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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...
Tag Archives: Education
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Jun
Christopher Street is currently playing host to Stonewall 45: Windows Into LGBT History. This Greenwich Village educational exhibition commemorates the 45th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots: the three-day historic event now heavily regarded as the...
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May
There's no denying the inseparable bond that exists between sex, desire, and fragrance. The old adage that "sex sells" is not a concept some perfume makers adopt lightly, but is instead a tactic amplified to an...
10
Oct
Olfaction really involves two things: application and experience. We place scent on our bodies AND we seek it out in the world. In today's audiovisual-centric world, the full beauty of our olfactory senses can...
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Mar
Fragrance is an object of overlapping points of view. A scent, at any given moment, is made up of a series of simultaneous inputs and outputs, stimulations and exclamations. Its effects are both physical...
05
Mar
When describing fragrances like Christopher Street, we have a tendency to break these scents down into three basic components: top (or head) notes, mid (or heart) notes, and dry (or base) notes. While convenient...
14
Dec
Last week, I was having an interesting conversation on Twitter involving fragrance's many usages throughout history, and wanted to revisit the theme in a little more depth in hopes of clarifying my meaning. Here's...
21
Nov
I have to admit, aside from actual fragrance formulation, my favorite part of the development process has to be writing the fragrance brief. The brief is the blueprint, the underlying story you expect your...
18
Nov
During a recent market study, I happened to come face-to-face with a woman who bluntly stated, "I don't wear fragrance." Arms crossed adamantly, she launched into a very long diatribe against what she felt...
19
Nov
At Charenton Macerations, we spend a lot of time playing around with video. From watching to producing, we can, at any one point, have up to four video screens running simultaneously, pumping in various...
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