Olfactory Cahiers
Smell more. Understand more.
Eight approachable lessons to put sensations into words, understand materials and choose fragrance with confidence.
Choose my first lesson ↓Getting started
Understanding a perfume material
Distinguish a plant, its extract and an odour molecule.
Read the lesson →Top, heart and base notes
Follow a fragrance’s evolution instead of judging only its opening.
Read the lesson →Learning to smell and describe
Prepare a simple, repeatable comparison.
Read the lesson →Understanding materials
What is an olfactory accord?
Distinguish a single material from a constructed impression.
Read the lesson →Extracting a plant’s scent
Distinguish the main types of process.
Read the lesson →The main olfactory families
Use five common families with a simple example.
Read the lesson →Choosing and wearing
Volatility and longevity
Separate longevity, intensity, diffusion and sillage.
Read the lesson →Layering: the art of association
Compare each creation on its own before combining them.
Read the lesson →Twelve encounters with materials
From needles to hay, flowers to resins: discover what the landscape teaches us and how perfumery actually uses it.
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