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Perfume Portrait #19 – Mark Pol
Mark Pol 50ml EDT Description Harnessing the freedom of intuition, this fragrance suggests that our ancestry has a fundamental bearing on...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 19, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #18 – Stephen Carpenter of North Bay
Stephen Carpenter of North Bay 50ml EDT Description Time, space and our place within it can be daunting at the best of times. Luckily,...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 19, 20161 min read
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That’s all 25 Perfumes Made!
Phew! All 25 perfumes have now been made and are maturing ready for my exhibition. I’ll still be writing individual descriptive blog...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 18, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #17 – Damien Fisher
Damien Fisher 50ml EDT Description AÂ reflective fragrance that champions personal contemplation and support as we attempt to realise our...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 17, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #16 – Mr Clean
Description The buttress root, an organic support structure, is appropriated here to harness and contain the positive virtues of mental...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 15, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #15 – Lee Green
Lee Green 50ml EDT Description Clean, crisp with a neutral sensitivity that allows the user to attach their own sense of self – whoever...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 13, 20161 min read
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My Perfume Making Workshop
Yesterday I held a perfume making workshop at Bank Street Arts which gave the participants the chance to make their own fragrance and...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 12, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #14 – Dave Cotton
Dave Cotton 50ml EDT Description It reads like a cave painting with a fragrance designed to capture the fundamental need to create...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 10, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #13 – Brian Daines
Brian Daines 50ml EDT Description A fragrance to realise your dreams and embrace your reality! Assailing concious and unconscious...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 9, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #12 – Sharon Mossbeck
Sharon Mossbeck 50ml EDT Description A vessel the living with ritualistic embellishments. This is a fragrance that reminds you of the...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 8, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #11 – David Andrews
David Andrews 50ml EDT Description Graphically appealing and describing multiple disciplines with boldness and confidence. This is a well...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 3, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #10 – Tutku Barbaros
Tutku Barbaros 50ml EDT Description Be allured by this naturally sweet, luscious fragrance that screams femininity yet has a potent kick....

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 2, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #9 – Pip Barrett
Pip Barrett 50ml EDT Description All the joy of your favorite story in a bottle! With visual embellishments that tell of narrative...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #8 – Richard Bradley
Richard Bradley 50ml EDT Description The logical alternative to the blandness of modern television, this fragrance allows you to re-live...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 31, 20161 min read
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An Invitation to my Perfume as Practice Private View
Join me for a private viewing of my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – named Perfume as Practice – on Friday 4th March, 6-8pm. The...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 29, 20161 min read
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Planning and Promoting Perfume as Practice
As my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – entitled Perfume as Practice – approaches thoughts swiftly turn towards, well, just about...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 28, 20162 min read
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Further Adventures in Candle Making
Studio time today saw me explore and experiment with candles, wax and how the common roles of candles can be re-contextualised. As with...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 24, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #7 – Chris Boland
Chris Boland 50ml EDT Description Delightfully shiny and dependable in an emergency, this fragrance is the perfect companion to those...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 23, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #6 – Karen Cupola
Karen Cupola 50ml EDT Description Blood red with visible fingerprints. The tactile, visceral and passionate nature of this scent reaches...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 22, 20161 min read
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Fiery Fella
Behold, my first attempt at a scented candle! Not bad eh? But why?! I hear you ask. Well, as well as it being a notable use for fragrance...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 20, 20161 min read
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