As with all seduction, foreplay is integral to the art of fragrance, which is something that Maison Francis Kurkdjian understands intuitively. Opened in 2009, the House of Kurkdjian was founded by the man behind such modern classic fragrances as Gaultier’s … Read More
The classics remain so because we keep returning to them. Marlon Brando in The Wild One, for example. You look at that iconic photograph of him on the Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle and right away you can smell the black leather … Read More
Gloaming. L’heure bleue. That mystical period between daylight and darkness. What photographers call the sweet light has long captured the imaginations of the world’s artists and romantics. Belgian artist Jan Fabre, for example, has focused much of his oeuvre on … Read More
Each year in West Africa, the dry and dusty wintry wind known as the Harmattan blows in from the Sahara, creating a mystical haze not unlike a dense fog. Eyes closed, the air is redolent – and in the case … Read More
When you first enter someone’s home, your nose knows before your eyes do just who lives there. Similarly, the first whiff of a fragrance by Ulrich Lang reminds you that you are in the hands of a gentleman. To wear … Read More
If you can’t take your Valentine to St. Barts for the holiday, then consider the next best thing: Jouany St. Barthélemy, the fragrance that brings the island into your bedroom. Fragrance leads us deep into memory, returning us to places … Read More
Not so long ago, in a bucolic setting where we were guesting in a lovely little cottage, the mistress of the main house ventured down the hill to inquire what we were doing. It was the perfect opportunity to determine … Read More
There’s a “High” Episcopalian church in midtown Manhattan fondly known as “Smoky Mary’s” – and sometimes referred to as “Bells and Smells,” pet names that have been given for the abundance of incense burned up and down the nave. Incense … Read More
