tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186606072481250197.post906181151564712094..comments2024-03-27T11:12:39.557+00:00Comments on Stephan Matthews: SUMARA by Barry GibsonStephan Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727326641985250322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186606072481250197.post-56277520622298122732022-05-13T00:28:15.062+01:002022-05-13T00:28:15.062+01:00Hello Barry, thanks for the comment. The German co...Hello Barry, thanks for the comment. The German copies of the CP scents were not very good, but the new company with Barry at the head is excellent. The Lubin formula is from one of the original books mentioned in the article, although it has been delicately updated for a modern audience. Best, StephanStephan Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727326641985250322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186606072481250197.post-87747027101818137752022-05-09T11:53:34.462+01:002022-05-09T11:53:34.462+01:00Wow, brought back memories of buying a couple of C...Wow, brought back memories of buying a couple of Crown Perfumery scents when they were in the Burlington Arcade in the 90s. I remember being served by a highly efficient Australian lady. Then I seem to recall that CP scents were copied, given different names, and sold through a German shop.<br /><br />You got me going again with the mention of Lavender.in the Sumara. It really sounds wonderful. I thought that Gilles Thevenin owned the rights to the Lubin formula book, or did he sell the company.<br /><br />I have a single copy of the French magazine, Parfums & Senteurs from May 2001, with a feature about Lubin, and the amazing perfume bottles. My favourite is Au Soleil from 1909, where the bottle is shaped like a chimney, with a lizard climbing up it, to get to a bug on the cap.Prince Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758554112984906999noreply@blogger.com