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Continue reading →: the Finale! (part I)
Last night was fantastic! We got to the hall mid afternoon to get all set up for the evenings festivities, and by 5:30, when the guests started arriving, we were ready. The evening began with speeches from the director ASFO (the organization that created GIP), followed by the Mayor of…
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Continue reading →: Friday- and the 3rd presentation
Well…a report as promised in my last entry….this afternoon was the 3rd presentation….we went to the headquarters of Mane & Fils to give our most convincing (hopefully) performance yet. After enetering the huge Mane compound, we were escorted to our parking places by two pompiers (firemen- it’s high security at this…
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Continue reading →: 2.5 hours to go
Here we are at school working like crazy to finish the marketing material, packaging and products themselves before the final presentation for the I-Community competition at Mane. At three o’clock (or later- this is France after-all) we will present the result of the last 3 monthes work to a panel…
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Continue reading →: Jean Claude Ellena
A week or so ago, our class was granted the honour of a private visit with Jean Claude Ellena (a master perfumer in his own right and the in-house exclusive perfumer for Hermes) in his studio in Cabris. We were escorted by our chemistry teacher to the outskirts of the…
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Continue reading →: November 27
Bonjour! Just a quick note to say that life here is very busy these days and rather than not write at all due to the lack of time for essays, I intend to attempt mini entries just to keep you up to date…. It is definitely l’Automne now here, with…







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