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Crédit photo : cosmeticseeds.com Fin Octobre 2010, la boutique-écrin de la maison Lubin ouvrait à Paris, nichée dans le quartier de Saint Sulpice (21 rue des Canettes, Paris 6e). A la façon d'un boudoir, cette adresse est avant tout une adresse de découverte des fragrances de la Maison, un lieu d'initiation grâce à un orgue à Parfum révélant les accords des créations de la marque. Lubin, maison créée après la Révolution en 1798 par Pierre François Lubin, était le parfumeur des souverains de France et d'Europe au 19e siècle. La maison connait depuis 2003 une renaissance orchestrée par son nouveau propriétaire, Gilles Thévenin, qui fait revivre progressivement le patrimoine de la marque. A ses côtés, Thomas Fontaine, Parfumeur Créateur, réinterprète ces formules d'antan avec comme challenge, une adaptation respectueuse à la fois du territoire de la marque, de l'esprit des fragrances originales et de la législation actuelle. Thomas Fontaine Crédit Photo: cosmeticseeds...

Avant la saveur, il y a le parfum ... Avant les papilles, l'odorat....Arômes et effluves de parfums, recettes et pyramides olfactives, cuisine et parfums sont intimement liés d'ailleurs la plupart des grands nez sont de grands épicuriens. Sabine Chabbert a démarré une aventure formidable, a coiffé d'une toque et envoyé aux fourneaux 25 créateurs de parfums. Elle dresse dans ce livre le portrait de ces artistes et révèle leur recette favorite : des compositions mariant épices et ingrédients du monde du parfum (rose, thé, vétyver,etc.). Le tout photographié par Jean-Marc Anglès et sous la plume d'une grande pro, célèbre chroniqueuse beauté, Sabine Chabbert!

Inspiration seeds with Nathalie Pichard, Perfume Creation and Development consultant, for this February 2010 focus. Fragrances of the World 2010 by Michael Edwards The 26th annual edition of the world’s most comprehensive and impartial fragrance guide is now available. The 2010 Michael Edwards Fragrances of the World guidebook – the ‘bible’ of the industry – this year features 7,000 fragrances including 800 new releases. "Besides the new standout scents that capture our attention as well as the classics that increase with popularity each year, the most notable trend in the industry right now comes from the growth in niche products," said Michael Edwards. " Fragrance is a sociological phenomenon ," he said. " On the one hand, perfume is a commodity, dominated by global brands and fashion houses, but on the other hand we're in a new golden age of perfume, driven by artisans who seek to create experiences rather than brands ," said Michael. Fragrances of ...

Inspiration seeds with Nathalie Pichard, Perfume Creation and Development consultant, for this December 2009 focus. Si le parfum m’était conté… by Annick Le Guerer The book, prefaced by Patricia de Nicolaï, President of l’Osmothèque, tells the adventure and the role of the Great Fragrance and Fashion Designers in perfumery, such as mythic brands ; Houbigant, Pivert, Lubin, Poiret, Guerlain, Chanel, Dior,Hermès, Lancôme, Patou, Caron… And major fragrance houses like Givaudan, Firmenich, IFF, or Robertet… The book written by famous author Annick Le Guerer (scent and anthropology expert) is about the creation and the evolution of the unique museum in the world dedicated to perfumes (old and new formulas) : l’Osmothèque de Versailles in France. 12 perfumes from the past or earlier, can be re-discovered and ‘sniffed’ inside the book by scratching them, as they are enclosed by a system of nano-encapsulation. A superb work mixing research,creativity and art. Aimed at professionals and public...

Nathalie Pichard, Fragrance and Evaluation Consultant, captures the trends in fragrance and adds a little cultural twist to our blog. Inspiration seeds signed in collaboration with Nathalie, for this October 2009 focus. « Quand le parfum portait remède » (When fragrances produced a cure) exhibition at St Antoine l’Abbaye (France). From June 14 till November 11, 2009. "Cloister gardens, Princes'gardens…when fragrances produced a cure" This exhibition proposes a new approach and presents the beginnings of the materia medica, when a fragrance was also a remedy. In two very different areas, this exhibition invites us, in a playful mode, to discover the Medieval scented waters, recreated in the XIXth century. A superb book written by odors specialist Annick Le Guerer, and olfactory illustrated by perfumes re-created by perfumers from Givaudan and IFF, D.Andrier & D.Ropion …is launched. For more info : http://www.saintantoinelabbaye.fr/ "Lèvres de Luxe" , exhib...

Une boutique Pépinière! le nouveau point de vente Parisien de Mademoiselle Bio, a ouvert ces portes en septembre 2009. Ici, on vous raconte l'histoire de ces marques dénichées un peu partout dans le monde et l'atmosphère est plus un lieu de vie qu'un lieu de vente. La touche personnelle de Violette Watine y est présente: tableau noir d'écolier en guise de plv, atmosphère cocoon du lieu qui a été conçu dans une architecture saine et écologique. Quelques marques qui nous ont inspirées: Shigeta , marque bio japonnaise et son huile de massage neutre à mélanger avec une sélection de huiles essentielles, Aïny , marque engagée, basée sur les plantes sacrées d'Amazonie et dont 4% des ventes sont reversées aux populations locales (a voir: l'intérieur de l'emballage dessiné sous l'inspiration amazonienne) , Pomarium issu de la thérapie des vergers et sa Gelée démaquillante polysensorielle bio, la marque Ballot-Flurin Soins bio nés de l'apiculture, basés sur...

Nathalie Pichard, Fragrance and Evaluation Consultant, captures the trends in fragrance and adds a little cultural twist to our blog. Inspiration seeds signed by Nathalie, for this May 2009 focus. Next Exhibition Les Parfums, L’Exposition Parisienne (2/10/09-5/10/09) The 2nd annual « Les Parfums, l’exposition parisienne » , created in partnership between the Différentes attitudes (international luxury trader specialized in alternative brands) and Picaflor, will take place in Paris at the espace Richelieu. Beauty, creativity, singularity, perfume is, by essence, part of the artistic domain. It is the meeting point of culture, inspiration and memory. The precious olfactory creations that are exceptional perfumes are its shining jewel. About thirty brands will be present this year. The fair will be opened to the general public (check for the dates). A chance to discover brands that have never been presented in France and to initiate adults and children into the perfume universe via worksh...

Beauty Talk Enfin le dictionnaire que tous les pros de la cosmétique attendaient! Beauty Talk est le dico complet anglais/français destiné à ceux dont la cosmétique est le métier ou la passion. Mais c'est également la belle histoire de famille, d'un père et de sa fille à l'origine du projet, tous deux ayant fait carrière dans cette industrie. Nous avons rencontré Sylvie Husson, co-auteur (donc la fille) de cet ouvrage pour échanger avec elle sur son inspiration Pourquoi un dictionnaire spécialisé dans les termes cosmétiques? La beauté n'a pas de passeport et la cosmétologie non plus !!! Durant toutes mes années en tant qu'Attachée de Presse Internationale j'ai pu constater que ce genre de dictionnaire n'existait pas, hormis quelques petits lexiques et glossaires. Il est certain que c'est un travail de fond certes, draconien, mais indispensable dans notre monde d'aujourd'hui. Sa création demande une parfaite expertise de la cosmétologie. Existe-...

Here is the picks of Nathalie Pichard, Fragrance Evaluation consultant in Paris. ‘If There Ever Was… a book of extinct and impossible smells’ by Robert Blackson Robert Blackson is a trailblazer in the nascent field of conceptual scent art. He recently curated an exhibition at the Reg Vardy Gallery in Sunderland, England, that took viewers through fourteen significant points in time and space using only the olfactory sense. The concept came from reading Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation." The book mentions how food corporations can use artificial chemicals to engineer smells and tastes that replicate virtually any substance. With this in mind, Blackson tasked perfumers (Buxton, Duchaufour…), chemists, botanists and even a NASA scientist to engineer smells that most humans might never experience. Scents created include everything from long extinct plants to the fragrance immediately following an atomic bomb explosion. "If There Ever Was" features paper inserts th...

Nathalie Pichard, Fragrance and Evaluation Consultant, captures the trends in fragrance and adds a little cultural twist to our blog. Inspiration seeds signed by Nathalie, for this October 2008 focus: Plaisirs de Parfums – Editions Paja, 2008 The Paja Editions will publish a new book on perfume in October-November 2008 authored by Béatrice Boissière under the artistic direction of Coco Tassel. Plaisirs de Parfums proposes to retrace a world history of fragrances since the 19th century with attention devoted to the compositions of fragrances and anecdotes on the milieu of perfumers. Long-lost fragrances are also not forgotten... The book includes four pages of detachable blotters. The publishing house describes it as a book-object (livre-objet) and as an olfactory saunter. Available on November 10th in bookstores but can also be purchased online (from October 24th) from Paja boutique. Source : thescentesalamander L’Inde des Parfums - Éditions Garde-Temps, 2004 India is the new country t...

Nathalie Pichard, Fragrance and Evaluation Consultant, captures the trends in fragrance and adds a little cultural twist to our site. Inspiration seeds signed by Nathalie, for this July 2008 focus: “Le Nez du Vin”: It provides you with the words you need to describe wine Trade professionals, sommeliers, the off-trade and on-trade, lecturers, oenological research centres in universities, catering schools, oenologists, winemakers, wine clubs, and hundreds of thousands of wine lovers all use Le Nez du Vin. The author : Jean Lenoir Born in Burgundy, his boundless enthusiasm, his accent and his work are a reflection of his identity. In 1978 he pioneered wine’s début into the world of culture as a work of art thereby putting it on an equal footing with the fine arts. In 1981, as a result of his research into vocabulary to describe wine, he created Le Nez du Vin®, a unique and learned combination of written works and aromas that was an immediate success. Its originality astonished experts and...