Arabie is a virtual stroll amidst the exotic Al Halili bazaar at noon, rows and rows of succulent dried fruits and colorful, piquant, pungen...

Much like the mysterious (and incestuous) half-sister in Leos Carax's   radical adaptation of   Melville' s Pierre: or, the Ambigu...

There are generally speaking three directions on amber , that perfumery trope which although reminiscent of alembicated elixirs derives in ...

Coco by Chanel must be among a handful of fragrances on the market to have not only one, but two flankers without being a spectacular marke...

The sea accord is sweet. The smell coming from the bed of the ocean and the misty fog in Brittany is not. To evoke therefore the changing s...

Would you believe me if I said that one incredibly sexy, shockingly intimate nuance in fragrance comes from a humble kitchen spice? Cumin is...

I had included Amaranthine by Penhaligon's in my Top 10 Scents that Sing Spring for 2010 a while ago with the following words: "Its...

The official site introduces Eau d'Hermès as "For me. For you. His and hers" and if an androgynous sensibility is already simp...

"Body washes, cosmetics, perfumes, and more all boast of their pheromone contents. There’s just one problem: There is no scientific evi...

In horror fiction phantoms are creatures who consume other life forms as sustenance, and are able to perfectly mimic any creature they consu...

"The delicate exactitude with which he reproduced the impression given to his own alert nerves by unfamiliar forms, colours, sounds and...