“Perfume is essential to elegance. It is the invisible, unforgettable, ultimate accessory.”── Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel​Es...

"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...

“When I write a scent, fragrance materials are my words, and with those words I weave a story. There is breathing, and t...

“This company is not something anyone can truly ‘own.’ It is an ancient presence that moves through history, and I am me...

“For me, the Queen of Sheba is a symbol of beauty. She also embodies perfume itself, because that is what she brought to...

“Tradition and Innovation: that is the motto of Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, and the principle ...

“If God had given ferns a scent, it would have been the scent of Fougère Royale.”— Paul Parquet (Houbigant perfumer, 188...

"If I had listened every time someone had told me I couldn't do something, I wouldn't be standing here."(“If I had liste...

“We were artists. We were not driven by ambition, but guided by passion, imagination, the impulse to create, and the des...

“Perfume, per fumum, meaning ‘through smoke,’ has always been associated with the sacred. Like gold in every civilizatio...