13
Dec
Holiday Season 2014 is in full swing. When you work in the world of fragrance, two things stand out during this time of year. It begins with the ads. Online, on tv, in print... we are...
Posts by Douglas Bender
08
Nov
“Art must serve a cause; not a military cause, or political, but a social cause.”
- Blek le Rat
Since the very beginning of the Asphalt Rainbow project, I have been quite adamant that the purpose...
06
Nov
The worlds of scent and graffiti collide in Asphalt Rainbow, the latest from Charenton Macerations. Inside this gallery, you'll find a series of amazing street art & technique that helped inspired the final Asphalt...
29
Oct
There is no denying that as human beings, we sometimes try to communicate with one another using roses. It is a flower ritualized and revered like no other in our history. But what exactly are we...
24
Oct
"Your incompleteness completes me"
Asphalt Rainbow is a fragrance born from a fascination with masterful techniques deployed in street art production. There is so much beauty in how a skilled bomber possesses this expert ability to take the simplest everyday things and...
10
Oct
The #Roseshards Story begins with tales from the ancient world of Alexander the Great: rose aficionado and early graffiti artist. For more information on the Asphalt Rainbow project, please check out the Olfactive Story of Asphalt Rainbow.
Early...
01
Oct
The CM2 Project: Inspired by Street Art
Disrupt expectations. From its ability to distort perceptions or transform the ambiance of any environment, to its all-too temporary embrace with our skin - not to mention our...
14
Jul
I am so pleased to finally be able to share some news about Charenton Macerations' follow up fragrance to Christopher Street. This new project has been in the works for the past two years, and...
29
Jun
Today's Christopher Street Pride 2014 fragrance sampling location is The 44th Annual NYC Pride Parade (Moving Target). I will be out and about today in the West Village from 1pm-5pm handing out free samples of Christopher Street and...
28
Jun
All this week on Christopher Street, Charenton Macerations has been celebrating 45 years of queer liberation, commemorating some of our favorite stories, places, and events connected with the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City. Today,...