My dissertation examines the significance of English language and culture in the lives of queer Japanese men and women. That's not as important as the fact that during the completion of this process I've felt it necessary to use fragrance for cognitive and emotional centering. In other words, smell brings back memories and as...
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The Sweet Smell of Japan
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About The Critics: Danielle of UK / USA
Who? Danielle De Feo
Where? London/New York, but semi-nomadic.
What do you do? Right now I am a Development Manager for DRIFT, a biannual river focused contemporary arts event on the Thames.
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Essay: De Feo meets perfumer Kurkdjian, 2009
There are few perfumers as young as Francis Kurkdjian who speak with as much authority or are in command of such presence. And with Kurkdjian’s background his confidence is justified: the fragrance with which he made his entry to the world of commercial perfumery was Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male. Kurkdjian was just 25.
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Fragrance Review: Un Robe de Zibeline (n.d.)
Summary: A winter special edition from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz from 2004 whose “cooking style” I have always admired…A sensuous, elegant perfume to envelop oneself with as with a fine warm fitted evening coat. By the way, who said that evening clothes could only be worn in the evening?
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