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  • Shadow of scents
  • Crossed paths
  • Along the way

09.14.2018 Pomander

Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano, 1503-1572) - Lucrezia de Medici (portrait présumé, 1560)
Along the way

This ornamental accessory was worn as a necklace, bracelet or attached to a belt (depending on its size) and wasn’t so much a decorative object but worn to protect the wearer.

03.16.2018 Perfumes of the sixties

Twist des sixties
Crossed paths

Perfumes of the Sixties are characterised by originality, the increased use of synthetic ingredients blended with wonderful natural ingredients, classicism and sensuality.

02.16.2018 Perfumed wigs

Femme se faisant coiffer (biscuit)
Crossed paths

“Scented powder was all the rage.” (Annick Le Guérer)

08.11.2017 A history of the gestures of perfumery

Pomme de senteur tenue au bout d’une chaînette (détail d’un portrait  de femme de Nicolas de Neuchatel dit Lucidel)
Crossed paths

“From its origins to today, perfume has continued to induce practices and gestures.” (Annick Le Guérer)

07.24.2017 Perfume in the modern age (III)

Brigitte Bardot, probablement lors du tournage de "Et Dieu... créa la femme" de Roger Vadim, sorti en 1956.
Along the way

Perfume becomes a luxury item within the reach of all.

07.17.2017 Perfume in the modern age (II)

Nathalie Paley, princesse Paley, comtesse von Hohenfelsen (1905-1981)
Along the way

The juice was designed to last on the skin as well as for years.

07.10.2017 Perfume in the modern age (I)

Flacon de parfum, René Lalique (années 20)
Along the way

It is the invention of synthetics that slowly triggered the Modern perfume, by the end of the 19th century.

07.07.2017 The morality of perfume

Fleur des champs - Louis Janmot (1845), Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon
Along the way

In France, in the XIXth century, perfume continued to be tarred by the centuries-old idea of indolence and idleness, the mother of all vices.

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