photo by Elena Vosnaki photo by Elena Vosnaki photo by Elena Vosnaki photo by Elena Vosnaki These small pleasures amount to...

Oh glorious day for our American readers! The renowned Chanel extraits ( No.22, Bois des Iles, Cuir de Russie and Gardenia ) are now availa...

~by guest writer Denyse Beaulieu Though the fashion pendulum swung back to femininity, away from the androgynous styles of the Garçonnes tow...

Whenever I think of Cuir de Russie by Chanel I think of a particular place and a woman I once saw. She is of Slavic features, quite old and...

by guest writer Denyse Beaulieu “She is a strong woman. Excuse – strength is not the word I am after. Women, pretty women at least, are nev...

By guest writer Denyse Beaulieu “The glove (…) had retained a strong odour, this distinctive musky odour which the girl’s favourite perfume,...

Among leather fragrances in the past there were two major schools of thought. Both sealed their era with their characteristic flair: the R...

Rendering a leather note in perfumery is a challenge for the perfumer who must coax this difficult and cult note into submission to make it ...

What possessed the dignified monsieur Petitjean, who had launched the Parfums Lancôme in the previous year, to christen his new leather scen...