SHOW & SMELL
Jessica MurphyFragrance and visual culture from an old-school perfume blogger based in NYC.
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Orange blossom special
Rafael Romero Barros, Still Life of Oranges, 1863. Museo de Bellas Artes de Córdoba
The late (but very pleasant) spring season put me in the mood for a few neroli-centered fragrances, so I’ve reviewed a few for Now Smell This; you can read...
Passing Fancies ~ May 2026 recap
I truly have no idea where this month went. I was rushing towards deadlines for a big writing project and a big public lecture and then…things abruptly ground to a halt and I sort of toppled over. I guess I’ve been recharging for the past c...
Celebrity skin
Cher, promoting Uninhibited in 1988
Maybe it’s just the 20-year trend cycle, or maybe it’s the triumphant new wave of successful pop stars hawking their own branded perfumes, but in any case, we’re seeing a revival of enthusiasm for celebr...
The Art of Perfume Ads: Bal à Versailles (ca. 1983-85)
Things fall apart
I was recently searching for images of old advertisements for Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles to use in a lecture, and I was thinking that they're often hard to date, because they tend to look alike and because
Passing Fancies ~ April 2026 recap
April was a frenzy of deadlines (editing and writing and lecture preparation) for me, but I did manage to appreciate some of the sunny, picture-perfect spring days that unexpectedly dropped down on NYC. I even spend “met” the woodcocks who...
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Old-school fragrance blogger since 2007. Museum professional using scent in art spaces in 2018. Based in 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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