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Continue reading →: hello everyone….
Just to let everyone know who has been looking for me; and likely having emails bounced back, I have been in Canada for the last 2 weeks sorting out some details before returning to France (at the end of this month) for the next leg of the journey. My email developed some serious problems the…
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Continue reading →: Interning in Robertet
Today I was given a full tour of Robertet, the company with whom I have been an intern for the last 3 weeks. I’m not sure how many acres the whole plant takes up, but suffice to say that there is a collection of little scooters for employess to travel…
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Continue reading →: le stage -or- if I didn’t know how to say ‘fenouil’ before, I do now!
Today was Monday of the second week of my internship in the Grasse based company Robertet. www.robertet.com I am working in both cometics/application, and the perfumery departments. So far, the days are long, French-speaking, but facinationg and I am gaining insights into the industry that being in school has not able to provide. …
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Continue reading →: Fields of Lavender
Friday, the 29th of June, was our last day of school and we marked it by going on a much anticipated field trip to the Lavender growing region past Aix-en-Provence, up in the mountains behind a beautiful town called Mane. We left the school quite early in the morning and…
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Continue reading →: Guy Robert and Questions: Natural vs Synthetic?Our discussion revolves around the complexities of natural versus synthetic materials in perfumery, highlighted by the visit of perfumer Guy Robert. He emphasizes that categorizing materials as “natural” or “synthetic” can be misleading, considering the intricacies of chemistry involved in both. We reflect on the exploration of essential oils and…
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I’m Jessica
And I first began writing this blog in January 2007, when I arrived in France to attend the Grasse Institute of Perfumery.
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