Fragrance Quotes

"Perfume is a story in odor, sometimes a poetry in memory." - Jean-Claude Ellena Jean-Claude Ellena (born 1947) is a French perfumer and writer. He served as the in-house perfumer at Hermes from 2004 and 2016, prior to the appointment of incumbent Christine Nagel. He has collaborated with other major brands such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Aqua di Parma, Bulgari, Sisley, Cartier, Frédéric Malle, The Different Company, or Le Couvent - Maison de Parfum. To read more on Wikipedia click - here [opens in a new window]  

"A perfume is a work of art, and the object that contains it must be a masterpiece." - Robert Ricci Nina Ricci for WomenRobert Ricci was a French business executive who was a cofounder and chief executive of the renowned Parisian couturier Nina Ricci, which was equally acclaimed for its elegant haute couture and for its perfumes.

"Creating a fragrance is like composing music. Each raw material is like a note, and they come together to create a harmonious melody." - Jacques Cavallier Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud (born 24 January 1962) is a French perfumer, formerly with the Swiss fragrance and flavor company Firmenich, who currently works for Louis Vuitton of the LVMH Luxury Group.He has created or collaborated in the creation of over 80 fragrances and perfumes for fashion house brands such as Parfums Christian Dior, Parfums Givenchy, Issey Miyake, Yves Saint Laurent, Fenty Beauty and Lancôme.He first joined the perfumery company Charabot, and after three years went...

"Perfume is like a parenthesis, a moment of freedom, peace, love, and sensuality between the disturbances of modern living." - Sonia Rykiel Sonia Rykiel (25 May 1930 – 25 August 2016) was a French fashion designer and writer. She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French Elle magazine. Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her to be dubbed the "Queen of Knits". The Sonia Rykiel label was founded in 1968, upon the opening of her first store, making clothing, accessories, and fragrances. Rykiel was also a writer, and her first book was...

"Perfume is an art, a signature, a story." - Patricia de Nicolai Patricia de Nicolaï is a French perfumer who works as the head of her own perfume company Parfums de Nicolai. She is also a member of the technical committee of the French Society of Perfumers and the president of the Osmothèque scent archive.Even with a degree as junior perfumer, de Nicolaï was faced with gender discrimination by the perfume industry of the time as she began her search for employment. With the help of her uncle Jean-Paul Guerlain, she was able to start working first at Florasynth (1982–1984)...