2021 SPRING ESCENTIALS – let flowers bloom!
Henri Matisse once said that there were flowers everywhere for those who wanted to see them. There’s profound wisdom in these words encouraging us to seek and find beauty, joy and meaning in the world…
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Soft like me – perfumed oils for your body & nose.
Here at Scentury we’re obsessed with everything that smells nice: cologne, eau de parfum, home fragrances, scented candles, herbs and spices — just keep it coming! Another often underrated but lovely way to bring olfactive…
From darkness into light.
When we asked our friend, photographer Mathilde Karrèr, to create another brilliant still life series to celebrate fragrance, we had opulent and beautiful imagery in mind. But then COVID-19 hit, and we simply couldn’t proceed…
Welcome to Miami – Bienvenidos a Miami
Joy ride with us to Miami Beach, the city that’s every shade of sunlight and skin, ice cream and art deco. Where Sonny and Tubbs roll up their satin sleeves as they hop out of…
It’s a material world – turning lead into gold.
In his series of perfume still lifes, Warsaw-based Maciek Miloch turns lead into gold, celebrating the alchemy of surfaces, structures, and their inner glow. The set designs here were created by Natalia Mleczak, and are…
Rooting for Spring – an awakening journey into nature.
It’s time to get in touch with Mother Nature and her boisterous springtime energy. In these strange times — with our free-flowing movement restricted by a global pandemic — it’s critical that we rediscover our…
Nocturnal creatures – when your olfactive dreams come true.
Salvador Dalí’s surreal color palette, De Chirico’s devoid architectural landscapes, and even a dash of El Greco’s religious zeal — this still life series by photographer Joseph Saraceno and stylist Wilson Wong stirs these ingredients…
Michael Edwards: “Niche has revitalized the whole industry.”
23 years after Michael Edwards published his book Perfume Legends he now launched the 2nd edition of what has become an indispensable and essential tool for professionals in the perfume industry as well as every parfumista and…
2019 WINTER EscENTIALS: Force Majeure
Nature’s forces mirror our deeply personal thoughts and emotions. If you’re in love, you could be singing in the rain; when your lover is gone, you might feel a flood of emotions. And you may…
AUTUMN EscENTIALS 2019: The skin we live in.
In homage to our largest and sexiest organ, SCENTURY celebrates the best of perfumed body care products with a sensuous photo series from acclaimed Berlin-based photographer Klas Foerster. Peaches and cream, ebony, fair, tanned, freckled,…
2021 SPRING ESCENTIALS – let flowers bloom!
Henri Matisse once said that there were flowers everywhere for those who wanted to see them. There’s profound wisdom in these words encouraging us to seek and find beauty, joy and meaning in the world…
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Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin artist Ingo Mittelstaedt.
Scentury’s Helder Suffenplan met with artist Ingo Mittelstaedt at the Berlin Botanical Gardens for a perfume blindtasting, surrounded by budding shrubs and magnolia trees in full bloom. Ingo Mittelstaedt was born in East Berlin in the former…
Perfume Blindtasting with Baltimore-born artist Kandis Williams.
Scentury’s Helder Suffenplan met with artist Kandis Williams in her Berlin studio for a perfume blindtasting a conversation about olfactive memories. Williams lived in Baltimore, New York, Paris and New Orleans where she experienced the intoxicating scents of…
Perfume Blindtasting with actress Bibiana Beglau.
Seeing Bibiana Beglau on stage can be a life-changing experience. The dazzling physicality and dramatic intensity of her performances challenge our conceptions of theater’s possibilities and boundaries, and acting in general. Her interpretations on stage…
Perfume Blindtasting with original genius Rafael Horzon.
Rafael Horzon, furniture tycoon, apple pie magnate, original genius, and an enigma to many, granted us a rare opportunity to question him about his achievements in business and life as well as about his latest…
Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin icon Christoph Tophinke.
We met one of Berlin’s most notorious characters, Christoph Tophinke, for a blindtasting with LAVS by Unum. Find out here how he reacted! Chelsea Farmers Club is so much more than just a shop for traditional British…
Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin artist Olaf Hajek.
We met with illustrator and painter Olaf Hajek in his Berlin-Mitte studio for a perfume blindtasting and confronted him with Smoke For The Soul by By Kilian. Find out here how he reacted! In his work Olaf…
Perfume Blindtasting with artist Bettina Krieg.
With meticulous precision, Bettina Krieg creates large-format, monochrome landscapes that alternate between figuration and abstraction. The wealth of detail in these vast realms composed of innumerable, accurately accomplished strokes literally pulls the viewer in. After…
Perfume Blindtasting with actress Susanne Wuest.
Susanne Wuest knew already at a tender age that she would have to leave her idyllic valley in Lower Austria, her birthplace, if ever she were to make her dreams come true. She consequently took…