On an ordinary morning on an ordinary weekday in Paris this past June, a rumour started to ripple through the mirrored design studios, the gilded, glossy magazine offices and the cramped workrooms of the French fashion industry. “Have you heard?” whispered voices ominous with impending ill news.”The police found a body on Rue de Bellechasse this morning.” “Have you heard?” they whispered, “about
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Montana Parfum de Peau
February 27th, 2008 — Chypre, Claude Montana, Parfum de Peau, Review, castoreum, leather series, review, wallis franken from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Leather Series 3: Production
December 7th, 2007 — Bandit, Labdanum, birch, cade, castoreum, cuir de russie, juniper, leather series, quinoline, safraleine, scandal from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Rendering a leather note in perfumery is a challenge for the perfumer who must coax this difficult and cult note into submission to make it sing with the rest of the composition. Production relies on two different courses: naturally derived and synthes…
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October 25th, 2007 — Chypre, Paloma Picasso, Patchouli, Review, castoreum, de falla, jewel, mon parfum, ritual fire dance, soir de lune from helg @ Perfume Shrine
It’s hard for me to speak of Paloma Picasso perfume and not implicate the obliviously innocent in this. Because it happens to be the signature choice of someone I knew, someone who is most probably unawares of this blog, its writer and musings. I doubt…
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