A month of marvellous things 1. youtu.be/iODibDMEd5k?...

Yes. Every time I hear politicians talk about “wealth tax” my mind hears “we’ll pummel the top 5%” which means “the real wealth in the top 0.5% will remain untaxed but we’ll utterly upend the rest”

Light Project and I had our second photoshoot day, and just as the Vianne's Confession shot was finished, Italian Elle magazine asked for a picture! Witchcraft, I tell you. I gather it went down well in Italy @joannechocolat.bsky.social

Greetings New York, from London where the leaves have fallen, but not much else. The sky though! Wibbly. Anyway, welcome to Team Rational.

I made a film for beginner perfumers. It's long, because so is learning perfumery. youtu.be/c4iQ2nHZN4M?...

I got an email from a client who wrote perturbing instead of protruding. I suppose it's possible she was concerned by the thing that sticks out a bit.

I'm one of the privileged fountain pen nerds who got a bottle of the new Pelikan Edelstein Apricot Achat ink on Friday night. I've put it into a Sailor with a fude nib. 😁 Sorry. My other obsession leaked out.

I thought this might cheer you up. youtu.be/WrAV5EVI4tU?...

600+ words on a brief history of modern perfumery today.

Just occasionally, I find myself in the coolest room on the planet at the right time. #same.band

Political editor @jamesrball.com talks about his exhaustive investigation for The New World into the influence of one man in British society - Paul Marshall. Watch to find out who he is 👀

This person just followed me. I wondered why, so checked the profile and found that it only follows 22 older women from various countries. I wonder why? What next? A DM? 😁 Or am I too cynical.

HSBC worries me more every day.

I rarely see someone that makes me wish this hard that I'd thought of it first. I'm doing my best to be confelicitous about it.

If you fancy watching this film on YouTube that would be lovely. If you would consider pressing the button below it that asks to "give it some hype" that would be even better. We're competing with AI nonsense and that's one way to let YouTube know that humans are watching. youtu.be/z-aw_Nm6Lac?...

Today I bought a yellow fountain pen from a gentleman named Adolphus Smith, who made it by hand and travelled from Ohio to the London Pen Show. I'd saved up for some special things and this one called to me. Everything about this makes me happy.

I am wearing double Studio Coverdale as you can never have too many imaginary flowers in your scarf and hoodie.

Sometimes, perfume making takes me to the best places to meet marvellous people.

Terrific crowd this morning at the Olympic Cinema in Barnes: thank you to @sarahmccartney.bsky.social for insights on scent and much more; to Anne and the organizers of Barnes Bookfest for their hospitality, and to everyone who was there!

We now have over 7500 subscribers to our YouTube channel which officially makes Arthur McBain and me perfumery micro-influencers. 😂 This is how we do it. youtu.be/cnZDlb5xzL4?...

We called the bank about a fraudulent charge on my business bank card. They told me they would investigate, which they have, and that they would cancel my card and send a new one. I cut my card up. They had done neither. I found out 14 days later. 🙄 Very big bank. Numpties.

Four buses and four trains, five hours to get to Crystal Palace Subway and back. Totally worth the bother.

Just what I needed on a Friday night. youtu.be/miFCWJDjL1w?...

When you see parallel escalators do you ever race each other to the top by just standing there to check which one is faster? Just us? 😄 I won today. Bond Street Elizabeth Line, east exit. #EscalatorRace #ElizabethLine #SecretsOfAHappyMarriage

This was a good day for perfumery experiments with frankincense. #artisans

Let your coven know that we've a sale on at 4160Tuesdays. www.4160tuesdays.com/4160tuesdays...

Work in progress. I made this fragrance, which smells complex but is made with three unusual naturals and one synthetic but naturally occurring molecule. I love it. Ought I to try harder, or leave it be? #perfume

Sir Jim Ratcliffe helped to cause the unstable economy he's complaining about. He's sulking because he can make more millions through fracking. He can go away. The UK really doesn't need careless selfish people like him. I feel sorry for the US. They have enough problems without him arriving.

Note to self. Stay away from Threads. In the news, I had an excellent cup of Persian tea last night after an excellent meal at Mahdi's in Hammersmith.

Mind Meld What makes a team smart? It’s not a room full of geniuses.

I return from the north with the best cheese.

For over 25 years, science and discovery centres have been at the heart of inspiring millions of people to explore, question, and be part of UK science and technology. But they're seriously under threat… 1/3

Sign on and let asylum seekers work while they wait for a decision. Dignity for them, and better for all of us www.refugee-action.org.uk/lift-the-ban/

We visited my 97 year old aunt in her care home. We got caught up in a dispute between two residents: a woman who thought it was her house, and a man she was trying to kick out. He wanted to leave but couldn't find his way out. They both declared us useless. The staff there are beyond patient.

Today 554 words on olfactory habitation. And the oddest train ride, during which a toadying grafter pitched a carbon capture investment to Richard Tice at the table opposite us.

Prince fans, this might interest you. #Prince #Perfume ebay.us/m/G2xzLt

Creating a variety of shapes using steamed buns: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...

I loathed "Back to School" ads and they still give me horror shivers 45 years after leaving. I never wanted to go back to school, I wanted to stay at home and play the clarinet, make clothes, write stories and read books. I still do.

Here's something beautiful for you all. youtu.be/DjrYUKQW_MU?...

We stopped sending parcels to the US; it's already chaos.

This is another bot set up to capture followers who are not supporting the Nectarine Narcissus. They only repost, with no original content. Blockety block.

Yet another lazy AI email this morning: "I have long admired 4160 Tuesdays’ playful and creative approach to niche perfumery" No you haven't. We aren't playful.

We think of motorised scooters as a new London thing but this is suffragette Lady Florence Norman using one in London in 1916.

Because sometimes we need an interlude. youtu.be/0aOm8AkIEEI?...

Here's Tina Turner on TV, and there on the right is John Miles who was my parents' neighbour. (He was Mr. Errington, that nice man with the white grand piano.) He fetched their shopping when it was a bit icy out. Lovely chap. He toured with Tina for 22 years.

Greetings from London to our US customers. We're very sorry but until we know what's going to happen with the Uber Orange's new tariffs, duties and admin charges we're going to have to suspend US shipping on 20th August. Canada, you're fine. #tarrifs #InternationalTrade #USUKTrade

There's this thing going round TikTok where you put "book" into the search box and the idea is that the first suggestion is the story of your life. Ready? "The Courage to be Disliked." I'll take that.

This is the song inspired by the same tea and biscuits that encourages me to make our Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits perfume. I only found out about it yesterday, and it's by one of my favourite groups. youtu.be/SNPunpRxQC8?...

This is the song inspired by the same tea and biscuits that encourages me to make our Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits perfume. I only found out about it yesterday, and it's by one of my favourite groups. youtu.be/SNPunpRxQC8?...