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Perfume Portrait #32 – Lizzie Biscuits
Lizzie Biscuits 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary Heart – Ginger Body – Sandalwood, Frankincense Description – an affirmative fragrance that...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #31 – Gill Alderson
Gill Alderson 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, bergamot Heart – Ginger Body – Vetiver Description – bergamot and vetiver, both complex and rich,...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #30 – GRR West
GRR WEST 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Fennel Seed Body – Myrrh, White Musk Description – A fragrance to remind you of the virtues...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #29 – Shirley Harris
Shirley Harris 50ml EDT Head – Orange Heart – Pine, cinnamon Body – Cedarwood Description – A narrative that spans the entirety of...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #28 – Samantha Galbraith
Samantha Galbraith 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Lime Heart – Cypress Body – Frankincense Description – Wholly positive with an established...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume as Practice AW16 – Day 1
Today is the first day of perfume as Practice at Bank Street Arts, where you can bear witness to 14 unique and varied perfumes, each a...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #26 – Jake Harries 50ml EDT
Head – Basil, Sweet Birch, Petitgrain, Red Thyme Heart – Fennel Seed, Black Pepper, Ginger Body – Dill Weed, Sandalwood, Birch Tar, Myrrh...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 8, 20161 min read
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Bone Cancer Stories #4 – 50ml EDT
Head – Rosemary, Basil Heart – Pine, Fennel Body – Cedarwood Bridge – Benzoin, Black Pepper, Petitgrain Description – Utilising the...

Michael Borkowsky
May 12, 20161 min read
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Bone Cancer Stories #3 – 50ml EDT
Heart – Jasmine, Ginger Body – Sandalwood, Vanilla Musk Bridge – Benzoin, Black Pepper, Petitgrain Description – Drenched in confidence...

Michael Borkowsky
May 11, 20161 min read
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Bone Cancer Stories #2 – 50ml EDT
Heart – Juniper, Fennel Body – Frankincense, Cedarwood Bridge – Benzoin, Black Pepper, Petitgrain Description – A fragrance that promotes...

Michael Borkowsky
May 10, 20161 min read
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Bone Cancer Stories #1 – 50ML EDT
Heart – Geranium, Fennel Body – White Musk, Cedarwood Bridge – Benzoin, Black Pepper, Petitgrain Description – This strongly affirmative,...

Michael Borkowsky
May 9, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portraits – Bone Cancer Stories
Yesterday the Bone Cancer Research Trust celebrated their 10th anniversary with a gala and conference at The Tetley. The...

Michael Borkowsky
May 8, 20162 min read
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A Period of Quiet Development
Almost three weeks has past since Perfume as Practice – my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – closed. It’s been a reasonably quiet period,...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 10, 20162 min read
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The Show Must Go On!
As I look out of the window to the relentless snow I do sigh to myself and think to myself ‘For God sake! Today of all days!’ …Typical...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 4, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #22 – Mark Heyster
Mark Heyster 50ml EDT Description Travel perfume – but not as you know it! Here, the process of making is aligned to a journey of the...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 25, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #21 – Tanya Ahmed
Tanya Ahmed 50ml EDT Description The notion of a sense of place, re-imagined for the 21st century! Here we see a Hex Sign – steeped in...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 21, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #19 – Mark Pol
Mark Pol 50ml EDT Description Harnessing the freedom of intuition, this fragrance suggests that our ancestry has a fundamental bearing on...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 19, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #17 – Damien Fisher
Damien Fisher 50ml EDT Description AÂ reflective fragrance that champions personal contemplation and support as we attempt to realise our...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 17, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #9 – Pip Barrett
Pip Barrett 50ml EDT Description All the joy of your favorite story in a bottle! With visual embellishments that tell of narrative...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 1, 20161 min read
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An Invitation to my Perfume as Practice Private View
Join me for a private viewing of my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – named Perfume as Practice – on Friday 4th March, 6-8pm. The...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 29, 20161 min read
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