Fragrance Quotes

"Fragrance is the voice of a brand." - Francois Demachy François Demachy is a French perfumer. He trained at Charabot [fr]. He was succeeded as Dior's House Perfumer by Francis Kurkdjian, but he remained a perfumer under the LVMH umbrella brands.Born in Cannes, Demarchy has lived almost all his life in Grasse, where his father has a pharmacy. He studied dentistry, physiotherapy, then after working at Mane, studied at the school of perfumery company Charabot.After five years of study at Charabot, Demachy joined Chanel, where he was appointed Director of Research and Development, collaborating simultaneously with the creation of perfumes...

"A fragrance is like a good book; it tells a story and takes you to another place." - Celine Ellena  

"Perfume is the pursuit of those ephemeral moments that escape language and reason." - Dominique Ropion Dominique Ropion (French: [dɔminik ʁɔpjɔ̃]; born 1955) is a French master perfumer. Born in Paris, he trained at Roure Bertrand Dupont (now Givaudan perfumery school) in Grasse. After joining International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. in 2000, Ropion has worked for fragrance brands including Christian Dior, Thierry Mugler, Lancôme, Givenchy, Frédéric Malle, Issey Miyake, Yves Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne and The Body Shop. To read more on Wikipedia click - here [opens in a new window]

"A fragrance should smell like something you can’t quite put your finger on." - Andy Tauer  

"Perfume is the poetry of memory." - Christine Nagel Christine Nagel (born 7 October 1959) is a Swiss perfumer. She has served as the in-house perfumer at Hermès since 2016. Prior to joining Hermès she created designer perfume hits like Narciso Rodriguez for Her (2003, with Francis Kurkdjian) and Miss Dior Chérie (2005), as well as niche perfume like Wood Sage & Sea Salt, one of 47 perfumes she created for Jo Malone London. She has been recognized with awards from the Fragrance Foundation France, the François Coty Foundation, and the Marie Claire International Fragrance Awards. To read more on Wikipedia...