One perfume is better known than the other, but what they all have in common is that there is a nose behind every creation. Unfortunately, many noses remain unknown. Here under 5 noses, each with its own story of how they have become nose. A passion for smells is a motive for everyone.

     

    Francis Kurkdjian

    Le Male Perfume by Jean Paul Gaultier, a scent created by Francis Kurkdjian.

    Francis Kurkdjian (born in Paris on May 14, 1969) is an Armenian contemporary perfumer and businessman and winner of the Prix François Coty in 2001 for his lifetime achievement. He became famous at the age of 26 for designing the scent of Le Male for Jean Paul Gaultier, one of the world best-selling perfumes. This was followed by an additional 40 creations for major perfume companies worldwide. Some of these creations include the Elie Saab Le Parfum (Elie Saab), My Burberry (Burberry), L'extase (Nina Ricci), Narciso Rodriguez for her (Narciso Rodriguez) Iris Nobile (Aqua di Parma)and Eau Noir (DIOR).

    “Being a perfumer is a bit like being a magician, it's about realizing your vision of someone else's emotions. It took all my energy for six months to come up with the right formula for Rumeur because for me it's not just about mixing raw materials, it's about creating a memory that will last.”

    The Kurkdjian family had at once fled the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian Genocide and had settled in France after being deported and relocated to Aleppo. Kurkdjian, who already had an interest in perfume making since he was thirteen years old, decided in 1985 to become a perfumer. In 1990, Kurkdjian entered the Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, de la Cosmétique et de l'Aromatique Alimentaire (ISIPCA), a perfume school located in Versailles, France. He graduated from ISIPCA in 1993 and joined Quest International in Paris the same year. Kurkdjian continued his studies and obtained a master's degree from the Paris Institute of Luxury Marketing.

    Besides selling his scents to major fashion designers and houses in the beginning of his new career, Kurkdjian opened the pathways to a new vision, lending his talent to contemporary artists.

    He co-founded his own luxury fragrance house Maison Francis Kurkdjian with business partner Marc Chaya in 2009 near the Place Vendôme in Paris. The Maison Francis Kurkdjian is now a major player in the niche luxury fragrance segment with more than 300 locations worldwide.

     

    Neus_Arturetto Landi

    Arturetto Landi

    The artist behind Ambra Mediterranea, Versilia Aurum, Toscanello and Vetiver Modern was born near Forte dei Marmi, and currently lives between Germany, Italy and Dubai. Nose and passions have brought him everywhere. Initially studying chemistry, he bumped with the world of perfumes by faith and fortune.

    Traveling to England after graduation, all he wanted to do was to learn English as the prelude to a career at sea. That changed when he landed a casual job with a scent company. His interest in scent had been aroused and his next career assignment, in Australia, turned out to be in the perfume sector.

    Chemistry opened him the doors to a perfume factory in Tunbridge Wells. In charge of mixing raw materials he discovered the beauty and interest of mixing scents.

    With determination, passion and a lot of work. Arturetto Landi followed his passion, creating opulent fragrances from childhood memories that reaches his unique background. His love of sensuality may be influenced by his father, a cook, or by his childhood at the Italian Riviera. But Landi gets his inspirations not only from the past, but also from the distance: Today, he´s especially impressed by the scents of the Middle East.

     

    Bertrand Duchaufour

    Bertrand Duchaufour is a renowned French perfumer. For many of you his name already rings a bell since he has been behind several great fragrances. He worked a lot for the well-known niche brand, l’Artisan Parfumeur, for whom he was an equivalent of the in-house perfumer, while creating also for other niche perfumes.

    By Night White and By Night Black of Profumi del Forte, are two beautiful examples of his work. With efforts, he trained himself and was formed within Florasynth, before working also for Symrise.

    Bertrand Duchaufour

    Marie Duchene

    Marie Duchene always wanted to become a perfumer. Born in 1973 in France she studied chemistry and graduated from the ISIPCA school of perfumery in Versailles.

    She discovered Grasse, where she would later live, while doing an internship. Being trained in a few fragrances companies, and learning from people she met, she started her own structure, MD Fragrance, in France.

    Brands including Nobile 1942, Molinar and Laboratory Olfactivo, have worked with her for several perfumes .

    Luca Maffei

    Luca Maffei is a young Italian independent perfumer working for his own company, Atelier Fragranze Milano. Starting 2014 he became member of SFP (Société Française des Parfumeurs). He already signed more than 50 perfumed creations for Mainstream and Niche brands, Air scents and Candles. Since childhood he was close to the world of essences,"fascinated by the charm of raw materials and the mysterious alchemy by which they combine" and decided to explore this unique and wonderful world. Two of his creations, Black Pepper & Sandalwood by Acca Kappa and Néa by JUL ET MAD Paris, won in 2015 and respectively 2016 “The Art and Olfaction Awards”, Independent Category, in Los Angeles. He was also responsible for the lovely 1..1 Nobile 1942 with the papyruysflower in the heart.

    Rodrigo Flores-Roux

    Rodrigo Flores-Roux was born in Mexico.He moved to France in 1989, attended the ISIPCA school of perfumery in Versailles, and completed an internship with the renowned French perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena at Givaudan.

    He evolved as a perfumer winning briefs (his first ever were for … shampoos, than he made his first fine fragrance for Clinique), creating scents for various brand as Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden and Santi Burgas ( Palindromes ). He is currently working for Givaudan as a Senior Perfumer ( joined in 2007).

    Rodrigo’s olfactive background and inspiration are the memories of Mexico with rich and deep scent of cedar wood, his passion for history of art and paintings. Flores-Roux is known for his complex perfumes, with many nuances and the natural freshness in his perfumes, as he likes working with citrus. Another fact, he is anosmic to synthetic musks and therefore compare himself as a painter that would use white in his compositions.

    “To me, fragrance is all about the quest for beauty, pleasure and perfection,”

     

     

    Onlangs hebben we in Maaseik, België, samen met Parfumerie Margaux en Restaurant Smaakkamer Lavendel het Parfum-Diner georganiseerd. Een inspirerende avond met veel geur, smaak en vernieuwde interpretaties van ingrediënten. Uitleg over de parfums en de achtergrond, toelichting op de gerechten en de bijpassende wijnen. In totaal waren het 7 gerechten, 7 geuren en 7 wijnen. De avond begon met een verfrissende Gin Tonic.

    Hoe gaat het in zijn werk? In samenwering met de parfumerie maken we een selectie uit de parfums die op het schap staan en leveren deze aan de chefkok met de geurpyramides  erbij om inspiratie op te doen voor ingredienten in zijn gerechten. Ook de wijn wordt op de smaken afgestemd en dragen samen met het parfum bij tot een bijzondere combinatie. Deze avonden zijn ook met de verkoop van de parfums zeer succesvol. Samen met het restaurant werf je klanten voor deze avond zo snijdt het mes aan 2 kanten en kun je daarna wellicht nieuwe klanten aan de parfumerie toevoegen. Is je interesse gewekt laat het ons dan weten.

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    Al met al een feestje en zeker voor herhaling vatbaar.

    • Tot onze grote verrassing begon het allemaal met het Parfum RUDIS van Nobile 1942, een krachtig parfum met opening van gedroogd fruit, kruidnagel, saffraan, marc, we werden verleidt door een mooie cocktail met daarin kruidnagel en fruittonen en een verfijnde amuse.
    • Bij het eerste voorgerecht komt de eau de parfum van Profumi del Forte aan de beurt, By NIGHT BLACK, weer zo’n verrassing want hierin zijn de cypres, den en wierook de belangrijke spelers in de geur. De Carpaccio van zalm, gerookte makreel, venkel en asperge geven een uitgekiende balans met een zachte smaakvolle witte wijn erbij.
    • Als tussengerecht komt de kreeftensoep door om het parfum ARETHUSA van Tiziana Terenzi te vergezellen. De openingstonen van sinaasappel, gember, saffraan komen hier ook mooi tot hun recht.
    • By NIGHT WHITE, de bloemige, zacht poederige eau de parfum van Profumi del Forte wordt vergezeld door Oosterse vis met koriander. Ook hier weer een fraaie witte wijn. Nog even ruiken aan het geurstrookje en dan weer even aan de wijn en dan een hapje van de vis. Alsof er een engeltje over je tong fietst.
    • Het nieuwe parfum van Nobile 1942, LEVANTE krijgt de aandacht samen met een filet van kwartel met honing en eendenlever. Hier ontdekken we voor het eerst zee venkel. In Levante komen we natuurlijk de maritieme noten tegen en een vleugje caramel.
    • Het eerste dessert werd geïnspireerd door KIRKE van Terenzi, een magisch en sensueel parfum met een zoet fruit boeket, passievrucht en perzik. In het diepe bord komen we een passievrucht soepje met ijs en vers fruit tegen. Ook hier een mooie bijpassende wijn, waarvan de streek/naam me ontschoten is.

    Omdat alles zo in balans is en er tijd en aandacht is voor ruiken, proeven en weer ruiken en proeven houden we het hoofd toch helder.

    Dan als afsluiting is daar La Danza delle Libellulle, de wellicht bekende topper in de vanille geuren van Nobile 1942. Hier is het een Tarte Tartin, de omgedraaide warme appeltaart, samen met een chocolade mousse. Dat appeltje met de chocolade doet het goed.

    Iedereen heeft genoten en is verrast geweest door de bijzondere mogelijkheden op geur en smaak gebied. Er was tijdens het diner ook gelegenheid om al een parfum op de huid te proberen. Met behulp van een speciaal ontworpen kaart kon de gast aangeven waar hij/zij welk parfum opgespoten had gekregen.

    Tijdens en na de koffie werden er nog vragen gesteld, nog opnieuw parfums geroken en gekocht. Natuurlijk hebben we de kopende klanten verwend met een 13 ml tasverstuiver of een vrolijke Libelle broche.

    Hebben we je een beetje lekker kunnen maken?

    Denk je: dat willen wij ook een keer!! Neem dan contact met ons op dan bespreken we het plan van aanpak.

    Recently we organized the Parfum-Dinner in Maaseik, Belgium, together with Parfumerie Margaux and Restaurant Smaakkamer Lavendel. An inspiring evening with a lot of smell, taste and renewed interpretations of ingredients. Explanation about the perfumes and the background, explanation of the dishes and the matching wines. In total there were 7 dishes, 7 scents and 7 wines. The evening started with a refreshing Gin Tonic.

    How does it work? In collaboration with the perfumery we make a selection from the perfumes on the shelves and deliver them to the chef with the scent pyramids to get inspiration for ingredients in his dishes. The wine is also tailored to the tastes and together with the perfume contribute to a special combination. These evenings are also very successful with the sale of the perfumes. Together with the restaurant, you will be recruiting customers for this evening, so the knife cuts on two sides and you can then add new customers to the perfumery. If you are interested, let us know.

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    All in all a party and certainly worth repeating.

    ·To our great surprise it all started with the Perfume RUDIS from Nobile 1942, a powerful perfume with an opening of dried fruit, clove, saffron, marc, we were seduced by a nice cocktail with cloves and fruit notes and a refined amuse.
    ·The first starter is the eau de perfume of Profumi del Forte, By NIGHT BLACK, another surprise because here the cypress, pine and incense are the major players in the scent. The Carpaccio of salmon, smoked mackerel, fennel and asparagus give a sophisticated balance with a soft, tasty white wine.
    ·As an intermediate dish, the lobster soup continues to accompany the perfume ARETHUSA from Tiziana Terenzi. The opening tones of orange, ginger, saffron also come into their own.
    ·By NIGHT WHITE, the floral, soft powdery eau de perfume from Profumi del Forte is accompanied by Oriental fish with coriander. Again a nice white wine. Just smell the scent and then again the wine and then a bite of the fish. As if an angel is cycling your tongue.
    ·The new perfume of Nobile 1942, LEVANTE gets the attention together with a filet of quail with honey and duck liver. Here we discover sea fennel for the first time. In Levante we naturally come across the maritime notes and a hint of caramel.
    ·The first dessert was inspired by KIRKE from Terenzi, a magical and sensual perfume with a sweet fruit bouquet, passion fruit and peach. In the deep plate we come across a passion fruit soup with ice cream and fresh fruit. Again a nice matching wine, whose region / name has escaped me.

    Because everything is so balanced and there is time and attention for smelling, tasting and smelling and tasting again, we keep our heads clear.

    Then there is La Danza delle Libellulle, the perhaps famous topper in the vanilla scents of Nobile 1942. Here it is a Tarte Tartin, the turned hot apple pie, together with a chocolate mousse. That apple with the chocolate is doing well.

    Everyone has enjoyed and has been surprised by the special possibilities in smell and taste area. There was also opportunity during dinner to try a perfume on the skin. With the aid of a specially designed card, the guest could indicate where he / she had been sprayed which perfume.

    During and after the coffee, questions were asked and perfumes smelled again and bought. Of course we spoiled the buying customers with a 13 ml bag spray or a cheerful dragonfly brooch.

    Are you ineterested?

    Do you think: we want that too! Then contact us and we will discuss the plan of approach.

    Vaak genoeg horen we van scheerkwasten die gemaakt zijn van (zilvertip) dassen haar, maar steeds vaker hoor je ook paardenhaar. Wat moet je hierover weten? En wat is hier het voordeel van?

    In tegenstelling tot dassen en varkenshaar wordt voor het haar van een paard het beest niet gedood of beschadigd. Nog beter zelfs want deze ‘knipbeurt’ behoort tot de verzorging van de paarden. Dit is dan ook de reden waarom de belangstelling naar paardenhaar de afgelopen jaren is gegroeid.

    Er zijn verschillende soorten paardenhaar;  wit, zwart en bruin. Alle 3 hebben dezelfde kwaliteit en zachtheid. Wel zit er een verschil tussen de haren die afkomstig zijn uit de manen en de haren uit de staart. Bij de productie van scheerkwasten wordt altijd een combinatie van deze twee haren gebruikt. De haren uit de manen zorgen namelijk voor de zachtheid en de haren van de staart zorgen voor de stevigheid.

    De haren zelf houden het midden tussen das en varken. Houden water beter vast dan varken en schuimt sneller dan das. Elk type scheerzeep krijg je geschuimd, wat niet altijd zo is met das.

    Dus al met al een kwast met veel voordelen.

    De safety razor heeft niet alleen als voordeel dat de mesjes goedkoop zijn. Daarnaast gaat het mesje niet zoals een mach 3 of 5 veelvuldig over de huid wat kan leieden tot irritaties en beschadigingen van de huid.

     

    We often hear shaving brushes are made from badger, either silver tip or just badger, but nowadays we also hear more and more about brushes from horse. Just all you need to know and what about the advantages.

    To collect the air of a horse we don’t need to kill or damage the animal for it. It is even better as this cutting of the hair is part of taking care of the horse. This is the reason why the interest in horse brushes is growing the last decade.

    There are 3 kinds of hair, white, brown and black, they are all the same quality. However there is a difference between the horse’s manes or the hair from the tail. With the production of the brushes it is always a combination from both. The hair from the manes will give the brush it softness and the hair from the tail is the backbone for the brush.

    The hair is in between badger and boar. It is better in keeping the water and foams faster then badger. You can foam every type of shaving cream, which can’t be said of badger. After all a lot of advantages for the horse brush.

    They are small, have six legs and communicate through smell … we are talking about ants here. Scientists have discovered that ants have four to five times more odor receptors than other insects. For example, a silkworm can distinguish 52 different scents, a fruit fly 61, one at 174. However, the ant still spans the crown with 400 receptors. These receptors can be divided into the 3 groups:

    · ORs: receptors that can detect different scented substances and pheromones (natural signaling molecules).

    · GRs: receptors that are able to distinguish between different odors.

    · IR ‘: Receptors that react to different poisons.

    It turned out that ants mainly have more ORs compared to other insects. This can explain why the extremely complex society of the ant is going well. For example, it has been known for some time that communication takes place with the help of chemical substances. Because in spite of the special complex society, ants in the ant colony never end up in traffic jams. For the flow of their wrong faith ants mainly on their sense of smell. The animals secrete odorous substances during walking, so-called pheromones. Pheromones are natural odor molecules that ensure that a message can be transmitted between individuals of the same species. One of the functions of a pheromone can be to promote sexual attraction.

    SANTI Burgas Parfum Barcelona

    This is exactly what the SANTI BURGAS brand is inspired by. Unique and unexpected formulas, made with the finest aromas. This creates complex odors that can only be understood by the fragrance professional.