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Four Wheels
Another month, another great opportunity to extend my Perfume as Practice body of work beyond portraiture. Notes of the Bard combines...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 27, 20171 min read
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Love Potion
In the spirit of uncovering new directions for Perfume as practise, aside from using perfumery as a vehicle for portraiture. I present to...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 23, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #40 – Kathy Wilson
Kathy Wilson 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Palmarosa Body – Frankincense, Myrrh Description – An awakening fragrance that uses its...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 5, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #39 – Elaine
Head – Bergamot Heart – Cypress Body – Dill Weed, Myrrh Description – A symbol of symbiosis. This fragrance celebrates synchronicity by...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 5, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #38 – Kseniya Obremska
Kseniya Obremska 50ml EDT Head – Mandarin Heart – Pine, Jasmine Body – Frankincense Description – Highlighting the inherent joy of...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 5, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #37 – Lucy Gardener
Lucy Gardener 50ml EDT Head – Apple Heart – Juniper Berry Body – Frankincense, Sandalwood Description – Drawing cues from fiction and...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 5, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #36 – Sharon Hall Shipp
Sharon Hall Shipp 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Pine Body – Vetiver, Birch tar Description – All encompassing, with depth and...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 3, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #35 – John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson 50ml EDT Head – Apple, Cut Grass Heart – Pine Body – Cedarwood Description – Everything you need to comprehend an apple...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 3, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #34 – Jeremiah A. Ray
Jeremiah A. Ray 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, Apple Heart – Cassia Body – Vetiver Description – precise and forensic, this fragrance...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 2, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #33 – Leon Foxwings
Head – Petitgrain Heart – Cypress, Ginger Body – Cedarwood Description – A fragrance to remind you who you are, and with a potent...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 2, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #32 – Lizzie Biscuits
Lizzie Biscuits 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary Heart – Ginger Body – Sandalwood, Frankincense Description – an affirmative fragrance that...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #31 – Gill Alderson
Gill Alderson 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, bergamot Heart – Ginger Body – Vetiver Description – bergamot and vetiver, both complex and rich,...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #30 – GRR West
GRR WEST 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Fennel Seed Body – Myrrh, White Musk Description – A fragrance to remind you of the virtues...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #29 – Shirley Harris
Shirley Harris 50ml EDT Head – Orange Heart – Pine, cinnamon Body – Cedarwood Description – A narrative that spans the entirety of...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #28 – Samantha Galbraith
Samantha Galbraith 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Lime Heart – Cypress Body – Frankincense Description – Wholly positive with an established...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #27 – Lucien Fellowes
Lucien Fellowes 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Birch Heart – Cinnamon, Ginger Body – Sandalwood Description – Nominally sweet and as such, a...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 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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