"Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent."
Sherlock Holmes, A Case of Identity (1892) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes, A Case of Identity (1892) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
According to Sherlockian.net's Sherlock Holmes birthday today, making him a Capricorn. I became interested in Sherlock Holmes back in the 80's with the British series starring the actor Jeremy Brett. In my opinion Jeremy plays Sherlock as the perfect Victorian version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock. Here's a clip of the best quotes from the first season:
Last year Eve turned me on to a new series on Masterpiece Mystery theater simply titled Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman (the new Bilbo Baggins) as Watson. This adaptation is set in modern day and quite brilliant, I highly recommend it. Here's a few clips:
In honor of this blessed day I've decided to begin working on a tribute fragrance to Sherlock as part of the Literarium series of my botanical natural perfumes. Eve and I have come up with a few ideas to begin the formulation:
~ Tobacco
~ English smells
~ Leather
~ Tea: Lapsang Souchong (tincture and infusion)
~ Smoke
~ Old wood for the Violin
Leave a comment on this post or send me your thoughts via e-mail (roxana at illuminatedperfume.com) and I will enter you in a draw for a sample of the first draft of the fragrance. Also, feel free to give me suggestions for a title.
Last year Eve turned me on to a new series on Masterpiece Mystery theater simply titled Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman (the new Bilbo Baggins) as Watson. This adaptation is set in modern day and quite brilliant, I highly recommend it. Here's a few clips:
In honor of this blessed day I've decided to begin working on a tribute fragrance to Sherlock as part of the Literarium series of my botanical natural perfumes. Eve and I have come up with a few ideas to begin the formulation:
~ Tobacco
~ English smells
~ Leather
~ Tea: Lapsang Souchong (tincture and infusion)
~ Smoke
~ Old wood for the Violin
Leave a comment on this post or send me your thoughts via e-mail (roxana at illuminatedperfume.com) and I will enter you in a draw for a sample of the first draft of the fragrance. Also, feel free to give me suggestions for a title.
