Pascal Gaurin
“Anything that expresses extreme contrast – that’s what inspires me most.” Pascal is most inspired by dense essences, like resins and deep woods. His taste for darkness...
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The Journal
Perfumers, riders, muses, and the invisible languages between us. Essays worth returning for — never filler.
Mackenzie Reilly
Mackenzie Reilly was born and raised in New York. She always loved perfume and remembers feeling bewitched, at the age of five, by the glamorous sight of her...
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Carlos Benaïm
Carlos Benaïm is one of the living legends of modern perfumery. Son of a pharmacist who distilled plants and flowers as a hobby, Carlos’ earliest childhood recollections are...
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Celine Barel
Celine grew up surrounded by the heady aromas of Southern France, and was impassioned by fragrance since childhood. Engaging with blind children at her primary school, she turned...
Read more“Taste and smell are closely linked, as are smell and emotion — in fact, they are stored as one memory.”Scent Memory — The Journal