Perfumers Olivia Giacobetti: From Memories of Fig Trees to Transparent Scented Landscapes
A Life in PerfumeryEarly LifeOlivia Giacobetti was born on April 9, 1966, in Burgundy (Boulogne), France. Neither parent...
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Perfumers Dora Baghriche: Weaving Stories of Scent from Memory and Words
Origin: Algiers, AlgeriaName variants: Dora Baghriche / Dora Baghriche-ArnaudAffiliation: LUZI (joined as Master Perfume...
Perfumers Luca Maffei: The Milanese Perfumer Who Translates Stories into Scent
Year of birth: 1985From: Milan, ItalyName: Luca MaffeiBased at: Atelier Fragranze Milano (AFM)Connecting the yeasty qual...
Perfumers Dorothée Piot: The Light and Shade of Trees, and Scents That Gradually Unfold
To explore Dorothée Piot’s perfumes, begin by looking not only at what they smell of, but at what kind of atmosphere the...
Perfumers Jean-Paul Guerlain: The House’s Fourth-Generation Perfumer Who Turned Memory and Love into Scent
“Perfume is the most intense form of memory.”Jean-Paul Guerlain, interview with Elle Canada, reproduced by Now Smell Thi...
Perfumers Guillaume Flavigny: Turning Both Black Ink and White Tea into Olfactory Chords
Name: Guillaume FlavignyCountry of origin: FranceCompany: GivaudanTraining: ISIPCA and Givaudan’s perfumery schoolComme ...
Perfumers Calice Becker: The Perfumer Who Polishes a Fragment of a Flower and Creates Light That Lingers in Memory
Perfume is the most beautiful illusion.Calice Becker, Perfumer & Flavorist, “The Juice,” 2017How do flowers get inside a...
Perfumers Jérôme Epinette: Listening First, Drawing Character with Woods
“I am passionate about woods, so almost all my creations contain woods.”Jérôme Epinette, interview with Fragroom, 2021Bo...
Perfumers Jacques Polge: A Poet of Scent Connecting CHANEL’s Memory with Its Future
“Perfume is a form of poetry. It says nothing, yet gives us so much.”Jacques Polge, Together magazine, 2011Born June 14,...
Perfumers Germaine Cellier: The Rebellious Perfumer Who Breathed Freedom into Leather and White Flowers
I accept the challenge. Let him come.Germaine Cellier, a statement published in the newspaper L’Impartial in 1948, repro...