Eliam Puente, House Of Puente, Live Interview
The other day, I was delighted to interview Eliam Puente, founder of and sole perfumer at the House Of Puente (Iris Doux, Vespertine, Medusa and others). We talked about how…
The other day, I was delighted to interview Eliam Puente, founder of and sole perfumer at the House Of Puente (Iris Doux, Vespertine, Medusa and others). We talked about how…
I was joined in my virtual studio the other day by Purvi Joshi, founder of Peosym, an Australia-based brand which currently has three perfumes in its portfolio: Lost Wonderer, Nirmohee…
“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…
“The ideas were great, but the formulas were very, very long. I mean, Azuree was more than 200 products. We just had to shorten the formula, take all of the…
For the final episode of our current Masterclass series on ingredients we travelled to China and France to discuss osmanthus and clary sage. I was joined once again by Remi…
One of the most exciting brands to have emerged in recent years is unquestionably Eris. So I was delighted to be able to interview the two people responsible for its…
For my first YouTube broadcast of the year, I did one of my favourite things: ask lots of questions. The person at the receiving end of my nosiness was Sophie…
As part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, Amouage have just added two scents to their range of Exceptional Extraits: Jubilation 40 Man (Bertrand Duchaufour) and Dia 40 Woman (Alexandra Carlin).…
Two ancient materials featured in episode 9 of my Masterclass series on YouTube the other day — labdanum and ambergris — both of which have been used over the years…
Nine years ago, when I reviewed the superlative Magnolia Grandiflora Michel and Magnolia Grandilfora Sandrine, I had no idea that one day I’d be interviewing the brand’s founder in a…
Numbers aren’t everything. But they’re not to be sneezed at either. So I was truly delighted the other day when my YouTube app showed me that I’d gone over the…
Remi Pulverail returned to my virtual studio the other day to share some of his knowledge about Moroccan rose and mint: two important perfumery ingredients produced by the country. Needless…
For the seventh episode of my Masterclass series, I headed over to Salalah in southern Oman. Joining me in the virtual studio were Renaud Salmon (Chief Creative Officer at Amouage),…
Antoine Lie and Remi and Valerie Pulverail – the creative forces behind Les Indemodables – have just released a new perfume called Patchouli Noisette (click here for my review), which…
My virtual studio took us all the way to The Bridge Of Sighs the other day when we were joined from Venice by Nicola Pozzani, formerly of Floris and currently…
If there’s anything my Masterclass series has shown so far, it’s that the lives of hundreds and hundreds of people from across the entire world contribute to the fragrant juices…
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