For the holiday season, Yves Saint Laurent is releasing limited edition bottles of its three fragrances, Cinéma, Opium et Opium pour Homme.
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Luca and Victoria Perfume Seminar
Recording of a seminar.
Luca and Victoria speak for 1.5h on topics included, but not limited to: vintage perfumes, our favorite fragrances, trends we hate, industry gossip. No one will be spared. All will be entertained. Funds will be used to support charity projects in Ukraine.
Dark Woods
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: January 25th, Saturday, 12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €60 (recording included)
Fragrance Families: Cologne
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: February 5th, Wednesday, 12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €60 (recording included)
Fragrance Families: Florals
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: February 8th, Saturday, 12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €60 (recording included)
Studio Class: Vintage Perfumes and Stories
Class location: Brussels
Date: February 9th, Sunday, 11-13:30 CET
Class duration: 2.5 hours
200€/per person (50€ to be paid as a reservation deposit, the rest is payable in person on the day of the class)
Please contact me for other available dates
About these Lectures
Students of all levels of interest in perfumery will find much to learn in this series of lectures. The lecture is designed to sharpen your sense smell and improve your enjoyment and appreciation of scents. You will learn professional smelling techniques and receive personalized tips. You will learn how to smell complex aromas and about the main criteria of a well-made fragrance–and how to look for them.
Online and in-person classes are available.
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Not participating in the give-away, but I can recommend the following to sample: Diptyque Philosykos and Tam Dao (the former a woody fig, the latter a sandalwood-cedar but more cedar… January 25, 2025 at 10:16am
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Thank you, Victoria, for this excellent, well considered review. I hope to be able to sample these Aphorism fragrances someday. January 24, 2025 at 8:14pm
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Hello Victoria, as always I’ve loved reading this posting as always. Each review sparkles with the depth, trustworthiness, of your knowledge and love of perfume’s art and place in social… January 24, 2025 at 5:17pm
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I also liked it very much. I admit that I’m not a fan of the gold-and-more-gold aesthetic. Plus, the prices are very high. January 24, 2025 at 2:40pm
3 Comments
Marina: I love that parfum bottle too, love its color and the tassle…it’s a shame that I can’t pull off wearing the juice itself. September 15, 2005 at 9:26am
BoisdeJasmin: Marinocka, I am there with you. I do like it, but I cannot wear the parfum, only the EDT once in a blue moon. I do like it though. September 15, 2005 at 10:25am
sean: Not sure if this is a comment but more a question! Where exactly does one buy these items, I live in England and to my knoweldge no one in the country had the mens limited edition in stock! Not even Harrods! Please help! July 31, 2006 at 3:37pm