Richard Goller

One of the mostly widely used ingredients in perfumery, aldehydes are probably also the most misunderstood.  Chanel No 5 is the most famous example (its creator Ernest Beaux famously over-dosed …

Some designer brands are household names (Dior, Gucci, Chanel, et al), but Zadig & Voltaire doesn’t have that status.  While lacking that immediate recognition, the Paris-based company more than makes …

When Ex Nihilo (Latin for “out of nothing”) was founded in Paris in 2013 by Sylvie Loday, Olivier Royère, and Benoît Verdier, their aim was to provide an alternative to the clichés …

Some people you don’t even have to meet to get a sense of them. Nathalie Feisthauer is one of those individuals. And I use the word “individual” purposefully because the …

Of all the florals at a perfumer’s disposal, tuberose is probably the most potent, intoxicating, and divisive. Depending on how it’s used, it can range from the green and fresh …

The last time I interviewed Quentin Bisch, in 2018, the Paris-based perfumer was already making an impression with his creations for brands such as Chloé, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Etat Libre d’Orange, …

Heritage has become an over-traded term in niche perfumery. Some houses (no names mentioned) even invent it to give themselves more credibility.  Le Jardin Retrouvé is not one of those …

Launching a perfume company at any time takes balls. Launching a perfume company in 2020, in the midst of the Covid pandemic, takes balls of steel. And dollops of optimism …

It’s summer! And the best way to keep freshly scented is with our selection of the best citrus fragrances.  We love citrus fragrances for their refreshing, uplifting qualities when temperatures …

Water, water everywhere… Is there a genre that invites more scorn and derision than the aquatic? Perhaps that has something to do with the fact that at their peak in the …