By the time you read this, I’ll be off to
Florence to attend Pitti Fragranze for the duration, joining forces with my
friend and colleague Victoria of Bois de Jasmin (I know – sometimes life is
just too awful, isn’t it?).
Friday Sept. 14th at 11 A.M., Séville à l'aube will be presented to journalists and retailers:
Bertrand Duchaufour and I will be reprising our
London double act in a talk is entitled, dauntingly, “When fragrance meets literature”.
Saturday Sept. 15th from 3 to 6 P.M., Bertrand Duchaufour will be signing bottles for the public at the L'Artisan Parfumeur booth. I'll be lurking around, but not selling or signing books, unless you bring your own!
Saturday Sept. 15th from 3 to 6 P.M., Bertrand Duchaufour will be signing bottles for the public at the L'Artisan Parfumeur booth. I'll be lurking around, but not selling or signing books, unless you bring your own!
I also have an appointment with Chandler Burr, the guest of honor of this 10th
edition, for a face-to-face interview. For the full programme of festivities, including
Chandler’s conference on Jean-Claude Ellena, his installation “Every bottle
contains a world” produced by IFF and his scented dinner, click here.
Apart from that, I’m looking forward to
crossing paths with Vero Kern, Carlos Huber of Arquiste, Geza Schoen, the Humiecki
& Graef designer duo, none of whom live in Paris. And I’ll definitely be
seeking out a few brands that intrigue me, like A Lab on Fire and Blood Concept
with a new scent by Antoine Lie of Sécrétions Magnifiques fame.
And, of course, I’ll be meeting up with lots of
fellow bloggers, both from Italy – Ermano La Gardenia nell’occhiello,
Antonio Boudoir 36, Marika Bergamotto & Benzoino – and the rest
of the world.
It’s pretty costly to use a smartphone abroad,
but I’ll try to tweet, so be sure to follow me @theperfumelover.
Mind you, I might be playing hooky from the
sniffing quite a lot – it’s Florence,
for heaven’s sake. If I go awol, you’ll find me by the Arno with a full-blown
case of Stendhal’s syndrome (or click here).
Illustration: detail from Ghirlandaio's fresco "The Birth of John the Baptist" in the Tornabuoni chapel of Santa Maria Novella in Florence.
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Having to go all the way to Florence huh? I feel your pain. Poor you ;)
RépondreSupprimerI know, and to see such uninteresting people! Pff... things a woman's gotta do.
RépondreSupprimerXX, aller avec la fleur d'oranger
RépondreSupprimerSee you there!
RépondreSupprimerHere is the link of my article on Panorama.
http://societa.panorama.it/L-arte-del-profumo-sbarca-al-Pitti-Frangranze-di-Firenze
Thanks for the interview!!!
Yep, nice life! Wouldn't it be nice to be rich and join you all! By the way, you should both be signing that bottle of Séville à l'aube. Anyway, if I was there I would insist. Without the story, where would the fragrance have come from? And, I'm very happy to see Chandler Burr getting some respect... some people are so hard on him and I just don't understand why! He's very, very bright! He raises the level of discussion around perfume (as you do) and those of use bloggers eating at the kids' table just love to listen in on your conversations.
RépondreSupprimerAnd, I learned what Stendahl's Syndrome is all about today.
The things you do for your devoted readers! Looking forward to your new discoveries - I enjoy the two you found at Exscence - Ys Uzac Pohadka and Maria Candida Gentile Exaltat. ~~nozknoz
RépondreSupprimerEnjoy your Florence time.
RépondreSupprimerIf I wasn't so damn jealous, I'd be happy for you.
Portia xx
Enjoy!
RépondreSupprimerI was going to say have fun but it seems very obvious you will. :)
I never heard of Stendhal syndrome before but I love the idea.