SHOW & SMELL
Jessica MurphyFragrance and visual culture from an old-school perfume blogger based in NYC.
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A handful of buzz-worthy perfume recommendations
. . . and heavy with mood. . .
. . . And you’ll yield to me
Like a scent in the breeze
And you’ll wonder what it is about me
— Fiona Apple
Ace beauty journalist/editor Lauren Valenti got in touch with me a few weeks ago, asking for...
Everything’s gone green
It seems like I’ve been here before. . .
In honor of Labor Day weekend and the unofficial end of summer, I thought I’d round up a few fragrances that helped me get through recent high temperatures and low moods. I don’t usually consider m...
Passing Fancies ~ August 2026 recap
. . . burning in my heart.
Much of the past year has felt like a fever dream to me, and this month was more of the same. My schedule was busy, yet everything seemed strangely slow-moving and surreal, perhaps due in part to the extreme weat...
Perfume, pictures, pages: one crimson flower in three different contexts
Rambling rose
I’m continually learning about fragrance brands that existed in the not-so-distant past. For example, this ad caught my eye when I was browsing the results of some random image search. I’m not familiar with the name “Marta Ha...
Tomato talk on The Curiosity Desk (WGBH)
Paul Lacroix, detail of Asparagus, Tomatoes, and a Squash, 1865. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Earlier this week, journalist Edgar B. Herwick III interviewed me for the daily show The Curiosity Desk at WGBH. The episode’s theme...
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Old-school perfume blogger since 2007. Museum professional using fragrance in art spaces; scent historian. NYC. "My attitude is one of love / is all adoration / for all the fringes / all the color / all tinsel creation." --Florine Stettheimer
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