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Perfume Portrait #81 – Emily Feirn
Emily Feirn 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Lavendar, black pepper Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Nominally floral with notes that...

Michael Borkowsky
May 4, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #80 – Louise Waller
Louise Waller 50ml EDT Head – Niaouli, grapefruit Heart – Spike lavender Body – Ylang Ylang, hyssop Description – An implied floral...

Michael Borkowsky
May 1, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #79 – Becca Merrell
Becca Merrell 50ml EDT Head – Sea breeze Heart – Driftwood Body – Cedarwood Description – A sublime concoction of fragrance oils that...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 28, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #78 – Henk Littlewood
Henk Littlewood 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, mandarin Heart – Cypress, geranium Body – Sandalwood, myrrh, ylang ylang Description – Woody...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 27, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #77 – Jack F. Rabbit
Jack F. Rabbit 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, bitter orange Heart – Camphor, carrot seed Body – Rosewood Description – Assertive, positive,...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 26, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #76 – Eugene Lambert
Eugene Lambert 50ml EDT Head – Lemongrass, lime Heart – Black pepper, Body – Sandlewood Description – In the spirit of the innately...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 25, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #75 – Aimee Ellen
Aimee Ellen 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Orange Heart – Juniper Berry Body – Frankincense Description – The fragrance opens with inviting citrus...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 23, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #74 – Jackie Berridge
Jackie Berridge 50ml EDT Head – Lemon Heart – Geranium Body – Rosewood, Ylang Ylang Description – A childhood sense of wonder heads this...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 22, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #73 – Angela Harpham
Angela Harpham 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Cypress, ginger Body – Frankincense Description – Assured yet aware of the complexities...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 21, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #72 – Rebecca Foster
Rebecca Foster 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary, eucalyptus Heart – Cinnamon Body – Frankincense Description – A tonic for the living, this...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 20, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #71 – Sonny J. Barker
Sonny J. Barker 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, lime, niaouli Heart – Juniper berry, black pepper Body – Ylang Ylang, Cedarwood Description –...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 19, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #70 – Dave Akehurst
Dave Akehurst 50ml EDT Head – Basil, peppermint Heart – Cypress, ginger Body – Cedarwood Description – A fresh, earthy composition that...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 18, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #69 – Natasha Safavi Martin
Natasha Safavi Martin 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, bergamot Heart – Cypress, pine Body – Dill, hyssop Description – A display of how fragrance...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 17, 20181 min read


Perfume Portrait #68 – Ella Boston
Ella Boston 50ml EDT Head – Sweet orange, lemon, lime Heart – Black pepper, pine needle Body – Rosewood Description – Orange Lemon and...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 16, 20181 min read


Perfume as Practice at Bureau, Blackburn
Perfume as Practice SS18 – my 5th solo show about perfume and it’s capacity for portraiture, is now open at Bureau Centre for the Arts,...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 15, 20181 min read


Perfume Portraits #61 – #67 – Created For Orchard Square
This shift in my process intended to reveal the possibilities surrounding interpreting cognitive behaviours and patterns, and whether...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 19, 20181 min read


Pefume Portrait #60 – Tim Bennett
Tim Bennett 50ml EDT Head – Cypress Heart – Black Pepper, Pine, Carrot Seed Body – Sandalwood Description – The woody fragrance family...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 24, 20171 min read


Perfume Portrait #59 – Joe Millie Norman
Joe Mille Norman 50ml EDT Head – Tangerine, Basil Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Myrrh Description – Addressing the...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read


Perfume Portrait #58 – Clare Townley
Clare Townley 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Description – Granny’s perfume but with a kick! A...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read


Perfume Portrait #57 – Vicky West
Vicky West 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Lime Heart – Juniper Berry, Ginger, Lavender Body – Rosewood Description – A pure ode to colour, this...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read
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