01 Thursday Aug 2019
Posted in Classes and Lectures
I’ve just added a brand-new class to my list! It focuses on two perfumes that were released a century ago: Guerlain Mitsouko and Caron Tabac Blond. As usual, this will be a cross-media “show and smell.” It’s taking place at the Brooklyn Brainery on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
You can find more information on the Brooklyn Brainery website.
06 Thursday Dec 2018
Posted in Advertising and Scent
I filed away this Caron advertisement from 1940 a while ago, not just because I liked it, but because I had a feeling that its imagery was borrowed from some earlier work of art. Yesterday, in a completely unrelated search, I came across the source…
26 Tuesday Jun 2018
Posted in Advertising and Scent
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In honor of June—the month of roses—and as a birthday card to myself, here’s a vintage advertisement for Caron’s La Fête des Roses!
