How can an obituary be glamorous? Or related to scent barring the mental connection with funeral flowers? Well, it can, if it involves René Gruau, chief visualiser and illustrator for parfums Christian Dior.Here is his obuitary from the Guardian: “Ren…
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Dior sketch ads: how lovely!
November 11th, 2007 — Art, Fragrance, advertisment, christian dior, diorama, eau sauvage, illustrator, miss dior, rene gruau, sketch from helg @ Perfume Shrine
The Dior Chypres series ~Diorella: fragrance review
November 8th, 2007 — Chypre, Fruity, Review, christian dior, dior series, eau sauvage, edmond roudnitska from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Everyone has an aunt that used to bathe in cold water regardless of it being winter or summer, slip on her bathing suit first thing in the morning and go for an invogorating swim on the first sign of warm weather in mid-spring. She wore long masculine …
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The Dior Chypres series ~1.the hidden force: Edmond Roudnitska
November 4th, 2007 — Art, Chypre, aesthetics, christian dior, diorama, diorella, diorling, eau sauvage, edmond roudnitska, femme, miss dior, paul vacher, rochas from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Perfume Shrine embarked on a mission: to disect and discuss one of the bastions of chypre: la maison Dior in its former glory, when under the baguette of Edmond Roudnitska and Paul Vacher it produced classics that remain up there in the pantheon for al…
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Jasmine Series: part 2 ~the role of jasmine in perfumery
May 31st, 2007 — absolute, diorella, eau sauvage, edmond roudnitska, first, hedione, indole, jean claude ellena, kirlian photography, natural, notes, piesse, ylang ylang from helg @ Perfume Shrine
As we examined previously, jasmine is an integral part of most fine perfumes’ bouquet and the varieties used render their own specific variables to the end result. But why is jasmine so prized over other natural or synthetic essences? And why is it a…
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