The Founder Kilian Hennessy
The luxury fragrance house Kilian Paris is now a frequent topic among perfume lovers in Japan, too, and has suddenly bec...
The Founder 
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 ...
Perfumers Edmond Roudnitska: A Seeker of Beauty Who Kept Exploring Scent as Art
Early Life and TrainingArt moves us instinctively or intellectually, and sometimes it moves us in both ways, which is wo...
Note Chypres Family
What Is Chypre?The chypre (Chypres) family of perfumes begins with “Chypre,” introduced in 1917 by François Coty. Its na...
Books and Movies Perfume Legends (Michael Edwards)
Book InformationTitles:Perfume Legends: French Feminine Fragrances(Japanese translation title, rendered in English: Perf...
Books and Movies In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust
Book InformationBook: In Search of Lost Time(Original French title: À la recherche du temps perdu; English title: In Sea...
The Founder Maison Louis Marie: A Fragrance House Born of a Botanical Family Heritage Dating to 1792
“The inspiration to create Maison Louis Marie stemmed from a desire to honour and continue my family heritage deeply rooted in botany and natural exploration.” — Marie du Petit Thouars
The Founder Dries Van Noten: Fragrance Stories Born in a Garden
“How do you feel when you walk through a garden? How can you put a particular feeling, a particular emotion, into words?...
The Founder Hiram Green: 100% Natural Fragrances Born from One Man’s Experience of Perfume Headaches
“I don’t think you should have to give anything up simply because a perfume is made from natural materials.”— Hiram Gree...
The Founder MAD et LEN: The Scent of Lost Memories, a More Real Fragrance
“In 2007, our idea was small-scale artisanal production, using techniques that were hardly used anymore: handmade iron, ...