odours. The air, ripe with a smell of moss and damp earth, of fallen leaves, of ripe mushrooms and dried colchicum invites us to appreci...
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Considerations on niche perfumery.You will surely have noticed that the world of niche perfumery has somewhat shattered lately into even small bubbles, each more confidential than the next. Niche p...
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The woman who lived off of the scent of flowers
Eva Vliegen, the woman who lived on flowers. The first blossoms herald the coming of spring. Camellias flower under the brisk mantle of winter’s end, birds come back to sing amore, our meals find ...
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The Importance of being Fragrant
Perfume in times of social-distancing.A rain curtain is fallen over the city, a humid atmosphere reeks of electricity, a doleful sky watches over a people of ordinary superheroes, masked but unclo...
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In the third arrondissement a blue facade that invites you to discover & travel while diving in the heart of the best French products.
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November 24, 1789: Don't let the sun in!
While roaming around France's historic cities, you'll undoubtedly see walled up doors and windows. The reason? Far from aesthetic enhancements, doors and windows were walled up for economic reasons.
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