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Catalogue

The essentialses :

The hallmark of a perfumer :

François Coty, Jacques Guerlain, Ernest Beaux, Ernest  Daltroff, Germaine Cellier, Jacques Jantzen, Henri Alméras., Paul Parquet, and others…

Couturiers and their perfumes :

Perfumes and couture, Paul Poiret, Chanel, Jean Patou, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Worth, Balenciaga, and more. 

Brand and their perfumes :

Houbigant, Pivert, Lubin, Caron, Lancôme, Cartier, Hélèna Rubinsteim...

A house of raw materials :

The house of Laire-Synarome-Chiris

A close up look at precise periods :

• The story of vinegars and Eaux de Cologne
• Royal perfume, or the perfume of Antiquity
• Grasse as seen through its perfumes
• How perfumes evolved from 1900 to 1940...

A family of fragrances :

• From archetypes to the present
• The history of Fougère, Ambery, Chypre and Floral fragrances
• A study of a typical accord, like Patchouli/rose, Chypre/leather...

A raw material and its applications :

From archetypes to the present
The history of Fougère, Ambery, Chypre and Floral fragrances
A study of a typical accord, like Patchouli/rose, Chypre/leather...