ERIS Parfums Mother’s Milk
One of the unexpected pleasures of my childhood was Galatine, individually wrapped Italian candies with a distinct milk flavor. I say it was unexpected because ...
Category: Perfume and Culture
Perfume and Culture
Shibby Magee by Carrie Kabak: A Novel to Savor Through Smell, Taste, and Tale-Telling (And a Fragrance Pairing!)
A few days ago, I wrote a Goodreads review of Shibby Magee by Carrie Kabak, a novel about a woman chef’s journey through trauma, abandonment, and chaos, all the...
Artisan Perfume and Art Pairings
San Francisco. Three days, three exhibitions featuring three women painters, three charming fragrance pairings. I couldn’t think of a more perfect way to kick o...
The Island of Missing Trees and My Favorite Fig Fragrance
Do you like making connections between scent and literature? Or perhaps you enjoy linking scent to other arts and crafts. I have an affinity for the scent-book ...
Lempicka and Tragedy Perfume Oil
I couldn’t have chosen a more perfect fragrance to wear to the Lempicka Musical, which I had the pleasure of seeing not once, but twice on Broadway. The musical...
Providence Perfume Co. Shivoo
Shivoo by Providence Perfume Co. came into my fragrant life at just the right moment. I had been eagerly anticipating the Cher musical for months, and as I alwa...
Masque Milano Romanza
The main concept of the Italian luxury brand Masque Milano is to compose fragrances inspired by the different “Acts and Scenes” of an olfactory “Opera of Life”....