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- A Day of Beauty and Scents
- A Guide to Skincare Layering
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- Annick Goutal Eau D'Hadrien Candle Review
- Antioxidants in Skincare - The Ordinary EUK 134
- Autumn Perfume Rituals
- Bath & Body Works Cotton Blossom Splash : Fragrance Review & Poll
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- Estonian Linens and Scents : Snowbird Family Farm
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- Favorite Scented Candles for Daydreaming
- Favorite Unscented Sunscreens
- Frederic Malle Body Butters / Beurres Exquis Review
- French Pharmacy Micellar Waters and Cleansers
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- How to Make Your Own Scented Lotion and Body Cream
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- Lips Like Rose Petals
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- Rose and Vanilla Almond Oil Treatment For Lustrous Skin
- Rose Creams : Roger & Gallet and Crabtree & Evelyn
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- Strawberry Scented Mask
- Sultry Fragrances for a Scented Bath : My Financial Times Magazine Column
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- Summer Reflections
- Sunscreens : An Update
- Sweet Honey Water : Perfume Recipe from the 17th Century
- The Art of Scented Candles
- The Big Decision : Wedding Day Perfume
- The Body Shop Olive and Moringa Shower Gel : Bath & Body Review
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- The Ordinary : Review with Sample Routines
- The Ordinary Summer Skincare Routine
- The Pleasure of Scented Creams
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Luca and Victoria Perfume Seminar
Recording of a seminar.
Luca and Victoria speak for 1.5h on topics included, but not limited to: vintage perfumes, our favorite fragrances, trends we hate, industry gossip. No one will be spared. All will be entertained. Funds will be used to support charity projects in Ukraine.
Perfumery with Christophe Laudamiel (recording)
Recording of our session on the future of perfumery.
Price: €50
Studio Class: Vintage Perfumes and Stories
Class location: Brussels
Date: contact for availability
Class duration: 2.5 hours
200€/per person
About these Lectures
Students of all levels of interest in perfumery will find much to learn in this series of lectures. The lecture is designed to sharpen your sense smell and improve your enjoyment and appreciation of scents. You will learn professional smelling techniques and receive personalized tips. You will learn how to smell complex aromas and about the main criteria of a well-made fragrance–and how to look for them.
Online and in-person classes are available.
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