The Perfume Journal
Parfum signature ou parfum d’humeur : comment c...
Longtemps, on a eu « son » parfum. Celui que l’on choisissait jeune, que l’on portait pendant des années, parfois toute une vie. Il devenait une véritable signature olfactive :...
Parfum signature ou parfum d’humeur : comment c...
Longtemps, on a eu « son » parfum. Celui que l’on choisissait jeune, que l’on portait pendant des années, parfois toute une vie. Il devenait une véritable signature olfactive :...
How Mina Gautier sources her raw materials
The perfume begins long before the bottle Before a Minalys creation exists, there is a journey. A raw material. An encounter. Haute perfumery is not built behind a screen. It...
How Mina Gautier sources her raw materials
The perfume begins long before the bottle Before a Minalys creation exists, there is a journey. A raw material. An encounter. Haute perfumery is not built behind a screen. It...
Perfume and Literature: Confronting the Senses
There is something paradoxical about the idea of writing about scents. Perfume is invisible, impossible to pin down, yet writers have never stopped trying to capture it. For centuries, literature...
Perfume and Literature: Confronting the Senses
There is something paradoxical about the idea of writing about scents. Perfume is invisible, impossible to pin down, yet writers have never stopped trying to capture it. For centuries, literature...
How Mina Gautier designs a new fragrance
Creating a perfume never starts with a formula. Before the raw materials, before the trials and before the dosages, there is an intuition. An image. A memory. An emotion that...
How Mina Gautier designs a new fragrance
Creating a perfume never starts with a formula. Before the raw materials, before the trials and before the dosages, there is an intuition. An image. A memory. An emotion that...
Summer fragrances: does heat really mean fresh ...
When temperatures rise, we often imagine that we need to lighten our fragrance and choose only fresh scents. This idea isn't entirely wrong, but it deserves some nuance. Summer isn't...
Summer fragrances: does heat really mean fresh ...
When temperatures rise, we often imagine that we need to lighten our fragrance and choose only fresh scents. This idea isn't entirely wrong, but it deserves some nuance. Summer isn't...
Gender-neutral fragrance: what if perfume had n...
Is it a fragrance for men or women? The question often comes up. However, in haute perfumery, it has never truly made sense. Perfume is an emotion, an intimate olfactive...
Gender-neutral fragrance: what if perfume had n...
Is it a fragrance for men or women? The question often comes up. However, in haute perfumery, it has never truly made sense. Perfume is an emotion, an intimate olfactive...