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What’s green, flying, and has no name?

A short recap of emerging trends from Esxence 2023 As my lucky fellow fragrance reporters are packing their bags on the way to Milan...

LECTURES

Vying for Vetiver

Visiting Sebastian Jara (The Perfume Guy)'s channel ) with another talk about the history and role of vetiver in perfumery, with...

Resins and balsams

Sebastian Jara (of The Perfume Guy) is hosting me for a talk about the history and role of resins in perfumery, with highlights—and loads...

Tonka

Sebastian Jara (of The Perfume Guy) is hosting me for a talk about the history and role of tonka and coumarin in modern perfumery.

Parfum de Zmeu (Createur 5 D’Emotions)

M/Mink (Byredo)

Vetiver (Annick Goutal)

Rose de Bulgarie (Creed)

Coromandel (Chanel)

Opus 1144 (Unum)

Ombre Rose (Jean Charles Brosseau)

The Dark Side (Francesca Bianchi)

Fleur Poudree de Musc (Les Nereides)

Panthere (Cartier)

Eau de Vertu (Aggelos Balamis for Angelos Creations Olfactives)

Perfume and the history of gargoyles.

Ambre Premier (Jovoy)

5 perfume lovers' accounts of the first time they met (their version of) luxury.

Iron Wind (Tobali)

Perfume in relation to pareidolia and seeing faces in things.

Vanille de Tahiti (Perris Monte Carlo)

Perfume in relation to mirrors, self, and the alienness of the mere exposure effect.

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