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The Origin and Power of Perfume
As the spirits of certain people hover over music, my soul, oh my love, swims over your perfume. ~ Charles Baudelaire A Brief Look at the History and Origins Perfumery the art of making perfumes has been with us for thousands of years. Perfume is derived from Latin ‘per fumers’ meaning through smoke. It all began in Egypt was refined and further developed by the Romans, Persians, and Arabs. The basics, ingredients, and methods are described by Pliny The Eden’s Natural Historia. The Ancient Beginnings of Perfume The oldest perfumery was discovered in Cypress in archaeologist excavations, uncovering remnants of an enormous factory that manufactured perfume on an industrial scale.…
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Her Name is Ethereal Carolina Divine Paraiba and She is is Flawless: All 191.87 Carats of Her!
The flawless 191.87 carats Paraiba tourmaline, The Guinness World Records largest, has been placed by experts in the field amongst the world’s rarest gems, including: the Logan Sapphire, the Hope Diamond, the Alan Caplan Ruby and the Golden Jubilee. Mr. Vincent Boucher, Canadian financier, physicist, artist and President of Billionaire Business Enterprises Inc., first introduced this stone to the market in 2009. His passion for world-class gems, and his desire to collaborate with a reputable and renowned design house, brought Mr. Boucher to Kaufmann de Suisse to create a handmade objet d’art in which to present this significant gemstone. We spoke with Vincent Boucher and Moneca Kaufmann, President of Kaufmann…
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Lampe Berger: Clean Air and Beauty in One Bottle
Art and purpose are beautifully bundled together in the iconic LAMPE BERGER. Invented in 1898, the Lampe Berger’s catalytic diffusion system both fragrances the air in your house while diffusing subtle fragrances and the catalytic burner cleanses the air of impurities. It all began when Maurice Berger, a pharmacy dispenser, invented and patented the first lamp used to purify the air in hospital wards, then later went on to improve the air quality in the home and workplace. A turning point came in 1930, a period of opulence where the taste for beautiful things was at its height, this was when fragrances were incorporated adding a whole new dimension to…
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Fashion Icon: Halston. Timeless, Minimalist Design and Pared Down Silhouettes
In the 1960’s the American fashion scene was taken by storm with the arrival of Roy Halston Frowick. Born in April 1932 in Iowa, Roy Halston Frowick of Des Moines, Iowa, was the second son of a Norwegian-American. His interest for swing was inspired by his mother and as a child, began developing hats and altering clothes for his mother and sister. He built on his interest in 1952 attending a night school of the Art Institute of Chicago and worked as a window dresser. He first received recognition when in 1957 the Chicago Daily News ran a brief piece about his hats. That same year, he opened his first…
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Rediscover: The #Stiletto Shoe
The STILETTO, the quintessential heel of fashion lovers, typically for women found on some shoes and boots. History of the Stiletto The name dating to the early 1930s and was named after the stiletto dagger and the word stiletto is rooted from the word ‘stylus’ meaning pin or stalk. The stiletto heel varies in length ranging from 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) to 25 centimeters (10 inches) or more; the taller the heel usually accompanied by a platform sole, the shorter 5cm or less is referred to as a ‘kitten heel’. While there are many high heels, not all are stilettos. A real stiletto has a stem made of real steel…
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Traveling Through Your Family History
Imagine standing in the early morning mist of a small Irish town. Your gaze skims along the ruins of the once vast homestead. You unfold the paper from your pocket and compare what your eyes take in to the artist’s rendering. Yes, this is the place. Your camera clicks away to capture the scene while your imagination drifts to days gone by. You can almost picture the family that lived here, your family, bustling about doing morning chores. You traveled so far and yet somehow, this feels like home. Perhaps in some ways, it is. This year while planning the next vacation, why not make it a deeply personal and…
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A Brief Look at the Ancient History of Luxury: Interview with Dr. Michael C. Scott
Dr. Michael C. Scott, the Moses and Mary Finley Research Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge and an affiliated lecturer at the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge. His research focuses on the ancient history and archaeology of the Greek and Roman worlds. Dr. Scott spoke with Eat Love Savor magazine about a brief look at the ancient history of luxury. INTERVIEW Why are these discoveries of ancient Greek and the history of luxury so important for us to understand? Why did you feel it was important to do this documentary? We have a conflicted relationship with luxury today, especially now in the midst of the economic crisis. As a result its crucial…
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History of Father’s Day and Global Celebrations of Fatherhood
Father’s Day, celebrated in many countries across the world celebrating fatherhood and honoring fathers. It is celebrated on different days in different countries. Honoring father’s happened 4,000 years ago, a record of this found in the ruins of Babylon discovered in a carving from a young boy named Elmesu, in clay, to his father, wishing him good health and a long life. Origins of Father’s Day It is thought that the first observance of this celebration took place in 1910. The first celebration involved wearing a rose to honor the fathers present and past. Sonora Smart Dodd was just 16 when her mother past and her father had to care…
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Queen Victoria’s Connection to Afternoon Tea
What do Queen Victoria and afternoon tea have to do with one another? A woman in the Queen’s court at the time of her rein is credited with creating the tea ritual. Anna Maria Stanhope, the 7th Duchess of Bedford was a lady in waiting for the Queen. According to legend in the 1840’s, Anna, who was too hungry to wait for dinner that was not scheduled to be served until 8:30 or 9:00 pm. So she requested a small meal comprised of bread with butter and petites like biscuits, cakes and other niceties to be brought up to her boudoir. Anna began to send invitations to her friends and…
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For The Love Of Lipstick & Lipgloss
Ask any woman, and they will typically have at least 3 tubes of lipstick or lip gloss in their purse at any one given time. The makeup staple of all women, typically it is the first make up they ever owned or started wearing and it is one of the indispensable tools in a woman’s beauty regime. Even if you don’t wear make up that much you’ll at least own a tube or two of lipstick, because when worn, make-up on the lips is just one of those essentials and it can even double as a blush! There is something so alluring about a tube of lipstick and wonderful about…
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