NEZ *05 Française

• Analysing the smells of a holiday home

CONNECTIONS

Invisible yet undeniable, smells feature in all creative fields.

• Extract: Muskby Percy Kemp
• Huysmans: a spiritual voyage, nostrils wide open
• A smell-binding tour of Camden Town
• Creative spirits: Marlène Staiger and Nicolas Julhès
• Flower Danceby Goldie Poblador
• A Table of Dessertsby Jan Davidsz. de Heem
• Olfactory column: Céline Ellena

MAGAZINE

Exploring the world of perfume through its origins, its trade secrets, its history and its professionals.

• Bergamot, the prized scent of Calabria
• Interview: Michel Almairac
• Flashback: La Belle Époque
• The fantasy perfumery

NATURAL VS. SYNTHETIC

We examine and debate the use of natural and synthetic ingredients in perfumes, viewed from historical, scientific, legal, industrial and marketing perspectives.

• Nature is chemistry!: Mapping the fragrant molecules of the vegetal world
• The genesis of synthetics: How perfumery entered modernity in the 19th century
• How tomorrow’s scents are invented: The search for new molecules
• Who’s afraid of the big bad perfume?: An investigation into the real or supposed dangers hidden in perfumes
• The cult of the natural: When an ingredient becomes the selling point
• In the garden of lost scents: The forgotten plants of perfumery
• Making an odour more real than nature: The nose and palate can no longer tell the synthetic from the natural

PERFUME PAGES

From consumer products to works of art, Neztakes a look behind the scenes of the perfume industry, and also appraises the 30 new fragrances making the news.

INVESTIGATION

The era of computer-assisted perfumery

BEHIND THE BRAND

Parfum d’empire – Marc-Antoine Corticchiato

GENEALOGY

Tabac blond,by Coty

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THE SELECTION

What’s new and our picks / perfumes, cosmetics and home fragrance

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POINT OF VIEW

Sensorial virtualities