My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Houbigant Iris des Champs. You can read it here.
Tag: perfume
Screen Time: Perfume in “Sunset Boulevard”
I recently re-watched “Sunset Boulevard” (1950, directed by Billy Wilder) in order to include it in a list of movies with famous New Year’s Eve scenes (see here). There’s not much more to say about this movie that hasn’t already been said, but I did want to mention its two references to perfume here, as part of this ongoing series of posts.
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Quick Reads: “The Vase of Perfume” by Chang Wu-Chien
The Vase of Perfume
Chang Wu-chien, translated by Gertrude L. Joerissen
If I open this flask of jade, in which is enclosed a
wondrous perfume, its mysterious fragrance will
overpower thee.
When I caress thee, O my vase of amber, do not
breathe forth thy amorous thoughts.
Image: Jade snuff bottle, 18th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 95.817.
Perfume Review: Guerlain French Kiss
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Guerlain’s new French Kiss perfume. You can read it here.
Perfume Review: Providence Perfume Co. Ivy Tower, Sweet Jasmine Brown, Violet Beauregarde
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of three natural perfume oils from Providence Perfume Company. You can read it here.
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