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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.

This month's Profiles column features Kévin Journé, junior perfumer at Sozio.

Profiles: Kévin Journé

This month's Profiles column features Kévin Journé, junior perfumer at Sozio.

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Material Review: Woody Notes in Perfumery

In this article, I shall exemplify additional types of traditional perfume compounds containing vetiver or its derivatives.

Comparing Notes: Woody Notes and Perfumery Puzzles

A discussion with perfumers David Apel and Maurice Roucel

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Woody Notes in Perfumery — Vetiver and Derivatives. Part I

Vetiver is an important woody note in perfumery. The word vetiver, vetyver in French, originated in Tamil: vettiveru = vetti, worthless + veru, useless. The Indian term for vetiver is Khus, and in Indonesia is known as Akar Wangi.

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Forward Thinking: Fragrances Spring Forward, Part 1

Current fine fragrance activity is being driven by experiential retailers, custom fragrance technology, natural fragrances, gender-fluid launches, hero ingredients, eye-catching packaging, book releases and beverages using scents to enhance the olfactory experience.

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Meeting Perfume at the Crossroads With The Institute for Art & Olfaction

The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO) offers an intimate space for one to explore fragrance and develop a personal language with fragrance.

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Forward Thinking: Fierce Fragrances

Fine fragrance activity is being driven by new entrants, fashion designers, pop culture icons and entertainers and wearable scents. Novel packaging, fragrance focused retailers and interactive scent experiences continue to attract consumers.

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Perfume Goes Genderless: The Rise of the Third Option

Through its modern style, inclusive nature and fresh take on scent, unisex fragrances are breaking fragrance traditions and creating new opportunities.

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State of Fragrance Through 2018: The Rise of the Niche Fragrance

Niche fine fragrance segment has added more than $240 million to the fragrance market since 2014.

Organosilicon Fragrances

Novel and interesting investigations in the field of the chemistry of odor have been recently described by Wrobel and Warmagat. In their search for new fragrances and for a better understanding of the relationship between the molecular structure and the olfactory propeties of compounds, the authors turned their attention to silicon. The principal approach was to introduce the silicon atom into the osmophoric center of odoriferous materials. A number of compounds have been prepared and evaluated. This article briefly summarizes the synthesis and olfactory characteristics obtained.

Marriage of a Fragrance

If you do come up with the right idea, then you’ve got to find the fragrance that matches that idea and that’s a second hurdle that sometimes becomes difficult, I will describe an idea that was great, and a fragrance that didn’t marry well to that idea. The result of this mismarriage is at best a short term success and at worst a total failure. So, matching that fragrance becomes a second key hurdle.

Sparkling Fragrances

The intersection of wine and perfumery

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The Global Fragrance Market

Compared to beauty and personal care, fragrances experienced a renaissance in mature markets in the face of a fresh consumer desire to differentiate, while simultaneously gaining new adopters in rapidly advancing emerging nations.

Classification of Perfumes and Fragrances

Every year, about 200 new fragrances appear on the market. However, many of them disappear within 10 years. It could be worthwhile to classify existing perfumes and fragrances with the aim to gain more knowledge and to stabilize the market.

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Patenting Fragrance Isomers

Making very small changes to a molecule's structure can lead to patentable fragrance compounds.

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Fragrance Outlook: Noir to Niche

From “black” fragrances to limited-edition scents, the future of perfume lies in the unique and surprising. drom fragrances’ Tribeca (New York) fine fragrance studio is unique for a number of reasons, including its open floor plan and perfumers’ bar—a sort of shared work space that encourages interaction among noses.

In fine fragrance, gourmand notes 'need to be less straightforward and are used to reinforce pleasure and longer-term well-being, as opposed to a temporary satisfaction,' says Xavier Renard, head of fine fragrances Europe, Givaudan.

Gourmand Fragrances of the Future

Far from a passing fad, sugary sweet scents are here to stay.

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