ODOU Issue Four

If someone had told me last year when I began this blog that I would one day see an article published I probably would have cracked up laughing. So you can only imagine how absolutely thrilled I am to have been able to contribute to ODOU Issue Four.

The Perfumes of Dorian Gray: Scavenger Hunt for Scents

Watercolour sketch by Alastair

Now that I have completed the series of scents referenced in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, I thought it would be fun to track down perfumes that best match the references. It’s quite a list, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Let’s take a look at what I need to hunt for…

The Perfumes of Dorian Gray: Chapter Eighteen

“There was something in the clear pine-scented air of that winter morning that seemed to bring him back his joyousness and his ardour for life.”