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"Parfum défendu", the forbidden perfume, is rumoured to have been created as "un parfum de puta", which an amusing yet fitting way to describe it. A lot darker and less sweet due to more clove and especially patchouli, according to Cleopatra's Boudoir 10%, which was very unusual during the time this...

This rare lucky find seems to lead way for autumn scents season, it's getting real warm and cosy, heavy and ambery. According to Cleopatra's Boudoir this was inspired by the incense used in Notre Dame at the time, and I guess it explains why so many more people went to church back then.  This...

1930s - made by Heinrich Hoffman Lalique: Art Deco Bohemian Ruby Glass Perfume Bottle.  Incredible the beauty to make bottles and cap at the begin of previous century! I think the care and minimum details in the luxury environment was wonderful combined like still today the attention can be put to watch...

“Orange Variee”, orange perfume set with eight spikes inside. Made in 1925 for the company Le Parfum de Marcy, Les Lilas, Paris, it is in painted ceramics, glass and enamel, 6 cm tall, private collection.

Good evening, after a day of shopping, the mind must be nourished as well as the body; therefore, culture corner.  A woman with a flower in her hand and an alabastron for scented essences hanging on the wall. Details of the exterior of an Attic red-figure cup - from Vulci, Etruria, Italy - 475/425 BC - Musée...

PERFUME BOTTLES BY RENÉ LALIQUE, 1930s Lalique not only pioneered the concept of creating perfume bottles designed to embody the essence of the fragrance but also developed a technique allowing for relief patterns on the interior. This involved casting two glass pieces in a mold, then fusing them...