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Henri Sorsana: The Perfume Mentor Who Helped Shape Goutal’s Beginnings

Discover how perfumer Henri Sorsana trained at Robertet, his career, and the course of his work with fragrance materials.
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Francis Kurkdjian: Creating a Fragrance Wardrobe with People in Mind

A Life in PerfumeryPerfume is something that allows us to preserve our humanity in a world that takes it away from us.Fr...
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Jean Carles: A Pioneer of Perfumery Education Who Changed How We Learn About Scent

When I was young and became a perfumer…Most perfumers believed in good fortune. They would idly dip smelling strips into...
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Emilie Coppermann: Turning Emotion into Fragrance with Free Thinking and a Light Touch

Follow Emilie CoppermannAlways approach perfume with a light touch. Because of the way this industry works, more project...
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Aurélien Guichard: Growing Flowers and Revealing the Beauty of a Single Ingredient

Follow Aurélien GuichardCareer in PerfumeryQ. Were you ever interested in another profession? If so, what was it?No. Wha...
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Henri Robert: An Eye for Iris, Expressed in Chanel N°19

A Life in PerfumeryHenri Robert was born in Grasse in 1899. His father, Joseph Robert, had been chief perfumer at Chiris...
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Ernest Daltroff: The Pioneering Fragrances He Created for Caron

A Life in PerfumeryDaltroff, whose full name was Ernest Léon René Lucien Daltroff, was born on November 17, 1867, in Sai...
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André Fraysse: The Perfumer Who Brought Elegance to Arpège

Perfumery CareerBorn in 1902 into a Swiss family of perfumers, André Fraysse made a debut as a perfumer at Lanvin in 192...
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Antoine Maisondieu: Making Beauty and Poetry into Accessible Fragrance

Perfumery CareerAntoine Maisondieu was born into a family of perfumers in Grasse in 1969. Both Maisondieu’s father and g...
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Michel Roudnitska: Expressing the Senses Through Images and Scent

Early Life Being born the son of a perfumer in Grasse is nothing unusual, and my father was not yet famous at the time. ...