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Two days in Paris: a ridiculously fancy dinner hosted by @creedfragrance in Karl Lagerfeld’s former digs, where rooms overflowed with lavender and iris in honor of the new Iris Debonair scent, and a peek at the salvaged architectural treasures inside @feauboiseries (that elephant doorknob!). Bookended by a perfect day in Saint-Malo and a wander through the spruced-up, gleaming interior of Notre-Dame. taken in Paris, France by @aprillong5

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My thoughts on the new L’Heure Bleue (spoiler alert: I 💙 it), over on Substack, plus vintage ads and lots of vowels. Link in stories 👀 by @aprillong5

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More postcards from the Emerald Isle: beautiful, somewhat bedraggled Bantry House, a boat to Garnish Island in the rain, Inch Beach, gorse and heather heaven, ancient ruins and Dingle dazzle. So. Many. Sheep. taken in Dingle Penisula, Ireland by @aprillong5

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Sundry scenes from Ireland: the cliffs of Mizen Head, the ancient, windswept Drombeg Stone Circle, the spooky churchyard at Ardmore, the colorful window boxes of Skibbereen, and the lovely gardens at Lismore Castle. taken in County Cork, Ireland by @aprillong5

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Wrote about the magic of perfumes that smell like rain falling on dry soil for @allure, with insight from @hereticparfum @davidsethmoltz @stevengontarski and more. Big 🩷 to @spanych for the fun assignment. 🌧️ by @aprillong5

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Thoughts on the tomato fragrance frenzy, with some of my favorites from @erisparfums @officine_universelle_buly @loewe_perfumes @henrikvibskov @fultonandroark @malinandgoetz and a vat of marinara sauce more.
Art by @davidshrigley and James Peale (1826).
Link in bio 🍅 by @aprillong5

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2 months ago

Hot minute in London: the excellent Schiaparelli exhibit @vamuseum; the jungly Barbican Conservatory; the Isokon, erstwhile home of Bauhaus bigwigs and Agatha Christie; Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in Regent’s Park all afroth; obligatory stop @libertylondon; good smells (and a desirable chair) at pelargonium mecca @c.atherleylondon and @perfumerhlondon. taken in London, United Kingdom by @aprillong5

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4 months ago

Heck of a place, Heckfield Place.
Foxglove forests, moonlit sheep, wishing trees, walled gardens, and a spa to cure all that ails. Thanks for a perfect stay, @heckfield_place 🩷 taken in Heckfield Place by @aprillong5

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4 months ago

Doing important work at Domaine Les Naysses, where roses cultivated 75 years ago by Christian Dior’s sister Catherine are still grown; photos I have taken before and hope to take again at the never-not-magical Chateau de la Colle Noire and @hotelducapedenroc with @diorbeauty; distracted by flower arrangements everywhere; a special visit to the home and kaleidoscopically good-smelling garden of legendary perfumer Edmond Roudnitzka, Domaine Saint Blanche, where should there be an internship or assistant gardener position available I would like to apply. by @aprillong5

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5 months ago

Fair warning: the @perfumebottlesauction will happen tomorrow. I visited these beauties IRL yesterday and they are every bit as wondrous as they look in the catalogue. I wrote about some of the standouts for @townandcountrymag - link in stories - and I will tell you now I may bankrupt myself for that snake. taken in New York, New York by @aprillong5

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Pretty things last week: This beautiful violet brooch by @helenasimonofficial, handcrafted in silk from a vintage mold; a trifecta of art, flowers, and eyeshadow @amelieduchalard gallery with @violette_fr; a @welovecoco treasure box much admired by someone who was not its intended recipient; some things I smelled and loved @stelenewyork (@shopjunethirtieth @witchnewyork @sagesalt @perfume_who @chronotope_perfume) and the new Brooklyn @luckyscent (@parfumsdusita @regimedesfleurs ); my annual tradition of missing peak cherry blossoms @brooklynbotanic… but making it just in time for lilacs. by @aprillong5

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6 months ago

Earth Day edition of The Pomander over on Substack, with a bouquet of spring fragrances from @lelabofragrances @officialbyredo @marcantoinebarrois @fredericmalle @guerlain and @official.nonfiction despite the fact that it’s feeling very February today. Link in stories & bio. 🌷

Painting by Adele Walter, circa 1910 by @aprillong5

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