Fragrant Distractions – Part Two
The lilies have faded, and I have had time to ponder how to write anything about fragrance.
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Fragrant Distractions – Part One
I remember the day I first met Anna.
She was quite lost on The Fragrant Journey. Bewildered by choice but not finding any personal resonance in traditional feminine fragrances; she was experiencing fragrance dissonance.
Message in a Bottle – Luca Turin’s new column has been published
Style.com Arabia has just published Luca Turin’s new column Message in a Bottle
La Légende de Shalimar – mini-movie
Here it is; it is not a 4 hour movie with choreography by Portia Turbo. It’s a mini-movie!
Private Collection – Dr Stuart Koe – Singapore
Tonight The Scented Salon is in Singapore. We are talking with perfume collector Stuart Koe.
The Legend of Shalimar
A passionate love story was the inspiration for Jacques Guerlian’s oft-iterated perfume Shalimar…
The Arabian Series
Index to The Arabian Series
Mystery Perfume Bottle
Is the Arabic script the name of a perfume, an attar artisan or bottle designer or even the name of the person to whom the bottle belongs?
A Poem to Undina
There is Jo Malone perfume nut
who delivered me from my vintage perfume rut
Fragrant Flower – Portland
Spotted in rainy Portland, Oregon, these flowers are very fragrant when wet.
Kampot Peppercorns for the person who correctly identifies these flowers.
The Fragrant Man 