My posts about the gorgeous and fun jewelry stores I visited in Paris, Taratata and Skalli, triggered many emails from readers eager to see more and buy online. My friends in Europe had it easier, but there was little to none for us here in the US.Earl…

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Continue reading → We’ll Always Have Paris

Our last full day in Paris (or actually, our supposed last one. We ended up staying another day because of a cancelled flight and airline delays, not that it did us any good, being stuck in an sub-par airport hotel that had no wireless connection) was …

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Le Marais quarter in Paris is a fun and eclectic place. It has a mix of Judaica, a gay population, two (great) vegetarian restaurants, art galleries, trendy stores and falafel. We were there to meet Denyse of Grain De Musc and explore the Etat Libre d’…

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Living right next to the Paramus malls and 15 minutes away from Manhattan makes one a bit jaded and hard to impress when it comes to shopping. There are very few things you can’t find around here, fashion-wise, but when it comes to perfume shopping I …

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One of our many discoveries (other than a dangerous devotion to pain au chocolat) in our previous visit to Paris was Father & Sons, a smallish brand (about twenty five stores in France and Belgium) of menswear. We stumbled on their original store r…

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When I was in Paris three years ago, I came across a cute jewelry store specializing in enamel work. I adore enamel jewelry both for the beautiful colors and for the fact that no two items are exactly alike. I bought a necklace, the one you see here on…

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Continue reading → An American Blogger In Paris: Taratata Bijoux

Stepping into the Salons du Palais-Royal is a perfumista’s rite of passage. Just like facing the mysterious scented cloths at the JAR boutique, learning to identify civet and buying your first vintage Guerlain on eBay.I had a case of the stomach butter…

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A few days before my Paris trip I got an email informing me the French perfume school Cinquième Sens is about to open a NYC branch and will begin to offer classes this fall. This was very exciting to know, since there are very few other programs avail…

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Continue reading → An American Blogger In Paris: A Visit To Cinquième Sens Perfumery School

Apres Vous is a romantic comedy that takes place in Paris. The DVD is subtitled in English, at least here in America.
In a way, it is similar to Ratatoille, only not animated. A lot of the action centers around an up-scale restaurant in Paris. Things get complicated when Antoine (Daniel Auteuil) (he [...]

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The Guerlain boutique on 68 Champs-Elysees is my happy place (I considered calling it a perfumista’s Disneyland, but that would be so very wrong). It was the opposite of my wretched Caron experience, both in terms of the wonderful gracious and patient …

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Or: Luca Turin Was RightWhile I was living in vintage heaven, something bad has happened to the house of Caron. It’s not that I was completely oblivious. I knew that the house has changed hands, I’ve heard that scents were reformulated and I read Perfu…

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I have always intended to review Paris in a larger context of a feature series about Sophia Grojsman and her (many) roses. There is perhaps no other perfumer who uses roses so often and in such a distinct manner as she does. So this is by no means goin…

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In a funny little tale recounted to perfume journalist Susan Irvine, the notorious Russian perfumer Sophia Grojsman was followed by a drunk one night, forcing her to walk quicker in the night streets, upon which he called out: “Hey lady, I am not follo…

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Perfume Shrine has the rare privilege today to host talented guest writer Denyse Beaulieu, aka Carmencanada, on a review of the very new and exclusive Palais Royal scent by Serge Lutens, the ink-coloured jasmine-rich Sarrasins. It is rumoured that soon…

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Regular Perfume Shriners will be a little shocked by this undoubtedly vulgar display of bold title and accompanying advertising image, but not really surprised as they have come to expect some scathing commentary on fragrance advertising on numerous oc…

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Continuing from yesterday’s post, today we occupy ourselves with the matter of control versus surrender as manifested in matters of relationships as well as sensual escapades that pertain to olfaction. The amount of control we exercise in indulging o…

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I love Pierre Cardin, whom I consider to be a visionary innovator in the design world, daring and capable. As such, it pains me to write anything less than glowing for one of the creations of this genius who dabbles in everything when it comes to design, and leads the way, opening doors and opportunities for the rest, which will undoubtedly follow in his pioneering steps. Yet, despite my

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Good evening! Today I am writing another little personal update, along with some random perfume thoughts and questions. Many of you have asked about the event I was organizing… Your inquiries warmed my heart The event itself was the first annual Cultural Festival… Considering it was the first, there was so much anticipation in the air: the outcome would determine whether the festival

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