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Picture: The entry of Gustav Vasa, the future king Gustav I of Sweden to Stockholm in Midsummer Eve 1523 Painting by Johan Gustav Sandb...

Picture: King Henry VIII,  (1491-1547) Painting ca 1537 by Hans Holbein (1498-1543) Wikipedia commons  Lavande 44 is the lavenderinter...

Picture :  Queen Elizabeth I of England in her coronation robes, patterned with Tudor roses and trimmed with ermine. She wears her hair lo...

Picture: Kâmadeva,  18c engraving Wikipedia Commons  Jasmin Kâma is the jasmine interpretation in the Rania J natural perfumeline . As ...

Picture: Before the race, Painting, oil on panel, ca 1882-84  Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Wikipedia Commons Oud Assam is the oud fragran...

Picture: Gum rockrose, Capsule and seeds, (labdanum) Photo: Roger Culos (cc) Wikipedia Commons, some rights reserved Ambre Loup is ...

Picture: It's a rainy May so far.... Photo: Mr Parfumista (c) With start on Monday I'll review fragrances from a line that I ha...

Picture:    Publicity portrait of George Gershwin (1898-1937), with autograph ca 1935, Wikipedia Commons Gershwin is inspired of the wi...

Picture: Fisterre, Galicia, Spain Photo: Greta, Wikimedia Commons Finisterre is one of the latest releases in the classical line of my ...

Picture: Grand Siècle Intense Photo: PR Parfumerie Générale (c) Grand Siècle Intense 7.1 is the just released, fourth fragrance in the...

Picture:  Jasminum sambac  'Grand Duke of Tuscany' Photo: Scott Zona (cc) some rights reserved, Wikimedia Commons Un Air de Firs...

Picture:   Flower close up of Jasminum officinale Photo: B.traeger (cc)  some rights reserved,  Wikimedia Commons Imperial Tea is the ot...

Picture: Santalum Album in Hyderabad Photo: J.M Garg (cc) some rights reserved, Wikimedia Commons Sandalwood perfumes are a tricky fra...

Picture: Easter postcard early 20th century Wikipeda Commons During the years my Easterfragrances mostly have been from the following c...

Photo; Mr Parfumista (c) It seems as when I reviewed the beautiful Mohur Extrait from Neela Vermiere in september last year, it was not...

Picture: Perfumer Maria Candida Gentile started to create her own rosewater as a little girl. Photo: This cute photo of Maria is publish...

Picture: Billie Holiday (1915-1959), Photo: PR  (Getty) (c) Lady Day starts intriguing with a cold, dry, cold flower (gardenia) complem...

Photo: Mr Parfumista (c) Lately I've tested some fragrances from Maria Candida Gentile, an Italian perfumer who's creations I re...

Picture: Kilian Hennessy, the founder of  ByKilian Photo: PR ByKilian (c) Today I'm testing one of the new ByKilans from the Asian T...

Picture: Pierre Guillaume Photo: PR Parfumerie Générale (c) As almost always when reviewing something from Parfumerie Générale it'...

Picture: Vero Kern with her Mito Edp Photo: PR Vero Profumo (c) My conclusion from testing the Volies d'Extraits and comparing from...

Picture: Mr Dunfords Champion wirehaired Foxterrier Arthur Wardle early twentieth century painting Over the years,  Kiki both in Extr...

Picture:  Bayâd singt zur Laute vor der Herrin und ihren Dienerinnen Bild im " Die Geschichte von Bayâd und Riyâd"  (« Hadîth Ba...

Picture: Onda Voile d'Extract Photo: PR Vero Profumo (c)  Onda Voile d'Extrait is swiss perfumer Vero Kerns of Vero Profumo al...

Picture : The great s wedish soprano Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005), maybe the closest to a Diva we have had in this country of Jante.  Mit...

Photo: Mr Parfumista (c) Sometimes I'm just fed up wearing and analyzing all these pretentious nichefragrances. This week I felt I h...

Picture: A bottle of Heliotrophe with the bloodstones (heliotrophes) which are the inspiration for the fragrance Photo: PR Olivier Durba...

Picture: Black Tourmaline by Olivier Durbano Photo: PR Olivier Durbano (c) This also applies to the pictures below Black Tourmaline  i...