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The land of arts and crafts

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2018 Leave a Comment

For stellar examples, you need look no further than Brooklyn, the land of arts and crafts. Niche perfumery partakes of both. On the one hand, blending perfumes requires a practical set of skills; on the other, niche perfumers have a very precise artistic vision for each fragrance they conceptualize. They’re no strangers to other art forms: notable Brooklyn-based olfactory artists come from the realms of music, animation, fine arts and haute cuisine.

— From In the Niche Fragrance Market, Brooklyn Has Scents of Its Own at The Bridge.

Perfume making workshop in Brooklyn

Posted by Robin on 5 February 2011 2 Comments

New York City women’s group Mice At Play will be attending “The Nose Knows: Perfume Making Workshop with Anne McClain” on Thursday, March 17 at 7 pm:

The Mice are setting off on an olfactory adventure…

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Miomia ~ shopping for perfume in New York

Posted by Guest Shopper on 15 August 2009 — 0 Comments — Comments are closed

Miomia exterior

The Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn is known as an epicenter of street fashion and new indie music. However, its atmosphere of somewhat judgmental coolness can wear thin after a while. Fortunately, the “unisex apothecary” called Miomia is located a few blocks away from the relentlessly hip fashion parade of the downtown area, on a quieter block with its own charms. Miomia is a sunny storefront with white shelving and blond-wood floors, the kind of shop where you’re greeted by a friendly dog. While you peruse the shelves, you’ll notice a steady stream of neighbors and regular customers stopping by to re-stock their favorite products, purchase a gift, or just say hello.

Most of Miomia’s fragrance offerings are displayed on a wall to the right-hand side of the shop’s interior. If you browse the rest of the space, you’ll also see hard-to-find product lines such as Cutler haircare, McBride Beauty, lipsticks by Julie Hewett, and matte nail polishes from KO Cosmetics. Featured skincare brands include cult classics both old (Mario Badescu) and new (Embryolisse, reportedly a treasured secret of makeup artists). There’s also a well-edited group of grooming products geared towards men…

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Smell installation in Brooklyn

Posted by Robin on 20 July 2009 16 Comments

Cabinet Magazine, “an award-winning quarterly magazine of art and culture”, is hosting a smell installation, “Recent addition to the permanent collection”, at their space at 300 Nevins Street in Brooklyn:

Cabinet is pleased to announce the opening of Recent addition to the permanent collection, an invisible modification of the Cabinet event space by Nadia Wagner that invokes change, decay, and prestige via the use of a signature of the scent of oak moss…

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Brooklyn Bunny Lettuce & Apple ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 15 June 2009 24 Comments

Brooklyn Bunny Lettuce fragrance

Dresser Johnson, the team behind the Brooklyn Bunny Cam*, have launched two new limited edition room & body fragrances developed by Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume.

Brooklyn Bunny Lettuce is “a light and sweet scent as if you were cracking a head of crisp, fresh lettuce in your hands…”

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