A 4 minute spot about the history of Molton Brown, and the brand's current sustainability efforts.
The smell of banana
“Scent is difficult to control,” the gallerist said. There’s fear of odors spreading and contaminating other works, which is fair—following an early show by artist Camilla Nicklaus-Maurer, Keller had trouble getting the smell of banana out of his own clothes. These days, however, he’s equipped with a pump that can turn over the air inside the gallery within an hour.
— Read more in Olfactory Art Dealer Andreas Keller Already Knows How to Sell to Clients Looking for Rare Perfumes. But Art Collectors? That’s New Territory at Artnet. Keller's gallery, Olfactory Art Keller, is in New York City's Chinatown.
Bravo
From Givaudan, a 4 1/2 minute tribute to perfumer Olivier Gillotin, who won the Lifetime Achievement Perfumer Award from the American Society of Perfumery this year. Includes footage of Shalimar Alpacas, his farm in Warwick, New York.
It just smells
Apart from having a big nose, I don’t really put it to use very often. I can’t describe nuances and smell. It just smells, you know, more intense than the last one did—in a good way.
— Adam Driver on the difference between original Burberry Hero and the newer Eau de Parfum. Read more in Adam Driver on new Burberry Hero scent: “I have a big nose, but I don’t put it to use very often” at Esquire Middle East.
J’adore, j’adore, j’adore
“Galliano was integral to the creation of J’adore,” Bourdelier says of the white-floral fragrance, which began production in 1996, the same year the British-born couturier took over design duty. “When John started, he didn’t speak French, so he would just say, ‘Oh, J’adore, j’adore, j’adore!’ when he liked something,” Bourdelier recalls.
— Frederic Bourdelier of Parfums Christian Dior, talking about designer John Galliano. Read more in With Its First-Ever Water-Based Fragrance, Dior Unveils a New J'adore to Meet the Moment at Vogue.