If you have been under a rock in a cave in the Sumatran soil, you might have missed the discussion around Guerlain’s modus operandi of the last few years. Let’s do a very brief recap for those of you who might have: First there was a colossus who bough…
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The Guerlain Conundrum
September 3rd, 2008 — , Guerlain, discussion, marketing, opinion from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Yes, but is it original?
July 27th, 2008 — , Diptyque, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Serge Lutens, discussion, mainstream, niche, opinion, originality from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“Newness is in the mind of the artist who creates and not in the object he portrays.[...]What moves men of genius, or rather, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not eno…
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July 25th, 2008 — , Anais Anais, discussion, opinion, opium, signature scent from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
When at school my best friend was using Anais Anais, the soft-focus lily scent in the retro opaline bottle that recalled Victoriana and the BBC series Jayne Eyre and The Barrets of Wimpole Street we were watching on television. Something about the aest…
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Who is questioning the Guide?
April 15th, 2008 — , Caron, discussion, luca turin, opinion, perfumes the guide, tania sanchez from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
No fragrance company has taken an official stance on “Perfumes The Guide” yet. Nevertheless, at least a handful have personally contacted me with questions on what was mentioned about their products following my review of the new guide by Luca Turin an…
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March 31st, 2008 — , Bois des Îles, Chanel, average, discussion, opinion, perfumista from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Sometimes a question is not just a question. It includes its own answer and some surplus connotations as well. How can this theory be applied to perfume discussion? Here is how: “Do you think the average person on the street would like Chanel Bois des …
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March 31st, 2008 — , Bois des Îles, Chanel, average, discussion, opinion, perfumista from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Sometimes a question is not just a question. It includes its own answer and some surplus connotations as well. How can this theory be applied to perfume discussion? Here is how: “Do you think the average person on the street would like Chanel Bois des …
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February 18th, 2008 — Ineke Ruhland, Isabelle Doyen, Women, annie byzantian, clara molloy, discussion, nathalie larson, perfumer, perfumery, sarah horowitz thran from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Through the course of history, men have left a more prominent relief on the gauze that seperates present from past deeds. Even the term “history” is arguably problematic, a priori denoting a heightened importance to gender.
Expanding this thought into the realm of art and more specifically perfumery, it is easy to see that the emblematic fragrances of modern perfumery have been mostly conceived
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