Perfumer's Corner

The Olfactory Pyramid: Understanding the Structure of a Perfume

February 16, 2023

     Breaking News: Pyramids are not just a thing of the past! Ok, bad joke, but when talking about perfume the idea of the “olfactory pyramid” is very important! No, this is not a physical pyramid that you can climb and take selfies on top of, it is a scientific idea that represents the chemical structure of a perfume.

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A Perfect Pear - Pear Notes in Perfumery

February 03, 2023

How would you describe the smell of a pear? This is an exercise I like to do when I am teaching perfumery as it drives home the fact that we rarely think about scent in an analytical way. No matter which ingredient I pick, the answer is almost always the same; “I have no clue!”. 

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