Jousset Parfums is a brand fully dedicated to gourmand fragrances. They smell mostly like desserts ready to eat, from a glass of Nutella to a vanilla cake, from popcorn to pistachio ice-cream. The perfume “African Queen” is currently the only one where the title reveals nothing about the scent notes. “Café Affogato” by Jousset Parfums… Continue reading Delicious – “Café Affogato” by Jousset Parfums
Author: Consigliere Bellezza
Smelling Rich – “Lesedi La Rona VI” by GRAFF
When you sell something very expensive, your customer base is limited. Few companies sell more expensive items as the House of GRAFF, the famous British jeweller specialized in diamonds. GRAFF bought the Lesedi La Rona uncut raw diamond of 1109 carats (221,8 grams) in 2017. It was one of the biggest stone of flawless quality… Continue reading Smelling Rich – “Lesedi La Rona VI” by GRAFF
Almonds everywhere – “Le Parfum” by Aubade
Doing a bit of recherche on perfumes one owns usually brings up some unexpected truths. “Le Parfum” by Aubade came to my collection some time ago in a phase of “let me try to buy all sweet almond perfumes” and not much thought about afterwards. The scent is very straightforward and I liked a few… Continue reading Almonds everywhere – “Le Parfum” by Aubade
“When too perfect, lieber Gott boese” – Hedy Lamarr
Korean artist Nam June Paik’s famous quote matched nobody better than Austrian-US actress Hedy Lamarr. She was one of those few people who seemed to have everything – exquisite beauty, money, and fame. Looking closer she had even more, intelligence, indeed genius, down-to-earth realism – and also some quite bad character traits. At times she… Continue reading “When too perfect, lieber Gott boese” – Hedy Lamarr
“de Gournay, Hand-Painted Interiors” by Claud Cecil Gurney
This beautiful book contains surprises. Many of them. I bought the book “de Gournay, Hand-Painted Interiors” mainly because the beauty of frescos, mosaics, and all other form of artfully hand-painted walls or wallpapers in houses are so rarely seen today. In old castles and medieval palaces often thick tapestries are hung from the walls, but… Continue reading “de Gournay, Hand-Painted Interiors” by Claud Cecil Gurney
The Luxury Collection “Hotel Stories”
This lovely illustrated book is an homage from the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Group to their best hotels, called “The Luxury Collection”. At the time of publishing, in 2013, one could take it as an expensive coffee-table travel catalogue to decide upon one’s next holiday or simply as a beautiful guide to daydream about hotels.… Continue reading The Luxury Collection “Hotel Stories”
The Sky over Berlin – “Ber Cavok” by Urban Scents
Let us look at a true spring perfume today. “Ber Cavok” is aviation language with the meaning that the sky over Berlin is clear, without clouds, and the visibility is perfect. The fragrance captures the spirit of a fresh and sunny spring day in Germany’s trendy capital very well. The opening of the perfume comes… Continue reading The Sky over Berlin – “Ber Cavok” by Urban Scents
Hello Springtime – “Mandarino di Sicilia” by Perris Monte Carlo
“Mandarino di Sicilia” is like the first greeting from spring, whilst snow and ice are still ruling the outside world. The best mandarins grow during wintertime; they reach their highest quality between December and February. With their colourful appearance they seem to be the antidote to winter, orange and green being very different to grey… Continue reading Hello Springtime – “Mandarino di Sicilia” by Perris Monte Carlo
Soft Kisses and More – “No. 5 Floral Amber Sensual Musk” by Rosendo Mateu
This perfume is special. Rosendo Mateu, the Spanish master perfumer, captured pure sensuality in a bottle. The perfume is part of his main line Olfactive Expressions, and it is by far the most unusual of those fragrances. “No. 5 Floral Amber Sensual Musk” defies single scent notes, it comes as one wave of sweet sensuality… Continue reading Soft Kisses and More – “No. 5 Floral Amber Sensual Musk” by Rosendo Mateu
Mongolia as it was in the 2000s
There is little literature on the country of Mongolia, apart from travel guides and books about Genghis Khan. Sometimes the country is mentioned in connection with Marco Polo’s travels, when China was still ruled from Mongolia. During Marco Polo’s time, Genghis Khans grandson Kublai Khan ruled the empire. Modern Mongolia, captured between the landmasses of… Continue reading Mongolia as it was in the 2000s