What is fragrance? How can it be that so much is packed into a nothing to see? Meet Mother Nature’s indelible escape artist. #Nothing2See
23
May
Posts by Douglas Bender
18
May
A breakdown of the week that was AIX Scent Fair in Los Angeles. Includes first look at upcoming CM launch, Eye, Hatshepsut. #fragrance
22
Jun
The Rainbows are Flying High...
It's Pride week here again in New York City, and it looks set to be another exciting year on Christopher Street. With the Stonewall Inn's Landmark status hearing on Tuesday morning, and...
21
Jun
It's Fathers' Day. You know, that time once a when you pause, slowly put down your phone, gaze awkwardly across the table at the man who raised you, and sheepishly eke out a "Hey dad... 'sup?".
Or,...
19
Jun
If you're anything like me, when you hear the word disruption, you probably think of something meant to interfere with your day (i.e. a stalled subway making you late, or a hyperactive child screaming...
18
Jun
Street art, graffiti, urban art... this unapologetically disruptive art form goes by many names. Regardless of preferred word (or underlying philosophical beliefs), all terms refer to a disruptive force in action. The desire to...
05
May
Asphalt Rainbow Series exploring some of the street art techniques used in crafting the fragrance. A photo gallery of Street Art Stencil Work. #roseshards
29
Apr
Part Two in the Asphalt Rainbow series on Street Art Technique & Olfaction takes a closer look at stencil art and the process of translating stencil design into fragrance. Often credited as the earliest known form of...
22
Mar
Distortion. Transformation. Impermanence. The original olfactive story of Charenton Macerations’ street art rose inspired Asphalt Rainbow – in brief.
13
Feb
One simply cannot discuss the history of the West Village without emphasizing the importance of tobacco. Christopher Street has thick roots buried deep in the old tobacco fields that lay forgotten beneath its current urban visage:...