Perfumer Quentin Bisch talks about Thierry Mugler Angel Muse.
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Perfumer Quentin Bisch talks about Thierry Mugler Angel Muse.
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Gousse de vanille, vetiver charnel, noisette aux facettes vanillees, video games addiction… this guy is no Serge Lutens or Jean-Claude Ellena!
If this is the new face of perfumery, please kill me!
How funny, I had the opposite reaction — it was refreshing to hear someone young & enthusiastic, and even though I assume a lot of that was scripted, at least he was did not think himself “above” talking about what the fragrance might smell like.
I know, I guess I’m old school
I am old school about many things in fragrance, but have never found anything that Serge Lutens has said about his creations even slightly helpful. And I assume he prefers it that way. Jean-Claude Ellena is perhaps too practiced / polished with the press now?
Someone young and willing to provide information about the product which they are, after all, selling to consumers, is fine with me!
I have to agree that I found this video a great representation of a younger perfumer (the next generation) being enthusiastic and informative.
I loved his dive right in attitude.
I understand, but I feel he’s targeting millenials craving for sugar, not middle aged women like me who still wears classic perfumes such as Narcisse Noir and Nahema.
Well in this case, yes — this is for Angel Muse, after all! They are not marketing Angel Muse to middle aged women wearing Narcisse Noir and Nahema. They are not even marketing it to middle aged women wearing Angel. So my comment was not about the gourmand notes in particular (I have not even smelled the perfume) but just about a) his enthusiasm, which is nice to see and b) the idea of informing consumers about what the product smells like as opposed to making a bunch of cryptic statements about nothing. Look at it this way — you now know that this fragrance probably won’t suit you, and that it’s targeting young people who want sugar. Watch a Serge Lutens video about any of his fragrances, and you’ll be none the wiser and you’ll still have to go smell it to find out.
Not meaning to argue with you — of course you can find this a turnoff! I just find it refreshing since most perfume-related videos are so entirely uninformative.
I guess we can only agree to disagree. Acting enthusiastic to sell me Angel muse doesn’t impress me. I need more substance.
Wasn’t this the up and coming guy in the BBC Documentary several years ago? I have to look that up right now! Back in a few….
WOW WOW WOW!! I was spot on for a change! LOL You know you love perfume when you start to be a fan of the perfumers themselves!!!!
http://www.fragrantica.com/news/A-Day-in-the-Creation-Center-of-the-World-Givaudan-Part-I-6849.html
Thanks for posting that link. Very cool. And 10/10 for memory!
This guy had zero science in perfumery, but a natural talent that got him a spot in the school! He’s proving that talent now…..This scent is gonna make MONEY!
Wonder what the noses earn for a successful perfume?
…..zero science background, I mean! He had a career in theater!
Ha! I saw that doc but my memory isn’t half as good as yours is. I’m happy for this guy. Perfumery school looked pretty grueling, especially with no science background.
I was FASCINATED watching the students be tested on identifying hundreds of scents. Just unbelievable….Holding the blotters under the nose, and identifying one after another, and having to get them right!
They also showed the students visit the farms where many ingredients are grown, etc.
Extremely interesting documentary series, that I need to watch again soon!
You do have an excellent memory.
My specific perfumer memory in that doc was Christopher Brosius and that whole section on creating a bespoke scent.
I do remember the perfume school section as a whole.
My strongest memory from perfumer interviews was of Christophe Laudamiel in the documentary, The Story of Fragrance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atT51oBrbwg
especially when he was asked what the world would be like without perfume.
Carlos Benaim is interviewed as well.
I met Laudamiel at last Sniffapalooza last October. He came off as being very humble. I did not see it for myself but apparently he had tears in his eyes when he found out at the event that TF had brought back Amber Absolute, one of his creations. And those cheekbones!!!
Well spotted!
Good call!
Why was I not surprised to hear Bisch describe the scent as room-filling? Ah, Mugler.
Hey, at least they keep doing their thing. When Mugler starts bringing out wimpy sheer fruity florals, we can all give up!
Oh, absolutely agree. Being “room-filling” was not a criticism, just a statement that Mugler is staying with its vision. And that’s hard to do these days.
I haven’t watched the video as yet but want to mention that some companies are unleashing millenials to evaluate products and services (including corporate services) and suggesting changes to “reach” the future generation. They truly do look at things differently. For example, the majority of them are perplexed about Faxing as a channel to provide copies of documents.
Ha — yes, this was clearly designed to reach a younger generation.
Talk about eye candy! I also think his enthusiasm is magnetic and he actually uses real words with real meanings. Credit for that in this field!
I bought a full 100-ml bottle of his La Fin du Monde, which is great and much more than a gourmand. Drydown is exquisite. The dude is hot, too. In the documentary, the thing I remember most besides his tears was the fact that he admitted he liked some natural material that smells like male sweat. Again, very hot.