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I’m going to adapt like an actress

Posted by Robin on 14 March 2024 Leave a Comment

Creative process-wise, the perfumer adapts her skills to suit that of the brand universe. She elaborates: "If I create a fragrance for Jean Paul Gaultier, Issey Miyake, or Dolce & Gabbana; it's three different universes and three different DNA values, and I'm not going to create the same way. I'm not going to do the same thing. I'm going to adapt like an actress. I have my personality, but I'm going to adapt to every role and every movie I'm going to make. And I'm going to dive into the skin of that brand."

— Read more in Understanding Master Perfumer Daphné Bugey's Perspective of Scent at L'Officiel Singapore.

Guerlain x 2

Posted by Robin on 13 March 2024 3 Comments

The bottle porn video for Guerlain Perle Impériale Millésime 2024. Below the jump, the spot for Florabloom.

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Sensory cues alone are potent enough to drive these aging effects

Posted by Robin on 13 March 2024 Leave a Comment

Previous research has hinted at the idea that interactions with the opposite sex could accelerate aging. Building on this foundation, Garratt’s study takes a step further by demonstrating that even without direct interaction, sensory cues alone are potent enough to drive these aging effects.

“This study sheds light on the profound impact that sensory information — what we see, hear, and smell — can have on our bodies, potentially influencing our health and the way we age,” Garratt explains.

— Read more in Exposure to certain odors and pheromones speeds up the aging process at Earth.

High relaxation

Posted by Robin on 12 March 2024 Leave a Comment

“If you have bad thoughts, they disappear, if you’re angry, it disappears, because the aroma has an effect of high relaxation,” said Lucio Olmos Morales, a local artisan who often works at a table on his porch weaving vanilla pods into crowns, rosary beads and flowers.

— Read more in In the Mexican city that once perfumed the world, a push to revive vanilla at Los Angeles Times.

Cry baby, part 3

Posted by Robin on 11 March 2024 2 Comments

Natalie Portman for the new (all over again, and yes, some of this is footage we’ve seen before) Miss Dior Parfum. Below the jump, she talks to perfumer Francis Kurkdjian about the fragrance.

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