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A dream of a construction worker

Posted by Robin on 28 January 2020 11 Comments

When I got married, my wife wanted to pick out a scent that would be unique to our marriage so off we went to every department store. One day we’re walking through the food store and there’s a big barrel of Brut on sale for $1.99 and she said, Let’s just try. It basically smells like a dream of a construction worker. It’s manly, it’s wonderful, but what sold me was that Brut was worn by Cary Grant. So I wore that for years and then I met a perfumer named Christophe Laudamiel.

— You can read the rest of Harry Slatkin's anecdote in For This Fragrance Expert, Dog Paws Smell Like Popcorn at The Cut.

Perfume in the news: Harry Slatkin, fragrance TV & fragrant hotels

Posted by Robin on 23 May 2006 13 Comments

Slatkin Black Fig & Absinthe fragranceHarry Slatkin of Slatkin & Co has a sensitive nose:

We all know what it's like to be downwind from the lady at the opera who slathered too much tuberose on herself before the performance. You feel as if you're going to pass out.

Welcome to my world.

My defense is a long scarf and a bottle of Black Fig and Absinthe, a licorice-hinted fragrance that I created. I spray the scarf and cover myself with it while I'm on a plane or in a cab.

Read the rest of the article at the New York Times.

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