Friday, yay! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance from perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, if you have one.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I meant to wear Maison Francis Kurkdjian Pluriel…
The more expensive it is, the better they think it is. That’s also a thing in perfume that you don’t have anywhere else. The price tag gives the label quality.
— Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian talks to W Magazine about luxury perfume collections, among other things. Read more at Francis Kurkdjian is the Dick Page of Perfumers.
That I need to justify why I put every aroma into a scent. Every time he asks me why I’m putting certain notes in the perfume and if I didn’t have the right reason - like if I just wanted to because I liked it – that’s not a valid argument. He’s very straight to the point. It’s good because I know I’m not wasting my time, and that I made a scent with all the rights things inside.
— Perfumer Jérôme Di Marino talks to Marie Claire about the most important thing he has learned from his mentor, perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. Read more at Jérôme Di Marino - introducing perfumes rising star.
Elie Saab will introduce two new additions to La Collection des Essences: Essence No. 8 Santal and Essence No. 9 Tubéreuse. The last to join the series were Essence No. 6 Vetiver and Essence No. 7 Neroli. All were developed by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian…
Basically, being in-house is like your retirement.
— Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, on why he is not interested in being an in-house perfumer. Read more at "Seventeen Families" - An Exclusive Interview With Francis Kurkdjian [part 2] at Persolaise, and if you missed part 1 here yesterday, see Perfume is such an easy subject to lie about ~ an interview with Francis Kurkdjian.