As we wait 3 (World Cup)
© What We Do Is Secret As World Cup heats up, perfumers at IFF get out of their offices and labs more often.
As we wait 2 (A Perfumer’s Desk)
© What We Do Is Secret Quiz: Whose desk is it?
As we wait…
© What We Do Is Secret While we patiently wait for Katie’s review on the two trials she is testing on her friends, family and herself, here are fragrant pictures form Grasse
Message from Laurent, and Katie’s Reply
Before Laurent moved forward with the trials, he had one last question for me. Katie, Your feedback was very helpful. I will keep in mind that you like the aromatic note. And don&#
Round 1 Samples
In the next week or two, Katie will post reviews on her two trial versions, like Marina has already done. At that time, samples of the trial fragrances for both Katie and Marina&
Clement’s response to Marina’s message
Below is Clement’s reply to my message about the first mod, Holy Grail R1/A: Hi Marina, First of all, there is no problem in criticizing a fragrance, I mean that’s
Marina’s Message to Clement
This concludes Marina’s Round 1 with sketch R1/A. The first Mod (trial, version) of my Holy Grail has arrived! Below is my reaction / message to Clement: Dear Clement, I a
Katie’s Letter to Laurent
After Laurent sent his response to my proposal, I replied back to him with my thoughts… Dear Laurent, I believe I understand what you mean by that “aromatic minty note&
Laurent’s Response to Katie’s Proposal
Hi, it’s Katie! After reading my proposal for Auxeos, Laurent sent his response to my ideas. Squeeee! Hello Katie, I am very excited about your proposal for your perfume. I h
Welcome to Made by Blog!
Since the beginning of 2005 several blogs devoted to scent have appeared on the web. I am not an avid reader of these blogs, but it didn’t take take me too long to understand
Katie’s Auxeos
Dear Laurent, My idea for a perfume is actually based on two other fragrances that I enjoy layering together, but alas, "something" is always missing from it. There is some sort of
Marina’s Holy Grail
Dear Clement, Before I begin my proposal, I wanted to thank you in advance for agreeing to create my very own perfume. I cannot describe how exciting it is for me to have this oppo