Fragrance Quotes

"To wear perfume is a luxury. It’s about spoiling yourself with fantasy." - Jean Patou Jean Patou (27 September 1887 – 8 March 1936) was a French fashion designer, and founder of the Jean Patou brand.After the closure of the haute couture business the company has continued to produce fragrances under the Jean Patou brand. Patou also produced fragrances for Lacoste, when Patou acquired the license in the 1960s, and Yohji Yamamoto in the 1990s.From 1967 to 1999 Jean Kerléo was the house perfumer, he developed all their perfumes during that time including "1000" (1972) and "Sublime" (1992), "Patou Pour...

"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...