archive February 2011

7 Scents Collection // The Lab Room

February / 24 / 2011

The 7 Scents Collection is my new treasure chest. It was created by Mónica Ceño Elie-Joseph, founder and owner of The Lab Room, a famous 70s style spa in Madrid. The box contains seven perfume roll-ons to mix your own, unique scent. Of course you can wear them each one by itself, but it is [...]

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Jeux de peau // Serge Lutens

February / 17 / 2011

Memories are part of our life. The perfume Jeux de peau (‘Skin games’) reflects a childhood memory of Serge Lutens: his “golden point“ on his way back from school, to the bakery, which is allegorized by the golden color of the perfume. It was little Serge’s daily duty to buy bread for the family and [...]

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My funny Valentine

February / 13 / 2011

Who has not bought a present for Valentine’s Day yet! I haven’t. And it’s super damn late. So I was thinking about some advice – et voilà. Sweets for my sweet. Three for the girls… Pomme d’Amour by Micallef. A sweet love potion with blackcurrant, orange, pomelo, tangerine, coconut, peach, cedarwood, tonka bean, vanilla and white musk. [...]

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Passion Parfum // Galeries Lafayette Berlin

February / 11 / 2011

Don’t miss the opening of Passion Parfum at the Galeries Lafayette Berlin starting today at 8 pm! Until March 12, 2011, the Galeries Lafayette Berlin present a scented month full of exciting events with workshops, lectures, exhibitions and more. By the way: keep your eyes open, Penhaligon’s scented cab is in town. Today: Valentine’s Shopping Night, [...]

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Andrea Maack Parfums // Iceland

February / 03 / 2011

Recently I got samples of an interesting line from Iceland, the strange and, faraway home of Björk. Andrea Maack Parfums is a project by visual artist Andrea Maack, who links her work to fashion and scent. While fashion is something visual as well, I like the idea of combining a piece of art with the [...]

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