Opération Séduction 21: Mon Studio
This fragrance was the first by Callisté (the company drew its name from the Greek kallistos, “most beautiful.”) It was …
Category Archives: Linnet’s Fiction
Opération Séduction 20: En Passant
“Composed by Olivia Giacobetti, En Passant is an impressionistic fragrance, an evocation of Doisneau’s Paris.” How fitting. The legendary photographer …
Opération Séduction 19: L’Heure Bleue
L’Heure Bleue is the period of twilight in the early morning and at dusk, when the diffusion of indirect sunlight creates …
Opération Séduction 18: Poison
A review describes Dior’s Poison (1985) as a “femme fatale” perfume, to be used in very small amounts because it …
Opération Séduction 17: L’Homme
Chapter the Seventeenth, in which our hero Peter drunk-dials. L’Homme is a relatively new men’s fragrance (2006) by Yves Saint Laurent. …
Opération Séduction 16: Bandit
I love this description of Bandit (1944) and the interesting print ad: The original version walked the thinnest scent-line possible …
Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James
According to T. S. Eliot, the naming of cats is a difficult matter. So is naming the protagonists of one’s fiction–especially one’s romantic …
Opération Séduction 15: Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit by Dior was a runaway best-seller in 1988. Two of the top notes are honeysuckle and hawthorn blossom, which …
Opération Séduction 14: Ma Griffe
Ma Griffe (“My Signature”) can also be translated as “My Claw.” This classic fragrance features bergamot, lemon, jasmine and yang-ylang over a base …
Opération Séduction 13: Mouchoir de Monsieur
Mouchoir de Monsieur means a “gentleman’s handkerchief,” a masculine accessory which has today atrophied into the ignoble “pocket square.” During the …
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