The ArtScent Museum (Perfume Museum)

05/15/2017

Vintage Evening in Paris and Mais Oui by Bourjois, c.1940s.

05/05/2017

Vintage Molinard Concreta (solid perfume) set of 18.

"The genuine wax of the flowers, used directly as a perfume, Just a touch behind the ear, in the hair, on the eyebrows, on the linings of your coat, quite enough to be perfumed."

04/26/2017

Chypre de Coty (1917). We have the vintage fragrance at the ArtScent Museum and the vintage advertisement at the ESSENSE STUDIO.

04/24/2017

Vintage Le Mimosa by Molinard c. 1860
One of the first fragrances released by the Perfume House. Bottle by Baccarat.

04/21/2017

1940's Adrian Saint ~ Sinner Vintage Perfume Bottle Advertisement. "Saint... to be love and adored
Sinner... as mischievous as a sidelong glance"

04/15/2017

More perfume from the ArtScent Museum.

04/09/2017

Tempest by Lucien Lelong c1947
8 Fl.Oz. full bottle at the

04/05/2017

Joli Bouquet by Lucien Lelong c. 1952
At the Museum in Boulder

04/01/2017

All photos belong to DSH and the ArtScent Museum.

04/01/2017

I wanted to share a few more of my from the Art Scent Museum's collection before diving into DSH's collection.
Muse by Coty (1946)
Complice by Coty (1973)
Accomplice by Coty (1955)
Shakti by Coty (1950)
L'Aimant by Coty (1927)





(SOME photos have been moved to our Vintage Coty Album)

03/27/2017

Chevalier de la Nuit (Knight of the Night) by Ciro c1923 at the ARTSCENT MUSEUM

In old advertisements, the was described as "an , fascinating whose romantic overtones are beautifully expressed by its name, a lasting perfume, and particularly adaptable to furs. It has a singular , not found in most heavy odors, and while it is a mysterious, intriguing and essentially a formal perfume, it may be worn at any time of day."

03/19/2017

Three shelves of at the ARTSCENT MUSEUM. Have a wonderful night, everywhere.

03/09/2017

Cordon Bleu by Armand Duval, 1929.
At the .

03/04/2017

Vintage perfume at the ARTSCENT MUSEUM. To admire vintage fragrances from afar is still great, but there is nothing like the real thing.

02/22/2017

YLANGA by Coryse Salome made in . Opened with case, likely from 50s or 60s. Plucked from the in

02/08/2017

Want to see more ? Check out our Coty board on Pinterest! I could pin this stuff for days :)

https://www.pinterest.com/dsh_artscent/françois-coty/

02/08/2017

https://dshnotebook.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/the-cultivated-critter-chinchilla-and-other-furry-friends/

The Cultivated Critter :: Chinchilla and Other Furry Friends -A blog post from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

"There are a number of fabulous vintage fragrances and houses that specialized in more animalic scents but I’m only going to delve into one right now: the House of Weil. Their main affair was furs...
Especially when making retro-nouveau style perfumes, I love to leave little trails to historical perfumes in my designs. It’s fun. And I hope that those that know vintage fragrances will pick up the trail and find my clues." -DSH

01/30/2017

Have you ever seen this much in one place? (No, you haven't.) At the in in .

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6BDILBoKj/

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01/28/2017

I really this new blog post by Jtd Jtd about delving into and the renewed interest in :) It's the very beginning of exploration with questions and concepts to bear in mind when doing so... as well as a great list of the classics he's already reviewed. Can't wait to see more!

(image source unknown) The discussion of perfume has exploded in the past 15 or so years and vintage perfumes play an important role. A great deal of information that was previously need-to-know wi…

01/26/2017

01/26/2017

to an amazing article about the ArtScent Museum. Thank you so much for this beautiful and thoughtful review!

http://www.theperfumemagazine.com/The-Art-Scent-Museum-Dawn-Spencer-Hurwitz.html

The Art Scent Museum in Boulder, Colorado, led by Perfume and Founder Dawn Spencer Hurwitz is soon to become a reality!

01/26/2017

You can't have a vintage fragrance museum with a decent amount of Coty perfume!

01/21/2017

FYI: We will be CLOSED tomorrow January 21. Sorry for any inconvenience ~ We hope to see you soon with some new shows coming soon this Spring.

05/24/2016

Back tracking just a bit... here are some images from the current mini show of encased flacons and cases {part 1}

05/20/2016

Some more fun images as we catalog and tag some of the amazing objects going into the :)

05/19/2016

From our instagram : A little of How 💕 some of my as we prepare for a concreta mini at the

05/22/2015

Another blog musing... Lilacs, fresh and as well as a mini review of Lilas Blanc courtesy of The ArtScent Museum (Perfume Museum). https://dshnotebook.wordpress.com/…/…/beloved-flower-lilacs/

Although it's been raining non-stop for nearly a month and really chilly, too, it's almost June and Spring will be blossoming into Summer in no time. I didn't want to let the moment pass to reflec...

11/01/2012

Another fun little blog post... It's so great to share the museum if only in photographs with our fb peeps! http://smellin.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/preciouses/

Something wonderful happened a few weeks ago, during the Open Studios event we had at the beginning of the month. A delightful woman who was looking at paintings at the studio fell in love with th...

10/28/2012

As we continue to catalogue the collections at the museum, we're making plans for future shows, events and even classes. We'd love your input as to what kind of programming you would like to see and smell! Please check out our about page to get a feel and contact us here or via email. http://smellin.wordpress.com/about/

Our passion is aroma. We celebrate the natural aromatic world as well as our fragrant history. The Art Scent Museum is dedicated to sharing the richness of perfume design (from bottles and packag...

10/27/2012

Another beautiful image from the Museum. LOVE.
http://smellin.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/something-fun-for-today/

While we’re still enjoying the glow from the opening of our first mini-show of Francois Coty, we’ve taken the opportunity to make some micro displays as a previews for upcoming concepts...

10/03/2012

We've mounted our first little mini show at the ArtScent Museum... opening with OpenArts, Open Studios this weekend at the ESSENSE STUDIO. Come on in and see the beautiful work of Monsieur Coty. There will be SO much to experience in one place!