Lauren Greenfield’s book is amazing. I saw the documentary on amazon fist, but the book in comparison seems even better, containing 1000s of pictures. The 2 hours of the documentary cannot fully mirror the depth of the texts accompanying the many pictures in the book. On the other hand, the documentary concentrated on a few… Continue reading “Generation Wealth” by Lauren Greenfield
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A Different Breed – “Collecting Fashion” by Alexandra Carl
Alexandra Carl’s book is a rare sign of independence in today’s fashion world. It is not superficial and fast-paced, but a book that takes its time. It took Alexandra Carl, according to interviews available when you google her name, almost 3,5 years to finish it. The result is not one of those typical home-stories of… Continue reading A Different Breed – “Collecting Fashion” by Alexandra Carl
Freshly Baked Lemon Tart – “Bake” by Akro Fragrances
As the days get darker and darker, and it is raining, and windy, and cold, one needs something to warm up, indulge, and smile. Akro Fragrances’ perfume “Bake” is perfect for that purpose. The homely scent of a freshly baked lemon tart, still warm from the oven, is bottled in that perfume. The lemon in… Continue reading Freshly Baked Lemon Tart – “Bake” by Akro Fragrances
The Real Queen – “Madame de Maintenon” by Parfums du Chateau de Versailles
The brand Parfums du Chateau de Versailles is dedicated to revive the life of the Franch royal family and palaces in the time before the revolution, especially the court of Louis XIV, the “Sun King”. He was the longest ruling monarch of French royal history (1643-1715) and became the definition of an absolutist monarch. “The… Continue reading The Real Queen – “Madame de Maintenon” by Parfums du Chateau de Versailles
Rough Island Beauty – “Abraxas” by EolieParfums
The Aeolian Islands, also known as the Liparian Islands, just off the north-eastern coast of Sicily have a unique romantic quality. Known since ancient times, they were believed to be the home of Aeolus, the God of Winds. Abraxas, after whom the perfume is named, is said to have been the horse of Aeolus. Odysseus,… Continue reading Rough Island Beauty – “Abraxas” by EolieParfums
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”
There is one sentence in George Orwell’s classic “Animal Farm” that summarizes human behaviour and human life: ‘ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS’. The book, published by Eric Arthur Blair under his pen name George Orwell in 1945, turned an instant success. George Orwell was born in 1903 in… Continue reading George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”
Cartier “Panthere” – Time is not the Enemy
The house of Cartier’s homage to their most famous jewellery collection, those of the panther jewels, is a gloriously illustrated book with well-coordinated texts on the theme. There is no explanation why the jewellery collection is referred to as “Panthere” and not leopard. From a zoological point of view panthers are leopards or jaguars without… Continue reading Cartier “Panthere” – Time is not the Enemy
Kea Parrots – Playful Role Models
There are not many books about Kea parrots. Anybody who saw one of the documentaries in TV about the parrots dismantling tourist’s cars in New Zealand and playing passionately with each other wonders why there are not more books or more information in general about those birds. There is no doubt that Keas are extremely… Continue reading Kea Parrots – Playful Role Models
Roasted Nuts – “A Whiff of Waffle Cone” by Imaginary Authors
Choosing “A Whiff of Waffle Cone” as the next perfume to write about was pure self-indulgence. This is – for me – one of the gourmand scents to wallow in with delight. Cookies, nuts, roasted nuts, coffee beans, some chocolate cream, caramel and so on is by far healthier to sniff than to eat. The… Continue reading Roasted Nuts – “A Whiff of Waffle Cone” by Imaginary Authors
A memory of Provence – “Mon Guerlain (intense)” by GUERLAIN
“Mon Guerlain”, when introduced in 2017 by famous perfume house GUERLAIN, was an immediate success. By now a whole perfume family has been created around the first fragrance. The only one of the siblings I know is “Mon Guerlain intense”, also discussed here. Please note, the full name of the latter perfume is “Mon Guerlain”,… Continue reading A memory of Provence – “Mon Guerlain (intense)” by GUERLAIN