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  • Shadow of scents
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09.29.2017 Un air de diptyque

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Shadow of scents

There’s only one air – where elves and sylphs live.

09.08.2017 Capturing a memory

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Shadow of scents

The perfume 34 boulevard saint germain was a perfume from the historical diptyque store

09.04.2017 The ‘nose’ with four hands

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Shadow of scents

The springboard for a diptyque olfactory accord is harmony between people.

07.28.2017 Perfume: the story of a murderer

Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) - Nymphe et satyre, dit aussi Jupiter et Antiope, Musée du Louvre
Crossed paths

“This novel by Patrick Süskind is primarily the story of a Nose called Jean-Baptiste Grenouille” (Julia Kerninon)

07.24.2017 Perfume in the modern age (III)

Brigitte Bardot, probablement lors du tournage de "Et Dieu... créa la femme" de Roger Vadim, sorti en 1956.
Along the way

Perfume becomes a luxury item within the reach of all.

07.17.2017 Perfume in the modern age (II)

Nathalie Paley, princesse Paley, comtesse von Hohenfelsen (1905-1981)
Along the way

The juice was designed to last on the skin as well as for years.

07.10.2017 Perfume in the modern age (I)

Flacon de parfum, René Lalique (années 20)
Along the way

It is the invention of synthetics that slowly triggered the Modern perfume, by the end of the 19th century.

07.07.2017 The morality of perfume

Fleur des champs - Louis Janmot (1845), Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon
Along the way

In France, in the XIXth century, perfume continued to be tarred by the centuries-old idea of indolence and idleness, the mother of all vices.

02.24.2017 An essay about the aesthetic of perfume

Dessin portraiturant Nicolas Bourriaud pour la revue NEZ#1 (© Clément Charbonnier Bouet / Atelier Marge)
Crossed paths

In NEZ magazine (olfactory and perfume orientated review) art historian and critic, contemporary art theorist Nicolas Bourriaud discusses about the elusive theme of perfume with Denyse Beaulieu.

01.23.2017 Eno’s nose

Brian Eno (photographie de Sølve Sundsbø)
Along the way

Eno became very interested in both natural and artificial scents during his time at Art College. His reflexions on this subject sheds light on his conceptual understanding and experimental approach of music as an artist.

10.10.2016 Kimonanthe

Eau de parfum Kimonanthe
Shadow of scents

Kimonanthe joins the exclusive collection of the eau de parfum of Collection 34…

06.06.2016 Solid perfumes

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Along the way

Perfumes in liquid form have become so commonplace these days that we forget how things were done when it came to distilling alcoholic solutions.

10.29.2015 Rose d’Amour

Pierre Loti (1850-1923)
Along the way

The rose and its perfume are standing here, just between evocative associations, lost memories and truth.

09.28.2015 Ambroxan

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Shadow of scents

Perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin tells us about the richness and ambiguities of this complex synthetic molecule.

08.31.2015 Jasmine mille-fleurs

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Shadow of scents

The Essences Insensées from diptyque reformulate the mille-fleurs: rather that unsold flowers or residues, it is the flower whose bloom was most majestic in terms of quality which is selected to make each year’s version of the fragrance.

08.20.2015 Olfactory accident

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Shadow of scents

Olfactive accident is an interesting expression and has always been part of diptyque scents. Property, temperament, character and distinction, yes but what does this formula mean?

05.21.2015 Pomona

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Shadow of scents

A nymph of remarkable beauty, Pomona is the goddess of fruit.

04.30.2015 Childhood Memories

Paul Signac - Barfleur
Along the way

The diptyque perfume Florabellio has its scented roots from the memories of Christiane Montadre-Gautrot’s childhood…

03.30.2015 O in Eau

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Shadow of scents

A special connection, yet a very simple one, ties in all diptyque eau de toilettes and perfumes…

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