Great-smelling hair is one of those alluring attributes eulogised by pop stars and poets. “Long, long let me breathe the fragrance of your hair,” wrote Charles Baudelaire in his 1869 poem “Un ...
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Christine Nagel, the head perfumer at Hermès, has synesthesia, a neurological condition that mixes the senses. By Chantel Tattoli Reporting from Paris Christine Nagel, the head perfumer at ...
The perfumer dips a tester into one of the tiny glass vials aligned on the desk in front of him. There are dozens of them, with labels identifying various dilutions of compounds such as methyl ...