Exposition-Photography & Perfumery-Osmotheque, Versailles
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Exposition-Photography & Perfumery-Osmotheque, Versailles
Arrival in the Rain It felt almost cinematic: the scent of wet stone, the last drops falling from the chestnut trees, and the sunlight beginning to return. Versailles revealed itself like a dream — the ancient cobblestones gleaming in the evening light, the air luminous. As I arrived to the front of the exhibition venue, I passed Thomas Fontaine, president of the Osmothèque, standing in conversation with his companion. There was a brief flash…
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A Wild Fig in Summer: A soft launch of Figuier Sauvage, the new fragrance from 1000 Flowers
After a long pause, I’m happy to return to this blog with a soft unveiling — and a new beginning. As the first Grasse Perfume Week begins next week — a new tradition in the world’s perfume capital — I’m taking this opportunity to quietly unveil a new creation from 1000 Flowers. It’s called Figuier Sauvage. (Wild Fig Tree) Inspired by the fig trees that grow wild across the Mediterranean — their green leaves,…
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Roses and Life in Grasse (catching up in 2021)
7 JUNE 2021 Following 3 years of being completely immersed in developing the 1000 Flowers boutique atelier in the old city of Grasse, during which time I had put this blog on hold- I am now feeling inspired to return to continue reporting on this crazy adventure that began in 2007, and continues to this day, so many years later. The boutique has been a successful venture overall, and a good step in brand…
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The Boutique
I feel like I should be writing a 2017 summary, seems a whole year has flown by since my last post. It’s true that life goes by much faster the older one gets, and amazingly, in a few days, it will be 10 years since I graduated from perfumery school. The whole reason I came to Grasse, and began this blog, has reached a 10 year anniversary. It’s impressive how fast it has gone…
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September news: Jasmine & Tuberose
How time flies! In our last post, we spoke about the roses of May, one of the important ‘Fleurs d’Exception‘ that make Grasse famous. Now here we are already in September, the season of the Tuberose, and since last month until sometime in October, (depending on the weather), it is also the season of the Jasmine grandiflorum. These are all highly fragrant flowers, and are used extensively in the fine fragrance industry. They are…
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Spring in Grasse
It’s once again Spring in the south of France. This year, the various seasonal flowers (such as mimosa) were all blooming and finishing their blooming cycle about 1 month earlier than usual. We really didn’t have much of a winter, and the cold part of the season actually happened in March. However, here we are 2 days before my birthday, and the flowers that always mark this day for me, are opening now,…
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The Blue Collection Update
Just a little update to say that we are hard at work designing the packaging for the new fragrance collection. Here is an image of the latest prototype. Blue glass, metal clip for the removable spray, silver chain so the clip won’t get lost, elegant ribbon, and the mock up label. The label will have silver metal to enhance the colours, and to match the silver pump. Don’t forget that as a small independent…
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The Blue Collection explained
It is an interesting & challenging balancing act to be an independent perfumer and an entrepreneur. One must wear many hats, and life becomes very full. This is why some time has passed since the last fragrances were launched from 1000 Flowers.. (Ode for Him and Love is Sweet, Dec 2012). However. the time has come to talk about a new collection that is soon to be released, called the Blue Collection. This…
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Going Mobile at 1000 Flowers
Happy November everyone! After a lot of work and a big learning curve, we have just beta launched the new site for 1000 Flowers, and it is now mobile friendly! In 2010, when I was last in Canada, I attended a number of small business training courses to deepen my knowledge of the Adobe design programs, and also of web design. Our amazing teacher told us then how mobile capability was going to be one of…
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Update from Grasse
Amazingly, almost to the day, one year has passed since my last post to this blog. The year since last October has clearly been a very busy one, as I have been working on perfume creation for clients, and have had very little time to work on new fragrances for 1000 Flowers. I have been enjoying this developing side of my work, as it is a very rewarding experience to translate someone else’s brief…
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A Perfumed Pilgrimage 