Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Book Lovers Perfume

Christopher Brosius hates perfume, and I mean really hates perfume:
"I hate perfume.
Perfume is too often an ethereal corset trapping everyone in the same unnatural shape
A lazy and inelegant concession to fashionable ego
Too often a substitute for true allure and style
An opaque shell concealing everything – revealing nothing
A childish masque hiding the timid and unimaginative
An arrogant slap in the face from across the room
People who smell like everyone else disgust me
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Perfume is a veil that reveals the soul
Perfume is the fanfare of our individuality sounding differently to everyone who listens
Perfume is a signpost to our true selves – a different journey for the brave to travel
Perfume is the weather of our inner world bringing life to a personal landscape
Perfume is an art that shows us who we can be if we dare – an invisible portrait of who we are
Perfume is discovered fully only by our lovers when we are together - naked
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I encourage you to be yourself, expand yourself and please yourself
Allow yourself the luxury of your own vision
Perfume is an adventure I encourage you to explore
I love making perfume
I love being a perfumer"

What on earth does perfume have to do with books? CBIhateperfume in so many words is the new Demeter Fragrances (for those of you who do not Demeter their fragrances include scents like tomato, dirt, baby powder, laundromat, rain, and caramel.) But unlike Demeter CB uses oil and water as a base for the perfume.

CB also offers something of particular interest to bibliophiles. A scent by the name of "in the library"

Follow your nose

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