Perfumes

Art

Perfuming design and designing perfume

DSM-Firmenich is marking Paris Design Week by unveiling Anankè in the garden at Maison de Victor Hugo. An excellent opportunity to celebrate the bonds between fragrance, art, and design.

Fairs & Events

Notes Shanghai: China’s fragrance moment

Everything moves fast in China, and the world of fragrance is no exception. Every six months in Shanghai, the Notes exhibition sees Chinese, Asian, and European brands set up shop to present their creations, welcoming very young houses alongside more established names. Here is a brief overview of this year’s early edition that ran from April 2 to 5, 2026, and is redrawing the market’s contours.

Podcasts by Nez

Frankincense, Oman’s essence

Ayesha Mualla, a social anthropologist and enthusiastic teacher, has conducted research on frankincense usages in the omani culture in the Dhofar region.

Ingredients

The quintessential scents of Oman

The hospitality of Oman is felt upon arrival at Muscat airport with a subtle, diffused scent of frankincense as Omani people know that if they want to create a tranquil atmosphere, they can turn to olibanum.

Ingredients

Smell Talks: Martina Bianchini – IFRA Standards and niche perfumery

What framework can we offer niche brands to enable them to compose with the widest possible palette of ingredients, in complete safety and with respect for the environment? In this speech recorded in March 2024 in Milan at the 14th edition of Esxence, the meeting place for confidential perfumery professionals, International Fragrance Association (IFRA) President Martina Bianchini shares her vision of the industry. For her, “if perfumery is an art, science and standards must allow creators to express themselves as freely as possible”.

History

The Incense Trade Route, by Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon

What is the history of incense and its trade? That’s the question answered in this article, which traces the history of the “Incense Route” over several centuries, from its earliest beginnings to the inscription of the Dhofar region in the Sultanate of Oman as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

Ingredients

Naturals take centre stage with DSM-Firmenich

A year after the release of its book Grasse, de la fleur au parfum published by Gallimard, innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty DSM-Firmenich continues to ramp up its approach to naturals. An approach that aims to “use science to harness nature and enhance its riches.” Xavier Brochet, Global Head of Natural Product Innovation, tells us more.

Art

5th Experimental Scent Summit: Olfactory culture under the Lisbon sky

On 6 June 2024, the 5th Experimental Scent Summit, organised by the Los Angeles-based Institute for Art and Olfaction, took place in Lisbon. A day teeming with encounters between researchers, artists and perfumers from all over the world who shared research and ideas about olfactory culture.

Olfactory Culture

Perfume as a way of life in the Middle East

Frankincense, bakhoor, attars: perfume is deeply rooted in Omani culture, starting with the Latin roots of the word, per fumum, meaning through smoke. The love of fragrances can be found throughout the Middle East, inextricably linked to how people see themselves and others, to their personal values, to the social rituals that unfold in daily life or at special occasions.

Ingredients

Laboratoire Monique Rémy: In the beginning, there was a woman

Monique Rémy was a pioneer and an iconoclast. She founded LMR in 1983, driven by her passion for the natural world. On the occasion of the company’s 40th anniversary, all those who crossed her path pay homage to her unique impact on the fragrance industry in the book Art of Natural. Here is its introduction.

Art

Aromas and artwork: Redemption, by Julius Stewart

To celebrate the European Night of Museums this saturday, May the 18th, and to invite you to smell artworks, we invite you to take a closer nose at Rédemption, thanks to this article from Carole Couturier and Constance Deroubaix published in Nez#14 – Music & Perfume.

Ingredients

Oman, strategically positioned in the Gulf

The partnership between Amouage and Oman, which aims to relaunch the local incense industry, takes place in the historical and geopolitical context of the sultanate. The brand’s intention is to contribute to the social and economic development of the country, while promoting Omani culture.

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