• About
  • Login to comment
    • Bluesky
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Now Smell This

a blog about perfume

Menu ▼
  • Perfume Reviews
  • New Perfumes
  • Archives

I had dreamt of making the perfect perfume

Posted by Robin on 28 January 2014 5 Comments

Nine years old, growing up in Swaziland, I had dreamt of making the perfect perfume by combining gardenia flowers and rose petals in a jam jar of boiling water and melted sugar, sealing the top, shaking it up and burying it in the ground for a week. Regrettably, when I dug it up "Big Stinko" was the nostril-curling result. I tried using cold water instead, forgoing the sugar. The result was even more rank.

— Actor Richard E Grant talks about his obsession with fragrance; read more at Diary of a perfumed ponce at GQ. His debut perfume, due out later this year, has been rumored to feature a marijuana note.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: celebrity perfumes, richard e grant

Advertisement


5 Comments

Leave a comment, or read more about commenting at Now Smell This. Here's our privacy policy, and a handy emoticon chart.

  1. Aparatchick says:
    28 January 2014 at 12:26 pm

    I adore Richard E. Grant, so thanks for the link! I’ll be interested to see what he comes up with. BTW, if you haven’t read his book, “With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E. Grant” you’ve got a treat in store.

    Log in to Reply
    • mossygreen says:
      28 January 2014 at 12:33 pm

      He’s kind of amazing, isn’t he?

      Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      28 January 2014 at 1:52 pm

      I keep meaning to read that, thanks for the reminder!

      Log in to Reply
  2. Thalia says:
    28 January 2014 at 1:35 pm

    “Diary of a Perfumed Ponce!” I just love him.

    Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      28 January 2014 at 1:53 pm

      Yep 🙂

      Log in to Reply

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Advertisement

Search

Recent reviews

Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus
Moschino Toy Boy
Arquiste Misfit
Diptyque Eau Capitale
Zoologist Bee
Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse
Comme des Garcons Series 10 Clash
Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir
L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant de Camargue
Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre
Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower
Chanel 1957
Gallivant Los Angeles
Amouage Portrayal Woman

Blogroll

Bois de Jasmin
Grain de Musc
Perfume Posse
The Non-Blonde
More blogs...

Perfumista lists

100 fragrances every perfumista should try
And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell
50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try
26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try
25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try
11 Cheap Perfumes Beauty Outsiders Love

Favorite posts

The Great Perfume Reduction Plan
Why I Love Old School Chypres
New to perfume and want to learn more?
How to make fragrance last through the day
Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out
On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell like it used to
How to get fragrance samples
Perfume for Life: How Long Will Your Fragrance Collection Last?

Upcoming

List of upcoming Friday projects

15 March ~ swapmeet

3 April ~ damage poll
26 April ~ splitmeet

3 May ~ spring reading poll
17 May ~ Haiku challenge!

 

Back to Top

Home
Archives
About Now Smell This :: Privacy Policy
Perfume Reviews
New Perfumes
General Perfume Articles
The Monday Mail

Glossary of Perfume Terms
Perfume FAQ
Perfume Books

Noses ~ Perfumers A-E :: F-K :: L-S :: T-Z

Perfume Houses A-B :: C :: D-E :: F-G
H-J :: K-L :: M :: N-O :: P :: Q-R :: S
T :: U-Z

Copyright © 2005-2025 Now Smell This. All rights reserved.