It seems designers had a much sharper sense of humour back in the 1950. What a bottle for a perfume named “Sport”! (Also, this is possible an official collaboration between Schiaparelli and the champagne maker Mumm?) #fragrance

Wrapped up the TFWA week in Cannes. For the uninitiated- it’s the most important niche perfume event of the year. 5 days when everybody who has anything to say in the scent world descends on the Croisette boulevard to shape the next year in fragrance.

The aroma of the freshly picked plums is incredible - fruity, tart, acidic, leathery, bright and mouthwatering. Pure fall bliss.

An iconic Hamburg view from the tip of the Atlantic House. A fascinating location with a 360 degree view, but no air conditioning

Why do hairdressers always make such a fuss about the water temperature, but then turn the blowdryer to the scorching heat setting like it’s the most normal thing in the world? Literally every time in every hair salon.

Not a millimetre left unstitched. Photos don’t convey how the “mosaics” come alive with movement in real life. #d&g #dolce&gabbana #hautecouture #fashion

The show suggests #dolce&gabbana like to recycle prominent historical styles for their #couture runways. Byzantium, totally over the top bordering on kitsch, but boy does it look good!

D&G’s couture take on (ancient) Greece. I wonder if any man of leisure ever wore this robe in real life. If yes, what a life it must be! #fashion #hautecouture #dolce&gabbana #d&g #paris

More context. Love how the different stitching techniques work together. #d&g #ducoeurealamain #dolce&gabbana #hautecouture #fashion #paris

The amount of work (as in people x hours) that went into every piece is mind boggling. The surface of these garments is completely covered in embroidery executed by hand. #d&g #ducoeurealamain #dolce&gabbana #hautecouture #fashion #paris

The number of feathers on that dress… the subtle movements effect must be unreal when on a living moving person. I do hope though no birds had to suffer for art here. #Dolce&gabbana #d&g #hautecouture #fashion #paris

That is not a print. The coal is completely covered in embroidery that combines several techniques into one image. Stunning. #D&G #dolce&gabbana #hautecouture #fashion #ducoeuralamain #paris

#D&G exhibition #ducoeuralamain proved that seeing fashion on screens is not the same. On photos things might look like “just another dress”, pretty, but not thaaaat special. Up close you see the infinite amount of details and your jaw drops #paris #fashion #hautecouture #dolce&gabbana

Visited #D&G exhibition. It was appallingly overcrowded, but the craftsmanship of the garments is incredible once you see them up close. Feel very tempted to spam the feed with more photos. Should I? #paris #fashion #dolce&gabbana #hautecouture #ducoeuralamain

In Paris for Paris #Perfume Week. What a joy! Unlike big trade shows (Esxence for example), this is a place to explore in an informal setting. And to enjoy all the things #Paris has to offer (eclairs, museums, scent trails in metro, the very first spring green on trees)

Smelled NicheEnd with Berlin Perfume Club tonight. True niche perfume brand, all fragrances complex and unconventional. Exciting to compare the scents with astronomy and the picture of planets and cosmos painted by your own imagination. Looks like I like Sun and Neptune the most.

Looking from the outside, Argos always seems a bit over the top. But the fragrances are gooood. This is the latest blind-buy I do not regret. Smells like I actually know a thing about perfumes, and am not part of the fragrance-bro community of power-seekers & panty-dropper-afficianados

So instead of reorganising the collection I’m procrastinating by joining bluesky. Andybody else loving olfactory indulgences here?