Walker Minton
About Walker Minton
Walker Minton is a jazz musician and freelance writer with a lifelong interest in scent. He lives in North London with his partner and two sons. walker_minton@yahoo.co.uk
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How I Think I Smell
21 August 2008 Articles
I like the smell of perfume. A simple timeless pleasure of things that smell good. However, like many things, once I start to think about a little, the simplicity has a tendency to evaporate at the speed of citrus top notes.
The complexity starts with a problem of over indulgence; I am fortunate enough to possess many bottles. The catch is that with the rich diversity in my cupboard comes a very modern dilemma: options are too many, criteria too few (or to put it another way: which shall I wear today and why?)
...Clarins and Porsche Design Launch “The Essence”
13 June 2008 Industry News
In keeping with their brand identity of diverse technical luxury design items Porsche Design have announced the launch of their new fragrance named “The Essence". True to their heritage of using innovative materials it is built around a new fresh smelling molecule designed especially for Porsche Design by Anne Flipo and Bruno Jovanovic named Arctical. This provides a striking cold metallic accord which is tempered by aromatic notes and warm woody tones...
Lavender
28 April 2008 Articles
Creed Royal Scottish Lavender is my favourite fragrance but I cannot wear it anymore.... Lavender is quite possibly the perfume note I enjoy most of all. It takes a very interesting position in the mix, straddling the top and heart notes, not as effervescent as most citrus heads but lighter than most floral hearts....
Relatives
28 January 2008 Articles
My nephew has a bottle of Jules by Dior. Or perhaps he has two. He may have several stashed away, I'm not sure. I have great memories of wearing Jules in the 80s. Sweet boozy citrusy aldehydic leathery manliness in a bottle. A mist of highly composed chemical potion encapsulating the tail end of modernism. However, I didn't see it like that at the time....
Scented Summer Travelogue
05 November 2007 Articles
In his first atmospheric piece for Basenotes, Walker Minton parts the falling leaves of November to allow us a peek back towards a wet and fragrant summer, in which he rediscovers old loves and finds new delights in unexpected quarters....
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