Posted by in Aspects of perfume, How people perceive perfume, Perfumers A perfume is all about the “Nose” behind it – in other words the perfumer who created it, and his or her sense of smell. There have been many famous Noses, and they have created beautiful perfumes that have become classics. “Beauty is, then, the main question in art, and it is interesting to observe…Read more »
Posted by in Aspects of perfume “When I refer to perfumes as works of art, I am not extolling this or that particular creation, and certainly not my own. I wish simply to speak of perfumes that are original and well constructed, because these features suffice to characterize a work of art. But original and well-constructed perfumes are timeless, because they can…Read more »
Posted by in The psychology of fragrances “The imagination operates, mainly, by association of ideas. The most insignificant detail-occasionally even one that is alien to the field of perfumes-can trigger a first association of ideas, which can entail another such association, which may in turn instigate a third, and so on. This is how the process of creation develops progressively and is…Read more »
