Dearest Scented Ones
Before all memories of The City of Light slip from The Dandy‘s mind to be supplanted by other travels, some images, and aromas to recall the magical Gallic capital.
A Store Fit for a Distinguished Visitor
Perfume for a (Naughty) Boy : Histoires de Parfums / 1740
Grand Green Interior
Chartreuse Blast : Balmain / Vent Vert
Then We Talked Only of Red Clay
Now It’s All Grass : Nez a Nez / Foret de Becharre
Stone Roses
Slate Grey and Pink : Lyn Harris for M&S / La Rose
The Decadent Entrance
That No One Forgets : Guerlain / Shalimar
Garden Square, Imperial Past
Equatorial Imports : Coqui Coqui / Tobaco
The Stairway From So Many Scenes
Old Romance In Black and White : Cartier / Baiser Vole
Arcade Contemplation
Honey Coloured Thoughts : Maison Francis Kurkdjian / Absolue Pour le Soir
Exercise in Colour
Sharp Lines : Jean Louis-Scherrer / Jean-Louis Scherrer
Extraordinary Procession
All Human Life is Here : Etro / Royal Pavilion
Where Seurat’s Swimmers Swam
Sadness in Blue : Hermes / Eau de Narcisse Bleu
An Inky Light
As We Write, Longhand : Comme des Garcons / 2 Silver Words Comme des Garcons
That has set me trawling through the thoughts, more images will follow.
Then a puzzle… where did my voyages take me?
And what perfume, finally, did The Dandy purchase…?
Until tomorrow.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy.
The Perfumed Dandy. 