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Perfume Portrait #74 – Jackie Berridge
Jackie Berridge 50ml EDT Head –  Lemon Heart – Geranium Body – Rosewood, Ylang Ylang Description – A childhood sense of wonder heads this...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 22, 20181 min read
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Perfume Portrait #73 – Angela Harpham
Angela Harpham 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Cypress, ginger Body – Frankincense Description – Assured yet aware of the complexities...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 21, 20181 min read
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Perfume Portrait #72 – Rebecca Foster
Rebecca Foster 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary, eucalyptus Heart – Cinnamon Body – Frankincense Description – A tonic for the living, this...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 20, 20181 min read
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Perfume Portrait #70 – Dave Akehurst
Dave Akehurst 50ml EDT Head – Basil, peppermint Heart – Cypress, ginger Body – Cedarwood Description – A fresh, earthy composition that...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 18, 20181 min read
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Perfume Portrait #69 – Natasha Safavi Martin
Natasha Safavi Martin 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, bergamot Heart – Cypress, pine Body – Dill, hyssop Description – A display of how fragrance...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 17, 20181 min read
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Perfume Portrait #68 – Ella Boston
Ella Boston 50ml EDT Head – Sweet orange, lemon, lime Heart – Black pepper, pine needle Body – Rosewood Description – Orange Lemon and...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 16, 20181 min read
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Perfume as Practice at Bureau, Blackburn
Perfume as Practice SS18 – my 5th solo show about perfume and it’s capacity for portraiture, is now open at Bureau Centre for the Arts,...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 15, 20181 min read
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Perfume Portraits #61 – #67 – Created For Orchard Square
This shift in my process intended to reveal the possibilities surrounding interpreting cognitive behaviours and patterns, and whether...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 19, 20181 min read
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Pefume Portrait #60 – Tim Bennett
Tim Bennett 50ml EDT Head – Cypress Heart – Black Pepper, Pine, Carrot Seed Body – Sandalwood Description – The woody fragrance family...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 24, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #59 – Joe Millie Norman
Joe Mille Norman 50ml EDT Head – Tangerine, Basil Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Myrrh Description – Addressing the...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 24, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #58 – Clare Townley
Clare Townley 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Description – Granny’s perfume but with a kick! A...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #56 – Marc Willetts
Marc Willetts 50ml EDT Head – Peppermint, Grapefruit, Rosemary Heart – Pine Needle, Ginger Body – Cedarwood Description – Piercing citrus...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #55 – Holly Kerslake
Holly Kerslake 50ml EDT Head – Tangerine, Basil Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Myrrh Description – Playful disruptions of a...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 19, 20171 min read
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2018 Ambitions – Launching ‘Scents of our Time’
One of my ambitions in 2018 is to launch and exhibit ‘Scents of our Time’ – a body of work that that uses scent and candle making to...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 18, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #54 – Chris Millward
Chris Millward 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, Peppermint Heart – Black Pepper, Pine Needle Body – Sandalwood Description – Grounding, earthy...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 18, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #53 – Anne Pollitt
Anne Pollitt 50ml EDT Head – Bitter Orange Heart – Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Structured to echo the tension between...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 17, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #52 – Jason Thomas Richardson
Jason Thomas Richardson 50ml EDT Head – Lemongrass, Peppermint Heart – Cypress Body – Frankincense Description – Unleash your spiritual...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 16, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #50 – Martha Hunter
Martha Hunter 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Orange, Elemi Heart – Juniper Berry, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Affirmative top notes...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 9, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #49 – Hannah Staniforth
Hannah Staniforth 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary, Thyme Heart – Juniper Berry Body – Cedarwood Description – Built on a solid foundation that...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 9, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #48 – Red
Red 50ml EDT Head – Grapefruit, tea Tree Heart – Coriander Seed Body – Frankincense Description – This fragrance harnesses medicinal...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 7, 20171 min read
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