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Bone Cancer Stories #1 – 50ML EDT
Heart – Geranium, Fennel Body – White Musk, Cedarwood Bridge – Benzoin, Black Pepper, Petitgrain Description – This strongly affirmative,...

Michael Borkowsky
May 9, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portraits – Bone Cancer Stories
Yesterday the Bone Cancer Research Trust celebrated their 10th anniversary with a gala and conference at The Tetley. The...

Michael Borkowsky
May 8, 20162 min read
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A Period of Quiet Development
Almost three weeks has past since Perfume as Practice – my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – closed. It’s been a reasonably quiet period,...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 10, 20162 min read
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Reflecting on Perfume as Practice
A whole year has passed since the conception of Perfume as Practice. The original premise was an investigation into whether perfume could...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 7, 20162 min read
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The Show Must Go On!
As I look out of the window to the relentless snow I do sigh to myself and think to myself ‘For God sake! Today of all days!’ …Typical...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 4, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #25 – M.Sasaki
M. Sasaki 50ml EDT Description A mellow scent designed to embrace mistakes. Here, an approximation for the sky has been achieved through...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 29, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #23 – Clare McLaughlin
Clare McLaughlin 50ml EDT Description Using the aesthetics of World War 1 Dazzle Ships as a metaphor for instigating change within...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 26, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #21 – Tanya Ahmed
Tanya Ahmed 50ml EDT Description The notion of a sense of place, re-imagined for the 21st century! Here we see a Hex Sign – steeped in...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 21, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #20 – Rachel Genn
Rachel Genn 50ml EDT Description Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? Well, be afraid no more! This fragrance informs you that once you work...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 20, 20161 min read
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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 #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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