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Do you enjoy Niche Perfumery products and would you enjoy wearing your fragrance as a flower beard or a blooming peruke?

We all like new fragrances and wearing perfume is part of our persona.

In the search for new perfumes, many of us have become familiar with ‘niche perfumery’, ‘artisan fragrance’, ‘indie perfume’ and ’boutique fragrances’.

It is an expanding part of the perfumery market known to be very creative and personal with its fragrances and ingredients but also the product forms themselves, i.e. not just a spray.

With this in mind, we enjoyed these flower beards and head pieces composed of flowers.

Flower Beards by Geoffroy Mottart

Geoffroy Mottart decorated famous busts in belgium with the floral beards you can see in the photos below.

He wanted to reinvigorate often overlooked, historic busts found in parks and public spaces across Belgium with his floral touch.

Statues depicting historic figures such as Leopold II, Hermes and the Goddess of Bocq are adorned with blooming hairstyles and botanical beards.

“This idea came to me because I realized that most people pass by these statues without paying attention to them,” the artist says.

Vibrantly coloured flowers are arranged to mimic the silhouette and shape of the bust or sculpture, thereby adding a touch of humour.

In the process, the historic busts acquire a new life and persona.

“By putting a floral note in places or on objects, spectators pay attention to my work and rediscover what surrounds it.”

What is Niche Perfumery?

We believe the terms Niche, Indie, Boutique and Artisan Perfumes describe, broadly speaking, something similar, as all of them typically have these features in common:

1. in-house perfumer
2. no mass marketing
3. limited quantity & availability
4. unusual fragrance notes

Head over to our online boutique for some wonderful niche perfumery products for your home and yourself.

What do you think, should we include a flower beard or a blooming peruke within our Niche Perfumery Collection?

What are the Other Fragrance Types?

Knowing Niche Perfumery, the question obviously arises of what the other fragrance classes are.

Here is how these are normally classified:

1. Prestige Fragrances – perfumes from Designer & Couture Houses such as Chanel, Dior, Estee Lauder, etc.
2. Celebrity Fragrances – fragrances launched or endorsed by celebrities. These can range from Rihanna over Beckham to Tom Ford.
3. Mass & Masstige Perfumes – the fragrances you would find in Drugstores and Supermarkets with a variety of ‘own-name’ branding.

Photo Gallery: Flower Beard & Blooming Peruke

We would like to wish All of our customers, partners, friends and family a very Happy New Year 2019.

We wish you much Happiness, Healthy and Prosperity.

Out with the old, in with the new:

We wish that you have a superb January, a dazzling February, a Peaceful March, an anxiety free April and a sensational May.

May the Joy that keep going from June to November, and then round off with an upbeat December.

We thank you for your custom, patronage, support and all your little kindnesses (that often go unnoticed) throughout 2018.

Happy New Year 2019.

www.pairfum.com

We have all heard or heard of the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas,

This period over Christmas is also known as Twelvetide, where “Christmas Day” is considered the “First Day of Christmas” and the Twelve Days are the 25th of December to the 6th of January (Old Christmas Day).

Most people look forward to Christmas and spending time with their family, but it is a busy and often a hectic time of year..

 

So if you do find yourself getting stressed out about it, as we all do at times….

Just spare a thought for the unfortunate person in the song – The Twelve Days of Christmas

What! between getting a Pear Tree, that needs pruning and watering, with a Partridge that needs feeding….

To Two Turtle Doves, Three French Hens, Four Calling Birds, by day four you already have an aviary to look after.. and you have not even got the Turkey yet!

Then just when you think that things may be slowing down on the avian side, because after all you had received – Five Golden Rings…

It was just a case of them lulling you into a false sense of security…..

Along comes.. you may already have guessed where this is going… Yes, that right  – Six Geese a Laying…

Just when you think it can’t get any better! – Seven Swans a Swimming arrive on the scene – hopefully not in your garden pond….

Now hold on to your hats, because if you thought you had sorted out all the feeding, cleaning, and housing of half the avian population..

Eight Maids a Milking arrive… milking what we don’t know? but it will mean an extra eight people for dinner…

By now, any sensible person would have moved house, gone on holiday or simply broken off the engagement….

However in the case of true love, Nine Ladies Dancing arrived and had to be added to the guest list for Christmas Dinner.

Along with – Ten Lords a Leaping, Eleven Pipers Piping, 12 Drummers Drumming, at this stage the aviary is starting to look like a place of sanctuary…

So however or where ever you plan to spend The Twelve Days of Christmas this year….

PAIRFUM London, wish you peace, happiness, patience and lots of restfull sleep xx

The Twelve Days of Christmas:

On the first day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the second day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the third day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the sixth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the seventh day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the eighth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the ninth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the tenth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Ten Lords a Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the eleventh day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords a Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the twelfth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
12 Drummers Drumming
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords a Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Just spare a thought for the unfortunate person in the song – The Twelve Days of Christmas

 

When shopping for Gifts this year, Coco Chanel has some time-tested Christmas Advice.

Here she is in her own words:

“Be who you are, not what the world wants you to be.” – Coco Chanel

What does this mean for Christmas?

We believe, she is trying to say that when buying gifts, don’t just buy the first item on somebody’s wishlist.

Instead, try and find (or create) a gift that allows you to inject at least a little of yourself into the gift.

Nowadays, most people can afford the gift you present to them and we have all experienced cases of where we got the size, colour or something else wrong.

It is not that easy to understand exactly what somebody is telling you (as we know from “Chinese Whispers”).

Coco’s advice to this dilemma is to inject a little of yourself, rather than trying (and failing) to be what others are asking for.

Don’t be surprised when this works out well for you and keep in mind another ‘Christmas Advice’ from Coco Chanel:

“If you want to be original, be ready to be copied.” – Coco Chanel

Yes, you may have to accept that others will copy the originality of your gifts in the coming years.

Happy Christmas from All of us here at Pairfum London.

Enjoy selecting gifts with originality from our online boutique.

Hands up, who hasn’t enjoyed visiting a Christmas Market in Germany?

We doubt there will be many hands in the air.

The German Christmas Markets have become a wonderful tradition that is now being taken up by other countries outside of Germany.

One of the attractions of the pre-Christmas Market are the exhibition of traditional arts & crafts and good old-fashioned habits.

When meandering through such a market one will invariably come past the different food stalls selling a variety of typically German food items, e.g. ‘Reibekuchen’ (or ‘Potato Fritters’).

However, the highlight of any German Christmas market has to be a glass of ‘Gluehwein’.

Visiting without a glass of this delicious drink feels incomplete.

Gluehwein is also known as:
Glogg / Gløgg / Glögg / Glögi
Mulled Wine

It is a spiced, wine that is served warm and can be red or sometimes white wine.

The typical spices are cloves, cinnamon and orange peel with the addition of sugar to the wine.

If you would like a perfume for your home that reminds you of Gluehwine, then try our “Rich Spices” fragrance.

Here is the Perfume Description:

“This richly aromatic and spicy accord opens with hints of Pomegranate and Cranberry,

then flows into a warm heart of Chestnut, Nutmeg, Cinnamon and Clove,

to finally rest on a base of Vanilla Pods and drieg Figs, Dates and Persimmons.”

History

Spiced and heated wine was first recorded in Rome during the 2nd century.

It was the conquering Roman army that brought their wine and viticulture with them along the Rhine and Danube rivers.

The oldest documented Gluehwein tankard (dated ca. 1420 AD) is attributed to Count John IV of Katzenelnbogen, a German nobleman who was the first grower of Riesling grapes.

Glögi was originally used to revive the messengers and postmen who travelled on horseback or skis in cold weather in Scandinavia.

Could it really be that the Persimmon fruit was the inspiration for the artist Christo?

When looking at the images in this article, we thought ‘maybe’.

There are certainly some striking similarities.

During the persimmon drying season the prefecture in Kansai, Wakayama (Japan) turns orange.

The farms of 70 farmers in Katsuragi resemble the installation of Christo and Jeanne-Claude called “The Gates” in New York in 2005. Orange curtains create ‘gates’ in Central Park.

The similarity with the town in Japan is indeed surprising, when it dresses in orange to celebrate a good harvest of persimmon.

In Japan, the Persimmon, the fruit, also symbolizes ‘longevity’, as the tree has a long life.

If you would like to introduce a little of Persimmon and Cristo into your home this Christmas, we can highly recommend our fragrance ‘Rich Spices’.

Enjoy reading the fragrance description:

This richly aromatic and spicy accord opens with hints of Pomegranate and Cranberry,

then flows into a warm heart of Chestnut, Nutmeg, Cinnamon and Clove,

to finally rest on a base of Vanilla Pods and drieg Figs, Dates and beautiful Persimmons.