The Best Supporting Actor award goes to… scent!
Scent cannot exist without objects that serve other senses. Yet, who is supporting whom? Continue reading The Best Supporting Actor award goes to… scent!
Tag: Perfume
Slowing time on the scent piano
Could we slow down time by putting each scent in a composition along a linear time axis? Continue reading Slowing time on the scent piano
Do you smell textures?
Floral chypres quench a thirst I never knew I had. Continue reading Do you smell textures?
A yen for zen
To get to know a perfume, or a person, you have to take time and pay attention. Continue reading A yen for zen
Composition and compromise: a personal study
You don’t have to wear a canvas, when an accent piece might do just as well. Continue reading Composition and compromise: a personal study
L’Esprit d’Escalier
A metaphor in fragrance, an apt one at that. Continue reading L’Esprit d’Escalier
How perfume makes you a better person
It’s a good influence, for these and other reasons. Continue reading How perfume makes you a better person
A scent for ascent to a sense of wonder
Perfume has opened to me a whole new world of wonder. Continue reading A scent for ascent to a sense of wonder
Perfume is all about the “and”
Is the effect of a fragrance more powerful when individual notes blend, or when they remain distinct? Continue reading Perfume is all about the “and”
A beginner’s experiential sniffing tour of New York City
A range of styles and prices, all to olfactory delight. Continue reading A beginner’s experiential sniffing tour of New York City
Scents and suggestibility: a personal study
If scent is so personal, why does the industry try so hard to impose identities on the wearer? Continue reading Scents and suggestibility: a personal study
Shadow Play
An exploration of duality in a scent mixture and the visual metaphors it may conjure. Continue reading Shadow Play
Smile-in-a-vial
My first custom natural perfume—a happy pick-me-upper with an orangey-floral aroma. Continue reading Smile-in-a-vial
Nose Prose 