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In this column, Laura Bradley explores the world of fragrance, from scent reviews to conversations with leading perfumers

  • Léa Seydoux for Prada Candy L'Eau

    Olfaction | Exclusive: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola's Prada Candy L'Eau

    To celebrate the upcoming release of Candy L'Eau, AnOther presents three instalments of Wes Anderson's new film, set in a Parisian utopia, and an extract from Candy - From A to Z. The Ten Commandments for the XXIst Century Girl...

  • Carmen Kass for Narciso Rodriguez, 2003

    Olfaction | Narciso Rodriguez on Carmen Kass

    "We must have shot a thousand takes of Carmen Kass to get that image", say leading photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. The sensual portrait was used for Narciso Rodriguez's inaugural fragrance, For Her, in 2003...

  • Comme des Garçons by Comme des Garçons

    Olfaction | Katerina Jebb x Comme des Garçons Perfume

    For Comme des Garçons latest eponymous fragrance, an unusual blend of rose oxides, lilac, hawthorn and Scotch Tape, it seems wholly appropriate they decided to accompany its release with an unconventional beauty campaign in collaboration...

  • Petite Mort (Parfum d’une Femme)

    Olfaction | Petite Mort (Parfum d’une Femme)

    There are classic fragrances and there are niche fragrances – Petite Mort (Parfum d'une Femme) falls into the latter. A fragrance inspired by the bodily fluid secreted through desire and brain chemistry, Petite Mort embodies the elusive...

  • Les Exclusifs de Chanel

    Olfaction | Les Exclusifs de Chanel

    Simple and chic are two words that can be attributed to Chanel. The House's fragrance collection Les Exclusifs de Chanel, is a fine example. Identical square bottles bearing a simple clean white box with the iconic capitalised font...

  • EAWE by Sissel Tolaas, 2004

    Olfaction | Sissel Tolaas's Scent Archive

    Sissel Tolass's work is fascinating. Having studied mathematics, chemistry and visual arts she has since established a burgeoning scent archive in Berlin...

  • Serge Lutens

    Olfaction | Serge Lutens on Botanical Inspirations

    Legendary perfumer Serge Lutens talks about botanical inspirations, his dislike of Eau de Cologne and the theme behind his latest fragrance L'Eau Froide...

  • Diptyque's 34 boulevard Saint Germain

    Olfaction | Diptyque's 34 boulevard Saint Germain

    55-years ago, Diptyque was founded by three Friends – painter Desmond Knox-Leet, set designer Yves Coueslant and Christiane Gautrot, who was working in an architecture firm. To celebrate the milestone, the house decided to create a tribute...

  • Raw perfumes at Clinique Aromatics Elixir 40th Anniversary Scent Dinner.

    Olfaction | Chandler Burr's Scent Dinner

    Chandler Burr intends to do for perfume what has been done for photography over the last 30 years: confirm its status as a legitimate art. For this purpose he has set up and become Director and Curator of the Center of Olfactory Art at the...

  • The science of smell

    Olfaction | The Science of Smell

    Perfume is regularly documented and celebrated in the media, from reviews of timeless classics to the lucrative campaigns of the latest release. Very little column space is dedicated to the science of smell. Having just kicked off...

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