exploration
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Mood and the psychology of scent
After a chilly and cloudy day yesterday, with the general mood of the class (and me- what a difficult day!) to match, it was a relief to step out of the old wood door into the quiet coolness of my little street… Continue reading
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becoming a nez II
Today began a whole new segment of the course. Formulation! This is what we have all been waiting for; for here we will begin to learn some of the secrets that are held so close to the chests of the… Continue reading
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from the resurrection- to a baptism
Two evenings ago was an event at the school called the’ Promotion of Mane’. Actually, on our posted schedule, it says, ’17h-19h- BAPTISM of the Mane Promotion. (YOU MUST BE THERE!)’ I think, perhaps, there is a slight mis-take in the translation. Not… Continue reading
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becoming a nose…
Monday, we covered 5 new synthetic raw materials, quite normal, but one of them, isocyclocitral, was particularly intense. Almost everyone, including the teacher had a headache. Only the Japanese students and I were not effected until one day later, yesterday. In the afternoon, after the… Continue reading
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the birthday and the resurrection
I began my 38th year by dancing all night in a packed club in Monaco. Earlier in the week I had managed to find and book a room in a hotel in Beausoleil, which technically is in France although it… Continue reading
A Perfumed Pilgrimage 