When seniors train juniors – Domitille Michalon-Bertier (IFF)
Fragrance houses train their youngest recruits by placing them under the wing of one or more experienced creators, as Domitille Michalon-Bertier, senior perfumer at IFF explains.
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From natural to synthetic – Jonathan Warr (Takasago)
An ever-growing number of innovations make it possible to obtain synthetic molecules from renewable resources. Explanations, with Jonathan Warr, Vice-President for Research & Development at Takasago.
Yes, we need synthetics – Xavier Fernandez (Nice University)
Why then are synthetic ingredients more useful and necessary than we think? And what exactly is green chemistry? Xavier Fernandez shares his insights.
Madagascar, a unique testing ground for natural ingredients – Suzy Le Helley (Symrise)
Perfumer Suzy Le Helley (Symrise) tells us the story of the close-knit collaboration with Madagascar small-scale producers and the issues involved.
Jungle Essence technology – more real than nature itself
Whether it’s red seaweed, coconut, coffee bean or everlasting flower, these speciality fragrances produced by Mane are enriching the perfumer’s palette with unprecedented realism.
The Essence Discovering the World of Scent, Perfume & Fragrance – Collective – Gestalten
A patchwork of know-how and facts and figures about perfumery and olfaction, conveyed in an eclectic and free-wheeling style.
Irene Gisbert Borras : « The Barcelona Olfaction Week is a magical week, where the nose is the protagonist »
Meeting with Irene Gisbert Borras, co-founder of Barcelona Olfaction Week, a whole week of activities and conferences dedicated to olfaction and perfume.
Dreamwood – the woody scent that dreams are made of
Firmenich is launching its fourth ingredient created using their white biotechnology, Dreamwood*. Through the alchemy of various substances science and nature have combined to transform sugar into a sandalwood scent.
Spritzing to Success – Annette Green
A useful work to those documenting the dates, places, and people in fragrance marketing history!
Behind the Scenes at the IFF Atelier du Parfumeur in Grasse
The Atelier du Parfumeur opened its doors in Grasse in May 2019. Created by the American fragrance house, the site was designed as an artist residence for perfumers which will also be open to the public twice a year. Let’s go on a guided tour.
Perfumes: The Guide 2018 – Luca Turin – Tania Sanchez
The reference book to grasp 10 years of niche perfumery creations.
Perfume Legends II: French Feminine Fragrances – Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards offers us a second, enriched edition of his cult book on perfumery.
A Scented World, the Magic of Fragrances – Claire Bingham
Interviews, various portraits, flacons and mises en scène that create a cosmopolitan, aesthetic and modern take on perfume through the eyes of those who produce it.
Aromérica Parfumeur – Beatrice Glow
Through scents, such as those of the spice trade, a book that tells of the violence of European colonial powers in South America.
Don’t Think, Just Smell – Ron Winnegrad
The perfumer Ron Winnegrad presents, an intimate and heart-warming autobiographical account of his personal outlook on the fragrance industry and the craft behind it.
F. Millot Perfumer – from L’Eau Magique to Crêpe de Chine, The History of a Family – Laurianne Millot and Odile Thiriot
Beginning in 1860, when the brand was founded by Félix Millot, to when it was taken over by Révillon perfumes in 1966, more than 100 years of history are covered here by Laurianne Millot and Odile Thiriot.
Parfums: A Catalogue of Remembered Smells – Philippe Claudel
A masterfully woven patchwork of recollections, desires, and regrets all themed around his sense of smell and the olfactory memories the author has collected over his life.
Givaudan: an Odyssey of Flavours and Fragrances – Caroline Champion, Percy Kemp, Annick Le Guérer, Brigitte Proust and Sean Rose
This book is most admirable with the near-perfect balance it strikes between promoting the company’s assets, recounting fragrance history, and exploring the artistry and contemporary issues surrounding the medium of perfume.
Bad Girls Perfume – Sarah Colton
Whether we know it or not, the perfume we wear affects the way people perceive us. So argues Sarah Colton, an American perfume journalist based in Paris
Perfume – a Century of Scents – Lizzie Ostrom
Through the pages of this original book, Lizzie Ostrom, also known as Odette Toilette, takes us on a very pleasant tour of the 20th century.
