NEWS & FEATURES
We share all the stories from fragrance’s front line – bringing the world of perfume alive for you through interviews, events, openings and our award-winning podcast. Discover more about the passionate perfume brands and creatives behind the scents you love – and find out what you need to smell next…
A Day in the (Perfumer’s) Life: Matthieu Maneuvrier
We met Matthieu Meneuvrier at the recent IFRA conference, and were immediately taken with the story of this rising star perfumer, who created acclaimed fragrances including Iris Nebula for Nancy Meiland, and Grossmith King’s Salute, which was launched on Coronation Day. Yet, as he shares in this interview, he never planned to be a perfumer…
A Day in the (Perfumer’s) Life: Margaux Le Paih Guerin
This Parisian perfumer, collaborator with artist and fragrance house founder Sarah Baker on A Vanilla Trilogy, has been described as being ‘born in a bottle’. Read on for Margaux’s inspirations, and the secrets of her working day…
A Day in the (Perfumer’s) Life: Louise Farina
Louise Farina represents the ninth generation of the remarkable family behind Farina 1709, the Cologne fragrance house widely recognised as the world’s oldest. She’s the first woman to lead the brand.
Founded by Johann Maria Farina in 1709, its original Eau de Cologne became an international sensation, admired for its light, sparkling freshness. The house has remained in family hands for more than three centuries, continuing to produce its celebrated citrus-aromatic composition in Cologne, where its museum and historic premises are a portal to perfume history.
A Day in the (Perfumer’s) Life: Nelly Hachem-Ruiz
For Nelly Hachem-Ruiz, ‘happiness is perfume.’ (And can’t we all identify with that?) Paris-born Nelly’s family was originally from Syria, before they settled in the French capital, with her grandparents becoming ‘the very embodiment of Parisian art de vivre.’ Today, she is Senior Perfumer at IFF, and marks the launch of her latest fragrance – Contes des Parfums Marrakesh – by sharing her inspirations and the secrets of her working day with On The Scent.
A Day in the (Perfumer’s) Life: Olivier Cresp talks to On The Scent
Olivier Cresp is one of the world’s most renowned perfumers, and each time we meet, we learn so much. Recently Olivier was back in London to talk us through his own, expanding AKRO fragrance brand – the name means ‘addiction’, in French – which he creates for, alongside his role as Master Perfumer at global fragrance house dsm-firmenich.
A Day in the (Perfumer’s) Life: Alexandra Carlin talks to On The Scent
We met with Alexandra Carlin when she breezed into London recently with David Benedek, the super-creative founder of BDK Parfums, to reveal the new BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka Extrait – the latest in a line-up of Alexadra’s creations for the house that includes Villa Néroli and 312 Saint-Honoré.
