de Nicolai Patchouli Homme.  Without a warm atmosphere, this smells rosier.  Still, sort of brutal .     Lonestar Memories.  Wear it in the desert. It sears your nose just like the winter high desert air does.      Joy.  Crystalline in the cold.  Frozen bouquet.     Futur.  Spring is coming.      Tasteful decor, tree trimming,...

Sables. Butterscotch sawdust sweating under a raincoat. It's cozy to you because you know what it is. To everyone else it's a pleasant enigma. Nahema. Glam rock meets disco and comes out all the sparklier for it. Mahora. Close your eyes and dream of Kauai. L'Ombre Fauve. Sweet sweat. It smells like you've got a forest underneath your coat. Especially interesting to wear in the city....

  I’ve been giving some thought to perfumery and art.  Below are some questions and comments. While I have a lot of questions I don’t mean the overall tone to be pedantic.  The use of questions rather than statements is just a reflection of my inability to write better.  It’s a cheap shorthand and I apologize.   Is Perfumery an Art Form?   Perfumery has some degree of formal recognition:  preservation (l’Osmotèque),...