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“When creating a smell, I go for subtle, clean, crisp, light fresh alluring fragrances that must evoke timeless elegance and a quiet sophistication.”
― Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent
― Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent
“There is no scent of nostalgia like a fragrance drawn from the garden of childhood memories.”
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“We are all stars, looking for the light outside; while our light is emitted from within.”
― If Stars Could Speak
― If Stars Could Speak
“The challenge for scratch and sniff sticker makers isn't in the end to mimic the natural world, which does not actually exist as a thing separate from humanity. The challenge is to imagine what combination of smells will make humans remember the smell of bananas or ocean mist, or freshly mown grass.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“I'm not interested in luxury but I'm interested in the quality of life that is led by people who are interested in luxury. Jean-Claude Ellena
Perfumes are constructed to smell good on paper, not on skin, which is a perversion.
Hay is, as literally as possible, the smell of liquid summer sunlight.
This Marxist idea that the price of a thing is the price of its materials is false.
A wonderfully odd combination of fresh plant and wool gabardine and clear wood, like opening a clean wardrobe to find a tropical fruit tree growing inside it.
There are two great poles of perfumery, Latin and Anglo-Saxon. Seduction and hygiene. The Latin wants to seduce, he says: "See how sexy I am, I'm coming to you.". The American says: "See how clean I am, you can come to me." Jean-Claude Ellena”
― The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York
Perfumes are constructed to smell good on paper, not on skin, which is a perversion.
Hay is, as literally as possible, the smell of liquid summer sunlight.
This Marxist idea that the price of a thing is the price of its materials is false.
A wonderfully odd combination of fresh plant and wool gabardine and clear wood, like opening a clean wardrobe to find a tropical fruit tree growing inside it.
There are two great poles of perfumery, Latin and Anglo-Saxon. Seduction and hygiene. The Latin wants to seduce, he says: "See how sexy I am, I'm coming to you.". The American says: "See how clean I am, you can come to me." Jean-Claude Ellena”
― The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York
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