Re: Great article on Dr. Dodd

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> http://www.sniffapaloozamagazine.com/

Oh, my goodness... I feel like I want to meet this man and then spend

a few weeks or months hanging out with him, learning from him, and

sharing scents with him.

Thanks, Anya, for sharing!

Andrine

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> > Hi Everyone:

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[Regarding Dodd article]

This is a very interesting article indeed and I'm particularly charmed

to see that there's a perfumer researching Joyce's Ulysses for

perfume references. Joyce was a great lover of " natural " smells and

Ulysses is full of interesting clues in that regard. It's a tough

read, but well worth the effort. A favorite passage, in which he

speaks of oranges:

" Nice to hold, cool waxen fruit, hold in the hand, lift it to the

nostrils and smell the perfume. Like that, heavy, sweet, wild perfume.

(Source: Episode 4: Calypso.

http://www.online-literature.com/james_joyce/ulysses/4/)

And of course the famous final lines of the novel:

" I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I

thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes

to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my

mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him

down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart

was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.

(Source: Episode 18: Penelope.

http://www.online-literature.com/view.php/ulysses/18)

By the way, this is my first post after lurking here for a while. Hi,

group!

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> Hi Everyone:

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> http://www.sniffapaloozamagazine.com/

> I corresponded with Dr. Dodd a few years ago and then lost touch.

I've

> heard bits and pieces of what he's been up to in the world of

natural

> perfumery, and it's wonderful to see so many of his projects

showcased

> in the latest Sniffapalooza.

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> Sincerely, Anya

Really great and deep article. He explains the depth of natural

perfumes in such a nice way. And I of course love the comparison with

vintage wines and the fact that young journalists tend not to

appreciate natural perfumes since their noses are 'synthetically'

trained and oriented towards awful celebrity smells (and it's so true

that these all smell alike and cheap!)... I think he makes it clear

in this article that natural perfumes are not for everyone and they

are mostly for people who appreciate BEAUTIFUL things and have a

sense of luxury so it will always remain a niche market. An

interesting man. I should meet him: he is using the same bottles as

mine... LOL...

Isabelle