Exploring the weird & wonderful world of fragrance & funerals
Over the last year I have had several requests for more information and deeper reads on subjects brought up on the blog. So after banging around my shelves a bit, here is the Death/Scent reading list. Some of them are staples of both olfactive and death literature, others are weird and wonderful deep cuts. This... Continue Reading →
In this post, we explore what we know and what we don't about Philistine culture, thier death practices and how perfume may have played a role in their cosmology.
In 2015 Kalain, a French start-up opened to a flurry of news articles. They claim to bottle the olfactive essence of your dead relatives for bereavement purposes. The process is simple; send them a scent infused item like a pillowcase, they work their magic, and bada bing bada boom you get a bespoke essence of your loved one Patrick... Continue Reading →
Hello Dearies, I wanted to let you know about an exciting new series of events which I will be part of in October. If you find yourself in London next month, come down to Sutton House for Life.Death.Whatever. In collaboration with the National Trust’s Sutton House, the ‘Mary Poppins of Death’ Louise Winter, and end-of-life... Continue Reading →
Hello Dearies, aside from what I have brewing here at DS&LG I am also working on a project for publication in an academic journal. I'm looking at the buying habits and the market's adaptability for self-professed perfume fans and as part of that research, I'm collecting data in the form of a simple 3-minute survey.... Continue Reading →
What does a fleshy tuberose, cooked Brussel sprouts, chocolate, the musk of human sex, faeces, and a decomposing body all have in common? Indole, dirty, sexy, carnal Indole. You have smelled it thousands of times without knowing its name, but if you are smelling something a little bit overripe, heavy, and with a strange sweetness,... Continue Reading →
