Anyone care to make up a caption?
The illustration was drawn by the artist Elisabeth Branly (1889-1971) in 1911. It was presented as part of the exhibition celebrating the work of female artists and artisans at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. I thought that it was ideal for our Women in Perfumery series!
Photography by Bois de Jasmin
Welcome to Bois de Jasmin! I'm a writer, journalist and professionally trained perfumer. On these pages I explore the world of senses through art, literature, and history. - Victoria
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: May 11th, Saturday 12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €55
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: May 19th, Sunday12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €55
Location: Online, Zoom
Date: June 1st, Saturday 12:00pm-1:30pm EST/6:00pm-7:30pm CET
Price: €55
Location: Brussels
Date:
May 19th, Sunday, 12pm-2:30pm
June 23rd, Sunday, 12pm-2:30pm
July 8th, Monday, 10am-12:30pm
(other dates are available on request)
Class duration: 2.5 hours
Price: €200
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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27 Comments
Karen A: Ahhh, merci beaucoup! August 21, 2017 at 7:14am
Iuliana: “And at the next spray of violets you will come out of the fragrance-induced trance…” August 21, 2017 at 9:39am
January: “Goodness! I’m all wet!” August 21, 2017 at 12:14pm
kayliz: Rigor mortis? No problem with Reveille-Toi Cologne! August 21, 2017 at 9:48am
Nick: This is so funny! August 21, 2017 at 10:02am
January: Haha August 21, 2017 at 12:12pm
Nina Leto Mayleas: Never underestimate the sense of smell!! August 21, 2017 at 10:12am
penny: Really Mademoiselle again!! all this fainting just to get a free sample? August 21, 2017 at 10:29am
Aromaology: This reminds me of Homer Simpson’s invention – the makeup gun.
https://youtu.be/YJUlRSa70mM August 21, 2017 at 11:01am
Sharon: Knockout in round one in the Perfume aisle! August 21, 2017 at 11:04am
spe: Perfect. Now one to the bosom and one to the ankles and I’m on my way. Thank you, Jeeves. August 21, 2017 at 11:56am
January: “Intro-ducing Vampires Vaincus” August 21, 2017 at 12:18pm
January: “So you dowse the whole bottle costing only $700 just once and it will last a lifetime.” August 21, 2017 at 12:21pm
January: It reminds me of an amazing book with history on perfume advertising, “Perfume” by Richard Stamelman, and the glorious though infamous Tom Ford directed advert of a naked Sophie Dahl for YSL Opium. August 21, 2017 at 12:50pm
ClareObscure: I loved the Sophie Dahl redhead nude for YSL’s Opium. Thanks for mentioning this book. I will try to order it. August 21, 2017 at 9:01pm
epapsiou: I looked and found this. http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/gallery/19779/0/controversial-fashion-ads August 23, 2017 at 10:05am
Kristina: Take all my money. I want that bottle.
Love the illustration. So well done August 21, 2017 at 4:28pm
Maya: Death by an overzealous sprayer. August 21, 2017 at 6:30pm
ClareObscure: Caption: the gentleman says, “I certainly did not expect ‘the swoon effect’ to happen that quickly. Messieur Guerlain did say his new perfume could be hypnotique.” August 21, 2017 at 9:14pm
Joseph: “Well. Now I really do have the vapors.” August 21, 2017 at 9:50pm
maja: “Oh, no, not another flanker!” *faints* August 22, 2017 at 3:50am
Victoria: I’m in tears laughing! These are hysterical. August 22, 2017 at 4:15am
Alicia: Not quite comme il faut, but in la belle époque erotica this might have been labeled “la petite mort.” August 22, 2017 at 6:09am
Eudora: Charming… La belle epoque was really belle. August 22, 2017 at 9:43am
Sylvie Bordet: Eau du ciel…
(After checking, I see that this is actually a real perfume – I don’t mean to imply anything about its effects, it just seemed like a funny caption.) August 22, 2017 at 1:15pm
SHMW: can’t think of a thing, too mystified by her lack of anatomical reality… like what is she sitting on…..and why isn’t she sliding prone to the floor… Also just how tall would she be, always assuming she could stand on those weird little trotters? August 23, 2017 at 9:46am
Lorna Carrier Smith: This is how I feel when I smell the handful of scents that are 5* holy grails. Transported. Out of body. Transcendent. September 4, 2017 at 6:05pm