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My Favorite Iris Perfumes with Real Orris Essence As I dig for wild orchids in the autumn fields, it is the deeply-bedded root that I desire, not the flower. Izumi Shikibu (976 AD – 1030, Japan)... 28-11-2022 18:53	Recommend Me a Perfume : November 2022 Happy Thanksgiving weekend to my American readers! Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recom... 25-11-2022 18:54	On Scents, Memories, and Borsch Last night I dreamt of making borsch with my late grandmother Valentina. It’s been three years since I last made it, but in my dream everything ... 18-11-2022 18:53	Recommend Me a Perfume : October 2022 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 26-10-2022 18:53
Scent Diary : Lavender Lavender is still in bloom around Brussels, its almond-like scent competing with the musty aroma of fallen leaves. I always find it a surprising and j... 21-10-2022 18:53	Reflections on Ukraine : Surviving the Unimaginable The neighborhood where I used to live in Kyiv got bombarded several times over the past couple of days. Now every night I dream of walking through it ... 17-10-2022 18:53	5 Ways to Cultivate Inspiration Inspiration sometimes seems like a mysterious thing that appears out of the blue and illuminates your being. However, as most writers and artists know... 07-10-2022 18:55	Reading Sa?di?s Gulistan Master, ‘ostad,’ is a nickname the Persian poet Sa’di of Shiraz (1210-1291/92) rightfully deserves. His verses are elegant and his p... 04-10-2022 18:54
Recommend Me a Perfume : September 2022 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 19-09-2022 18:53	Three Travelogues to Read This Fall With summer travels winding down, autumn is a good time to turn to travelogues to satisfy one’s wanderlust. I have always been a fan of this gen... 12-09-2022 18:53	7 Best Perfumes for Moon Viewing Mid-Autumn Festival is on Saturday, September 10th, and I already envision brewing a pot of tea and admiring the full moon in the evening. Some years ... 09-09-2022 18:54	On The Beauty of Fresh Incense Incense is one of those materials that changes its character depending on what else is present in the formula. It can be bright and peppery or dark an... 05-09-2022 18:54
The Rooster House : My Ukrainian Family Story It’s a pleasure to share with you that my memoir, The Rooster House, will be published in English on June 27th, 2023 by Abrams Press. The book t... 02-09-2022 18:54	In Search of Eau de Cologne in Cologne A major industrial center on the River Rhine, Cologne may not seem like a place with a fragrant history, but it was here in July of 1709 that Giovanni... 26-08-2022 18:55	Recommend Me a Perfume : August 2022 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 22-08-2022 18:55	Patchouli Fragrances : Part 1 Classical Patchouli A green plant that evokes the scent of earth. A leaf that smells like wood. A wood that smells like chocolate. Patchouli is a complex, intriguing, and... 15-08-2022 18:54
In Memory of Issey Miyake and L?Eau d?Issey In memory of Issey Miyake. The legendary Japanese designer passed away on August 5th at the age of 84. He changed fashion by creating geometrical desi... 12-08-2022 18:54	Aizuri-e or Japanese Blue Pictures Azure, sapphire, cobalt. Blue traditionally has been one of the most precious colors in paintings. Ultramarine was derived from the semi-precious ston... 08-08-2022 18:54	Frederic Malle Carnal Flower Perfume Giveaway Today we have an amazing giveaway courtesy to Diana. She is giving away a bottle of Frédéric Malle Carnal Flower (30ml, sprayed a few times only, box ... 03-08-2022 18:54	5 Perfume Masterpieces for Summer Beautiful fragrances can lift your mood. Over the past few months I have been wearing my most opulent perfumes without being concerned that they might... 29-07-2022 18:54
My Ukraine : On Storytelling and Family In 2014 I returned to Ukraine, the country where I was born, to spend time with my grandmother Valentina and rediscover the place that shaped me. The ... 22-07-2022 18:54	7 Effervescent Scents Against Summer Heat These days I look at the weather forecast with a sense of dread as we are in the middle of another heatwave. I like the indolence of summer and the lo... 18-07-2022 18:55	Recommend Me a Perfume : July 2022 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 15-07-2022 18:54	Doctors Without Borders Fundraiser Result I have been processing lots of grief lately as I try to understand what’s happening in Ukraine. I haven’t lived there for years, but it... 11-07-2022 18:55
Summer Reflections It’s almost the middle of July, and the pace with which summer is unfolding leaves me overwhelmed. I want to stop the moment and enjoy the late ... 11-07-2022 18:55	Resources to Support Communities Affected by Invasion of Ukr EDIT on March 6 2022: This list is constantly evolving, and as my readers are sending me links and suggestions, I will keep on adding the information.... 11-07-2022 18:55	Happy Birthday, Sophia! Happy Women?s Day! Happy Women’s Day! Happy birthday to my mentor, my teacher, my adopted mother (her words, not mine)–Sophia Grojsman. She’s the reaso... 09-03-2022 18:52	Contact Resources for People of Color and Minorities Leaving This list was compiled by Marianne @spritzi_mcgillacutty, with the assistance of Roshan @uniquescents.co and Susanna. When I asked the Bois de Jasmin ... 04-03-2022 18:52
Where Jasmine Forest Blooms Much of my scent vocabulary comes from Poltava, a town in central Ukraine where I spent all summers for the first 15 years of my life. I was born in t... 25-02-2022 18:53	Where My Jasmine Forest Blooms Much of my scent vocabulary comes from Poltava, a town in central Ukraine where I spent the first 15 summers of my life. I was born in the capital cit... 25-02-2022 18:53	Bois de Jasmin Classes: Spots Available I have a couple of last-minute openings in Bois de Jasmin’s online classes. I thank everyone who expressed interest in my classes and who joined... 22-02-2022 18:52	Three Classics and One Great Novel The first time I encountered a perfume that beguiled me was on the pages of a book. The sultry red-haired witch in Mikhail Bulgakov?s The Master and M... 18-02-2022 18:52
A Branch of Mimosa for Carmen “I will bring you cassie, if you still enjoy its perfume,” wrote French novelist Prosper Mérimée in Lettres à une inconnue (Letters to an ... 11-02-2022 18:51	New Bois de Jasmin Classes: Fundamental Series and Deconstru New Bois de Jasmin online classes are now available for enrollment in 2022. I am continuing the popular Spices, Citrus, and Dark Woods series and the ... 07-02-2022 18:53	Parfums de Rosine Rose Griotte and Dior Sauvage Giveaway Today have a generous giveaway courtesy of Bois de Jasmin’s reader Frank. He would like to give away two full bottles: Les Parfums de Rosine Ros... 04-02-2022 18:53	My Name is Red : Perfumes That Evoke Scarlet ?I?m so fortunate to be red! I?m fiery. I?m strong. I know men take notice of me and that I cannot be resisted? Wherever I?m spread, I see eyes shine,... 31-01-2022 18:51
Georgia: An Adventure For All Senses The place where Jason and the Argonauts went in search of the Golden Fleece The oldest wine-making region in the world The country so renowned for its... 28-01-2022 18:53	20 Best Narcissus & Daffodil Perfumes I’ve always been drawn to narcissus, a spring blossom with an autumnal soul. The narcissus poeticus typically used in perfumery is a delicate bl... 24-01-2022 18:52	Recommend Me a Perfume : January 2022 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 24-01-2022 18:52	Summer Cologne for Winter I’ve noticed over the past few years that my most worn winter perfumes have been the most summery ones in my collection. Or at least, the ones t... 14-01-2022 18:52
Spices, Citrus, Woods, Rose, Orange Blossom, Iris : New Clas New Bois de Jasmin online classes are now available for enrollment in 2022. I am continuing the popular Spices, Citrus, and Dark Woods series. I will ... 10-01-2022 18:53	Chanel Gardenia and Tom Ford Velvet Gardenia Perfume Giveawa Happy New Year! I hope that your year has started off well, and to make it even more so, today we have an amazing giveaway courtesy to Fabienne. The f... 03-01-2022 18:52	Perfume for the New Year If I were to select one scent to represent this year for me, it would be iris. Its dove-grey leitmotif ran through 2021 for me, whether it was the maj... 31-12-2021 18:52	Spices and Perfumes Nothing about my masala dabba, an Indian-style spice box, looks exotic. It’s a round tin, with a double lid and several compartments, that after... 27-12-2021 18:51
Scent Diary : Chamade and Ice I like when I wake up in the morning expecting another grey winter day and find everything touched with ice. Belgian skies are grey, fog has a grey ti... 24-12-2021 18:52	5 Perfumes for a Snowy Day Imagine that snow is falling outside your window. Everything is white and opalescent and soft shadows fill your room. It’s a moment of winter st... 20-12-2021 18:52	The Colorful World of Japanese Kutani Ceramics The first time I made my own clay pot, I must have been six or seven years old. My mother’s family comes from Poltava, the central region of Ukr... 13-12-2021 18:52	Nest and Tom Ford Perfume Giveaway Today have yet another amazing giveaway made possible by Bois de Jasmin’s reader Leslie. She would like to give away two full bottles: Nest Coco... 06-12-2021 18:54
Scent Diary : Mitsouko and Japanese fairy tales Yesterday came the snow. It always feel magical to watch the city disappear and melt behind the curtain of whiteness. Even when the snow melted, the s... 03-12-2021 18:52	New Online Classes : Spices, Citrus, and Dark Woods Three Bois de Jasmin classes are now available: Spices, Citrus, and Dark Woods. These classes are for students of all levels of interest in perfumery.... 02-12-2021 18:52	How to Find the Right Perfume and Seduce Yourself ?What perfumes do men like"? is one of the most common questions I am asked, followed closely by ?What perfumes will make women fall for me"... 29-11-2021 18:51	Recommend Me a Perfume : November 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 22-11-2021 18:51
Saffron Biscotti with Pistachios and Chocolate Saffron’s fragrance is complex. A leather accent shimmers darkly against the brightness of green and herbal notes. A languid floral undercurrent... 19-11-2021 18:51	Why Do We Like Floral Perfumes" One of my favorite childhood pursuits was to make perfume. At least, that?s what I called it?my great grandmother?s description was ?pestilence.? I sc... 15-11-2021 18:52	D. S. Durga and Stella McCartney Perfume Giveaway Today have another generous giveaway made possible by Bois de Jasmin’s reader Leslie. She would like to give away two full bottles: D.S. & D... 08-11-2021 18:52	Rose for Men and The Freedom to Choose Your Perfume The arbitrary nature of gender divisions in fragrance becomes obvious as soon as you examine scent habits around the world. Both men and women splash ... 05-11-2021 18:52
Bois de Jasmin Online Courses I’m happy to announce that I can finally offer Bois de Jasmin online courses. The first series of classes will be lectures designed to sharpen y... 01-11-2021 18:53	Recommend Me a Perfume : October 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 25-10-2021 18:53	10 Favorite Modern Patchouli Fragrances I started my 2-part patchouli series by describing classical fragrances, or rather classical uses of patchouli. This material was once used as an acce... 18-10-2021 18:53	Chanel Chance and Tauer PHI Une Rose de Kandahar Perfume Gi Today have a generous giveaway made possible by Bois de Jasmin’s reader Leslie. She would like to give away two full bottles: Chanel Chance EDP ... 11-10-2021 18:55
Perfume Industry, Diversity, and Becoming a Perfumer I continue the topic of perfume industry professions. I receive many questions and most of them are similar, so I decided to record a follow-up video.... 08-10-2021 18:53	Opulent Fragrances To Escape Routine and Grey Weather With everyone enraptured by minimalism, Cleanfluencers, and Marie Kondo, it seems in bad taste to suggest the need for opulence, especially since what... 04-10-2021 18:53	Top Classical Patchouli Perfumes : Part 1 Patchouli A green plant that evokes the scent of earth. A leaf that smells like wood. A wood that smells like chocolate. Patchouli is a complex, intriguing, and... 01-10-2021 18:53	Anton Chekhov?s Gooseberries: On Happiness Anton Chekhov’s “Gooseberries” tells a story–two friends, Ivan and Bourkin, shelter from the rain at another friend’s ho... 27-09-2021 18:54
Recommend Me a Perfume : September 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 20-09-2021 18:54	What Makes A Perfume Great ?The art of fortunate proportions? is how Edmond Roudnitska described perfumery. According to the legendary perfumer, a good fragrance has balance and... 17-09-2021 18:53	Corsican Eucalyptus and the Scent of the Maquis A few years ago I met a woman who talked about her fiendishly complex emigration from Russia to Israel in the ’80s and how instead of Jerusalem ... 13-09-2021 18:54	Favorite Perfume Books to learn about history, science, and Whenever I’m asked about my favorite books, two parallel thoughts flash through my mind–how much time do you have to listen to me and whic... 10-09-2021 18:54
Favorite Scented Candles for Daydreaming I have a weakness for scented candles and the autumn-winter season brings many temptations. L?Artisan Parfumeur’s collection, for instance, offe... 06-09-2021 18:53	3 Perfume Trends for 2021 and beyond Today’s topic is trends in fine fragrance, air care (candles, diffusers, room sprays,) and body care. Based on my professional experience and st... 03-09-2021 18:54	5 Light and Radiant Jasmine Perfumes It always surprises me that jasmine, one of the most luminous floral notes, is considered to be heavy and smothering. Then I realize that while my att... 30-08-2021 18:56	Recommend Me a Perfume : August 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 23-08-2021 18:54
Popular Brands and Perfumes of 2020 For those who like lists and rankings, I have a little treat today courtesy of the Cosmetify Index, a service that ranks the most searched for and fol... 20-08-2021 18:53	Brand Spotlight: Serge Lutens and 5 Favorite Perfumes Niche perfumery is synonymous with originality, boldness and surprise, and Serge Lutens deserves much of the credit for shaping it and giving it a set... 16-08-2021 18:53	Are You Confused By Fragrance Families" When we were discussing whether the oriental fragrance family should be renamed, a few people asked a question — do we need fragrance families i... 13-08-2021 18:54	5 Modern Perfumes with a note of surprise A good fragrance smells familiar, a great fragrance smells surprising. The whole quest of modern perfumery can be summed by this sentence. We’re... 09-08-2021 18:53
100 Fragrances That Influenced Perfume History E-Book Many of you have been asking me to continue the series 100 Fragrances That Influenced Perfume History. These articles still remain among the most visi... 02-08-2021 18:54	Recommend Me a Perfume : July 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 26-07-2021 18:53	Blending History and Architecture : Arquiste Parfumeur I first came across Arquiste Parfumeur when I was looking for an original gourmand fragrance. Most of the dessert-inspired blends crossing my path wer... 23-07-2021 18:54	Three Crisp and Bright Incense Perfumes Frankincense, the subject of my recent article and video, is on my mind again. Today I would like to reply to a request for fresh and bright incense f... 19-07-2021 18:54
On the Rose Trail: The Art of Distilling Rosewater The 10th century Persian philosopher and scientist Avicenna is credited with many contributions to astronomy, geography, psychology, logic, mathematic... 16-07-2021 18:54	Why Frankincense Is On The Verge of Disappearing Incense is one of my favorite notes, whether it’s the classical frankincense (olibanum) or the blends meant to evoke the aroma of Japanese or In... 12-07-2021 18:56	Scent Diary : Lindens It’s this time of year when lindens smells so intensely that I only need to open a window, and my whole room becomes filled with their honeyed s... 09-07-2021 18:54	Three Favorite Perfumes of the Moment Three perfumes for warm days. Three ideas to evoke freshness. Three different scents for different moods. I originally wanted to make a list of summer... 05-07-2021 18:54
Recommend Me a Perfume : June 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 28-06-2021 18:56	Is It Time to Rename the Oriental Fragrance Family" My original article on this topic was published in FT’s magazine, March 2016 issue, but the topic is as relevant as ever so I decided to continu... 25-06-2021 18:56	Famous Perfumery Roses : Rose Damascena Last week I covered the topic of rose de mai, or rosa centifolia, and it’s only fitting to turn my attention to the other famous perfumery rose,... 22-06-2021 18:55	Fougere Perfumes and Fragrant Ferns The first abstract fragrance in modern perfumery is considered to be Houbigant?s Fougère Royale created in 1882. Since I didn?t find myself around fer... 14-06-2021 18:55
Why Is Rose Centifolia Such An Expensive Ingredient I had a chance to harvest roses in Grasse on a couple of occasions and to observe the process of rose absolute and rose essential oil distillation. Th... 11-06-2021 18:56	What Materials Are Valued by Perfumers And Why If you’ve ever been confused by a term “matières nobles” or “noble materials” in a perfume marketing description, I have... 07-06-2021 18:55	Classical Perfumes For Those Who Don?t Like Classics The more I delve into perfumery, the more the subject of fragrance classics fascinates me. Although when it comes to my day-to-day choices I still wea... 04-06-2021 18:53	Penhaligon?s The Favourite Perfume Giveaway I hope that everyone’s week is starting well. Today we have a generous giveaway made possible by Bois de Jasmin’s reader Steven. Steven wo... 31-05-2021 18:54
Recommend Me a Perfume : May 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 24-05-2021 18:53	The Beauty of Simple Things : Orange The orange is ubiquitous in perfumery. We easily get taken with oud, gardenia, frangipani, or other more flamboyant notes, but for the most part, oran... 21-05-2021 18:53	Uplifting, Spring-like Perfumes for All Year Round Spring is more than a season. It’s a feeling. A mood. I always long to capture it somehow to experience its effervescence whenever a yearning st... 17-05-2021 18:53	Fascinating Perfumery : What Do Modern Violets Smell Like The discovery of ionones gave modern perfumery a distinctive violet inflection. In the first article on this topic, I’ve described how ionones w... 14-05-2021 18:53
The Scent of Empire Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow by Karl Schlo The Scent of Empire: Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow by Karl Schlögel The first time my grandmother was introduced to my future grandfather, he was perform... 10-05-2021 18:53	The Perfect Scent of Spring and Cherry Blossoms Be wary of perfumes called Cherry Blossom. They promise a whirlwind of pink petals and poetry, but they’ll deliver a wan fruity-floral scent tha... 07-05-2021 18:53	Fascinating Perfumery: How Violets and Ionones Made History It’s not an understatement to say that without the humble violet we wouldn’t have perfumery as we know it today. At the end of the 19th ce... 03-05-2021 18:53	Recommend Me a Perfume : April 2021 Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ... 26-04-2021 18:54

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