101 Q. Are Natural Fragrance Materials the Best? Natural vs. Synthetic Fragrance Materials
A. There is a topic that has long been a recurring subject of discussion in the perfume industry, not only in Japan but ...
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101 Q. What Fragrance Materials Are Used in Black Tea Perfumes?
A. What is black tea in the first place? Let us start there.If you are short on time, click here.What Is Black Tea?In Ja...
Perfumers Pierre Bourdon: The Artist of Scent Who Created Cool Water
Growing Up with a Great Father…Pierre Bourdon was born in Paris on March 9, 1946, to parents who worked in the perfume i...
The Founder ÆTHER: The Poetry of Synthetic Ingredients, the Beauty of Molecules
“If molecules have their own distinctive scents, who can precisely imagine the smell of aldehyde C12 or Iso E Super? Som...
The Founder ICHIKŌ ICHIE: 220 Years of History in Fifteen Minutes
“Tradition is a continuous succession of innovations.”── Shinichirō Nakatsukuri, President and Representative Director o...
The Founder Jo Loves: Jo Malone’s Second Chapter, Capturing Memories in Fragrance
"I've learned over the last few years that fragrance is not a business or a career. To me, it's my best friend and the t...
The Founder Olibanum: Perfume of a Sacred Resin, Stripped of Stories
"I wanted to create a brand without telling stories, focused on a sole raw material, with a reasonable ecological impact...
The Founder CIRO
Follow on InstagramBasic InformationFounded: 1921 (the brand ended in 1961 and was revived in 2018)Founder: JACOB S. WIE...
The Founder Patricia de Nicolaï
Follow NicolaïHer Career in PerfumeryWhen I began working, the senior boss at the company was my grandmother’s brother. ...
Perfumers Jean-Claude Ellena: A Poet Entrusting Scenes to Simple Scents
Three Periods for Understanding EllenaI have always thought of Jean-Claude Ellena as being like Picasso, whose work can ...