Perfume

Sylviane Lust (Beauty by Kroonen): “We choose complex fragrances that evolve on the skin, and that tell you the perfumer has been given a free hand”

23 May 2022

Based in the Grand Sablon district in central Brussels, Beauty by Kroonen is a concept store featuring forty or so niche perfume brands alongside health and beauty products, all carefully chosen by founder Ioana and her team. We interviewed her colleague, Sylviane.

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Niche perfumery moves centre stage

23 May 2022

As Esxence, the niche perfumery fair, prepares to open its doors in Milan from 15 to 18 June 2022, Nez caught up with a number of figures from the world of niche fragrances, in a series of interviews with perfumers, stores and brands. But, putting common misapprehensions aside, what lies behind the term that is as much overused as it is decried?

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Conscious perfumery at Firmenich: from vision to reality

8 April 2022

Firmenich’s shift to conscious perfumery, far from curbing perfumers’ creativity, has instead proved to be a source of innovation and inspiration.

The de Laire bases: sleeping beauties awaken

21 February 2022

The history of Fabriques de Laire uniquely embodies modern perfumery, mainly through its famous bases, products of the intuition, vision and inventiveness of the company’s founders and successive collaborators.

Vanessa Ligovich: “With the creation of Q-Lab, we wish to promote interactions and creativity around sandalwood and its virtues”

24 November 2021

Founded more than 20 years ago, Quintis is now the leading producer of ethical Indian and Australian sandalwood.

A global competition around Indian sandalwood by Quintis

3 November 2021

Quintis Sandalwood together with the American Society of Perfumers has launched a competition, inviting perfumers from across the world to create a fragrance that heroes sustainably-grown Indian sandalwood.

Elaine O’Connell: “Our goal is to reconnect the global beauty industry with new ideas and fresh perspectives”

4 October 2021

Le plus grand salon international consacré à la beauté au Moyen-Orient aura lieu à Dubaï . Quel est l’objectif de cette 25e édition ? Que réserve la programmation de l’événement, notamment en matière de parfum ? Les réponses d’Elaine O’Connell, directrice du salon.

Maxime Baud: “I’d like ScenTree to become a ‘social Wikipedia’ of perfumery raw materials”

10 September 2021

ScenTree, the classification tool for perfumery raw materials, is celebrating its second anniversary. A look back at these years of reflection, changes and achievements.

Ricardo Omori: “In Madagascar, we want to develop unique products of high olfactory quality”

8 September 2021

Ricardo Omori is Vice President of the Fine Fragrance division at Symrise. According to him, the “red island” in the Indian Ocean is an extraordinary place, which owes as much to the plants that grow there as to the people using them to create exceptional ingredients for perfumery.

Yves Cassar: “If vetiver were a character, it would be Indiana Jones”

1 September 2021

Yves Cassar has been a perfumer for IFF since 1998. He has created many successes, alone or with a team. We asked him about vetiver.

Julie Massé: “Vanilla creates an incomparable sillage, a signature and volume”

30 August 2021

Julie Massé is a perfumer at Mane since 2010. We asked her about vanilla.

Céline Barel: “Tuberose is too often caricatured”

27 August 2021

Céline Barel has been a perfumer at IFF since 2001, creating Aesop’s Tacit, Zoologist’s Squid, Jo Malone’s Vanilla & Anise, and Maison d’Etto’s Canaan and Durban Jane.

Julien Maubert: “The processing methods of the Damask rose remain traditional”

26 August 2021

Representing the fifth generation of his family to work at Robertet, Julien Maubert holds the post of Head of Raw Materials. Keen to reconcile family heritage with innovation, the group combines tried and-tested traditional methods with sustainable sourcing.

Aurélien Guichard: “Biomuguet and Biocyclamol offer a form of abstraction that I really appreciate”

24 August 2021

Aurélien Guichard, whose hometown is Grasse, joined Takasago in 2018, after roles as a perfumer with Givaudan and Firmenich. He is the nose behind Narciso for Narciso Rodriguez, Gucci Guilty, and Encens suave and Radical Rose for his own brand, Matière première.

Alexandra Carlin: “This ginger smells of freshly grated root”

22 August 2021

Alexandra Carlin is a Symrise
perfumer. She spoke to us about how
Madagascan ginger became one of
her favorite fragrance ingredients.

Frédéric Badie: “I’m particularly fond of frankincense”

20 August 2021

As a chemistry graduate, Frédéric Badie first joined Mane to train in formulating natural ingredients. From there he went to Charabot, where he worked on olfactory and analytical control before becoming a perfumer at CAL-Chauvet. He is currently R&D director at Payan Bertrand.