With a name like Midnight in Paris, a name harnessing two of the more beautiful concepts in the world, what else would you expect but a revelation? Years ago, when very young, we walked all night through the streets of … Read More
All through childhood, oranges awaited us at the bottom of our Christmas stockings. Every year, a ripe orange, its bittersweet smell emanating from the red felt fabric. No Christmas was complete without the smell of a fresh orange. For more … Read More
One winter, due to the abrupt loss of a godparent and the subsequent discovery of a gift from a well-known oenophile, we sat in the library of my godfather and drank from a bottle of 1906 Chateau Margaux. It was … Read More
Everyone loves a love story – or, as the French say, “une histoire d’amour.” From the first chance encounter to the mishaps and mistakes and the distances bridged and the obstacles overcome, we hold our collective breath hoping for a … Read More
For lovers of the English countryside and its depictions in literature and art, Union‘s collection of fine fragrances is a paean to the indigenous flora of the United Kingdom. A smoky rose fragrance charged with sulfur and coal, Union‘s Gunpowder … Read More
Some vases are as beautiful as their flowers. Founded by Christine and Niclas Lydden in 2008, Agonist works with renowned perfumers to create unique fragrances based on 100% natural ingredients. Each fragrance is then presented in a flacon of handcrafted … Read More
The luckiest of children are those who are freshly-bathed nightly and tucked into bed by a grandparent, preferably one who smells like lilacs and tells bedtime stories of good children and bad children and children who are rewarded with sweet … Read More
You think you know it. Like a haiku you read in school, one as beautiful as it was clean and straightforward – and yet when you read it again, study it further, you realize the paradoxes imbedded within its 5-7-5 … Read More
