Socialite cologne inspired by lux3/12/2024 ![]() ![]() Perfume – a novel by Patrick Süskind (1985)Īlthough the storyline of this infamous best-selling novel involves a serial killer (definitely not for the faint of heart) – it is one literary masterpiece where the sense of smell plays a very central and important role. This alluring piece celebrates femininity and Draper’s love for roses in a very sensual yet discreet way. The roses and their fragrance kept inspiring him and appeared in many of his paintings like the one at the top of this article. Pot Pourri painting by Herbert James Draper (1897)īritish artist James Draper had a love-affair with flowers – particularly roses – as he grew up in a house overlooking Covent Garden’s flower market. Interestingly enough, perfumers were in turn inspired by Beaudelaire’s poem and an eau de toilette was produced in his name, based on the fragrance he described. The short poem describes an exotic imaginary world that he was transported to, after he inhaled her smell with his eyes closed.Ĭlick here to read the poem and its translation in English His one masterpiece about the topic is the poem entitled ‘Parfum Exotique’ (Exotic Perfume) that was inspired by his lover’s exquisite scent. If there was any poet who understood the true power of scent and made fragrance one of his main inspirations, it is the father of modern French poetry Charles Beaudelaire. Parfum Exotique ( Exotic Perfume) poem by Charles Beaudelaire (1857) ![]()
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