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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!!!!

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…

“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

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….

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