“In my entire career, I’d made only one oud perfume. I didn’t like oud; I never had a passion for it. If you look on the market, there are many perfumes called Oud-Something, but I’ve done chromatography tests, and I know there isn’t much oud in them, or it’s not of high quality. One day, I was in my atelier, and a supplier arrived with raw materials. He gave me a blotter, and when I smelt it, I found myself right by Sheherezade’s neck once again. I actually blurted out, ‘What’s this?’ I didn’t recognise the scent on the blotter. I was told it was an exceptional oud. When I smelt it, I knew this would be the way I would start telling the story of Sheherezade.”
During a recent visit to London, Christine Nagel talked to me about the creation of the latest addition to the Hermessence range, Oud Alezan, as well as the new H24 flanker, Herbes Vives. To read my interview with her, which reveals precisely who Sheherezade is, please click on this link to my Substack: Christine Nagel Oud Alezan and H24 Herbes Vives interview.
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