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Notes on Notes

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In a unique collaboration with London Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the Harrods Season, sound and scent come together this August for an immersive sensory experience. Join us as we explore olfactory notes to a musical soundtrack, hosted in Salon de Parfums from 7th to 31st August. Visit the space at any time to discover the experience or join us for a series of evening events, where the leading names in perfumery will showcase pieces of music alongside the exclusive fragrances that inspired them, delving deeper into the notes behind the scents. Evening events will take place from 5pm on Wednesday 7th, Thursday 8th and Friday 9th August.

— To book a spot for the evening Notes on Notes events at Harrods (you must rsvp by Friday), see the Harrods event page. Hat tip to David!

The odour equivalent of being tone-deaf

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In another space, I close my eyes and it is as if I had stepped inside a quiet Mediterranean church on a July day: I can smell the wood polish, the dried flowers, but also, somehow, the cool of the stone, the soft clunk of the door closing the deep-pile hush that builds over centuries of whispers.

This is a revelation. Whatever the odour equivalent of being tone-deaf is, that’s me.

— Jess Cartner-Morley visits the exhibit Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent at Somerset House in London. Read more at Perfume genius: how fragrances help explain the world at The Guardian. Hat tip to Pyramus!

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