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The Diary of a Nose: A Year in the Life of a Parfumeur
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Jean-Claude Ellena

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Rodrigo Marques is on page 32 of 192

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Rodrigo Marques is on page 18 of 192

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Rodrigo Marques is starting

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Jenna is 20% done

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tlc is 61% done

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tlc is 56% done

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tlc is on page 86 of 185

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tlc is on page 48 of 185

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tlc is 20% done

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SONA is 79% done

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SONA is 64% done

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“And what if the enduring appeal that Lucian Freud’s work has for me were simply a feeling of love with no desire for possession”

JEAN CLAUDE ELLENA YOU ARE A POET!!!!

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SONA is 45% done

The evolution of fragrance from the traditionalist compositions of the 70s to the commodified innovations of the 80s was so interesting to learn about! Describing the arbitrary scents of cleanliness, prudery, etc as marketing “headspaces” is something to meditate on…

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SONA is 35% done

“The ogre economy needs feeding. It has a fierce appetite and refuses to tighten its belt. And yet it has no curiosity, is not attracted by novelty, and always wants to be served the same dish: trend”

Excerpt From
The Diary of a Nose
Jean-Claude Ellena

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SONA is 21% done

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SONA is 13% done

Really baffled by his composition for a blood orange accord—sweet orange oil makes enough sense as a base but ethyl maltol??? Would that not make it a caramelized orange note?? I must test….

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SONA is 7% done

Kinda unfair that he writes so beautifully on top of being a master perfumer.

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