The archetypal example of a smooth, beautiful jasmine that could be worn sufficiently well without evoking particularly dark tendencies yet ...

“The exotic image of the deepest jungle, lush vegetation, powerful spices borne over amethyst seas and strange girls in distant sun-kissed p...

This painting of Marc Chagall, Lovers in the Lilacs , has always striken me as the quintessential mark of an unanswered question which both ...

The Great Crash of 1929 brought the US on its knees. The glamorous lifestyle of those who vacationed to sunny places, yachting and swimming ...

There are moments when one is forced to face their demons and try to tame those things one believes to be most antithetical to their nature....

In a roundabout way it was Coco Chanel, Patou’s main rival, that upon returning from vacation tanned as a sailor made sun-bathing fashionabl...

With poetic and mischievous names such as Adieu Sagesse (goodbye wisdom) or Divine Folie (divine folly) the twelve fragrances comprising J...

It is well known to our readers by now that chypre perfumes are dependent on a strict formula that juxtaposes bergamot and oakmoss, interl...

The fact that jasmine may take on a more sinister turn accounting for fecal undertones that leave many people with apprehension and dismay d...

It might seem a silly question. And yet, it made me ponder a bit. Intrigued by gut response received upon casual comments on various fora an...