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Sep 24, 2007 | 11:27 AM CDT
From Rallet Nº1 to Chanel Nº5 versus Mademoiselle Chanel Nº1
By: Philip Kraft, Christine Ledard and Philip Gout…
Inside perfume’s greatest story. The story of Chanel Nº5 begins in Moscow in 1912 with perfumer Ernest Beaux’s studies of the aldehyde used in Houbigant’s Quelques Fleurs. It continues in La Bocca and Cannes, France, and then is almost derailed by competition from an unlikely source.
Jul 10, 2007 | 01:35 PM CDT
Skin Odor Value Technology for Fragrance Performance Optimization
By: Ahmet Baydar et al.
Since early times we have used perfume as the most intimate apparel to enhance our appeal. It clothes our skin with an invisible aura of fragrance providing it with a signature of personality and mood. Ideal fragrances are those which are a perfectly tailored match to our skin. This paper describes the methodological aspects of Givaudan-Roure's proprietary skin odor value technology and shows how it is used by perfumers in designing "haut couture" fragrances.
May 16, 2007 | 01:52 PM CDT
Fragrancing FEAR
Artist Sissel Tolaas’ latest project pushes the boundaries of the art of fragrance and its ability to communicate
May 15, 2007 | 04:10 PM CDT
Fine Fragrances Fight Back in 2006—Part 2
According to Euromonitor International’s latest data, fine fragrances put in a surprise appearance as a top performer in the cosmetics and toiletries market
May 01, 2007 | 10:14 AM CDT
Fine Fragrances Fight Back in 2006—Part 1
According to Euromonitor International’s latest data, fine fragrances put in a surprise appearance as a top performer in the cosmetics and toiletries market
Apr 23, 2007 | 02:50 PM CDT
Art of perfumery: Exposing the Perfumer
By: Michelle Krell Kydd
What it means to be a perfumer in the information age and the need to communicate with consumers. According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, a perfumer is defined as “one who makes or sells perfumes.” This rather simplistic definition, circa 1580, offers no insight into what a perfumer actually does.
Apr 23, 2007 | 02:27 PM CDT
Niche stories: Sculpting Scent
Shaping Room’s Nobi Shioya gives some of the world’s top perfumers wide berth in creating unique scents. “I often say that I don’t care about fragrances,” says Shaping Room founder Nobi Shioya, “but I care very much about smell.” Shioya—a surfer, sculptor, blogger (http://whatwedoissecret.org) and fragrance entrepreneur—has launched a number of novel scents over the last few years, capturing the intangible nuances of love, sex and surfing (not all at once) in a bottle.
Apr 03, 2007 | 02:02 PM CDT
Exposing the Perfumer
P&Fnow talks to author Michelle Krell Kydd about what it means to be a perfumer in the information age
Mar 06, 2007 | 01:09 PM CST
The Next Wave, Part II
A surfer turned sculptor turned fragrance house founder pushes the bounds of niche scents.
Feb 26, 2007 | 10:13 AM CST
Fragrance Formulation: In the Perfumer's Studio
drom fragrances offers a glimpse into the perfumer’s creative process. drom fragrances perfumer Pierre-Constantin Gueros is the son of a Parisian furrier. And though as a child he didn’t yet know what a perfumer was, the olfactory sensations of that time would stick with him.