...Saw The Grand Budapest Hotel today in a packed theater -- a frolic so well done the audience applauded. Hands down to be nominated for awards.p.s. And the hero is a perfumisto who uses a fictional signature scent made real to promote the movie: L'air de Panache

...Hi, cincy. Thanks for the welcome. I write thrillers of the Da Vinci Code variety, except lots more characterization. Will message you a link.

...Hello, ParfumoI'm Jamie, a formerly globe-trotting electrical engineer turned novelist. How's that for a one-eighty in career? Since September I've also been a perfumista and can't go a day without sniffing a new fragrance. At last, a happy use for my hyper-reactive nose which previously only disabled me at the slightest whiff of bad chemicals or bacteria. [I actually could be used as a human canary.]First of all, let me congratulate you on your terrific database which allows such easy setup of a collection. It’s already helped me, a sample fiend, avoid rebuys.To learn notes and identify new loves, I like to plunge into a house or genre with the help of my trusty perfumery kit and try to name what my nose detects. Already I've learned a lot, but still have a long way to go, so I really welcome comments from those who know their way around this subject.Don't be surprised if a fictional character speaks up in one of my sniff-fests. Mini-stories often seem to pop up when I write about perfume.ScentSir is my hubby, but he’s not much of a talker. After multiple vials were put under his nose [in "OMG, you’ve got to smell this!" fashion], he became a perfumisto. Now I get to smell Nasomattos, Norne, Bois d’Ascese and such on him. Heaven!Nice to find you.