tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:59:13 +0000Basic Fragrance DesignVarious Aspects of Perfume, from History & Chemistry to Haute Parfumeriehttp://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-4382189227429969265Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:08:00 +00002013-06-19T08:08:00.105+02:00 Today, more than in any historic period, the in-house perfumer is the only key for the survival of a beauty company producing cosmetics and perfumes. Odors are in the public space and in the public domain. They belong to anybody who has the ability to catch and bottle them. The role of the perfumer is to ensure than the  right scents are offered under a certain name, not only beautiful, http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2013/06/perfumer-in-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-8765668010519448650Thu, 09 May 2013 06:08:00 +00002013-06-21T08:23:56.272+02:00 Dear readers This may, the month of flowers in Grasse, I have the honour to introduce you Carlos Huber, founder of Arquiste, luxury perfumes with amazing stories and amazing scents. Arquiste has recently won an important prize in USA. Carlos will share with you his philosophy  "A glimpse into our development process". I’m always fascinated by the ability the nose has to tie a place to a http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2013/05/arquiste-glimpse-into-our-development.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-2632696624233323415Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:08:00 +00002012-12-17T18:43:00.700+01:00 After the Big Bang comes the Divine particle - L'Homme Infini - a fabulous scent. In the early 90's an eminent professor from the University prepared me on quantum mechanics for the National Physics contest which I won. Among the many formulae and their mathematical background was a certain philosophy and conversations which I thought more useful for what I always loved - perfumes and http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2012/12/lhomme-infini-divine-new-fragrance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-886378352526222153Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:08:00 +00002012-07-21T11:47:13.937+02:00 This year we celebrate one hundred years of pure magic - L'Heure Bleue, the masterpiece of Jacques Guerlain, the most important perfumer of the XXth century with Ernest Beaux. 100 years ago Balkans were the hottest subject in Paris, the Balkan wars of course, but also the curiosity for a world that was totally unknown, full with mysteries, dark stories and amazing decorative elements. Folk http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2012/06/lheure-bleue-guerlain-historic-perfume.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-8226953980784939379Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +00002013-06-21T09:01:16.238+02:00 Hedione 50, a molecule, some very old papers & scents from the 1920's (my collection) Several months ago Firmenich invited me to join the team preparing the anniversary of Hedione, one of the most celebrated and known molecules of the XXth century. In the anniversary DVD, along with François Demachy (for Eau Sauvage) and Firmenich specialists, I spoke about the impact of this molecule on http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2012/06/hedione-50-years-anniversary-perfume.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-5623354549989529271Fri, 25 May 2012 06:08:00 +00002013-06-21T08:55:12.052+02:00Basic Fragrance Design Schimmel, Dragoco, Firmenich, Givaudan - a century of research Scent & Chemistry - The Molecular world of Odors plus two special perfumes in my collection I was born 45 km away from the birth place of Leopold Ruzicka, the man who made the macrocyclic musks 80 years ago and my other name on my birth certificate is the maiden name of his mother. I didn't know that 20 years ago when http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2012/05/scent-and-chemistry-book-review-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-6225234360695709173Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:26:00 +00002013-06-21T08:59:57.472+02:00 In the book "The perfume lover" I guide Denyse Beaulieu in the world of night flowers, the most powerful and mysterious scented creatures (book review article). In the picture you have Shanghai Lily, my Easter perfume gift for the author. I made it to reflect the ideas of chapter 18. Small, tiny and delicate, these flowers do not fade. Night flowers do not die, they become stars on the sky http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2012/04/flowers-of-night-and-day-shanghai-lily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-7723111990008746972Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:08:00 +00002013-06-21T08:55:25.396+02:00 The four posts I wrote in the weekend were maybe a surprise because the literary approach, where reality and fiction were mixed, was certainly not very familiar with my style. I thought it was a more funny way to present a selection of real facts because often a serious tone "ex cathedra" might be considered too pretentious. After all, the Bram Stoker 2012 Awards took place on march 31, http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2012/04/the-perfume-lover-personal-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-6056067424937456945Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:08:00 +00002012-02-15T08:08:00.755+01:00Yesterday, when I was in Versailles to donate a perfume to the OSMOTHEQUE, I made an accident in the morning. Usually I do not wear perfume when I analyze old perfumes, but yesterday, unconsciously I sprayed myself with a huge dose of something very airy, extremely diffusive and with a secret name because it has not been officially unveiled. I can only say it is a perfume from Firmenich, a jewel http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2012/02/firmenich-for-love-of-perfumes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-7153743331533666848Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:08:00 +00002013-06-21T08:43:57.513+02:00Basic Fragrance Design Fragrance is the 8th Art  Le Parfum est le 8ème Art Before moving to Paris, I started my ph-D thesis and its theme was "the artistry of fragrances" where I wanted to explore the relation of perfume with the other arts and to integrate the fragrance in the classic system of arts. Some ideas are presented and developed on this blog considering Hegel's system of five ancient arts as expressedhttp://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2008/08/the-8th-art-le-huitieme-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-111849137745498332Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:55:00 +00002013-06-21T09:29:16.318+02:00After the great succes of my first book, I decided to offer to the public a user-friendly version of the encyclopedia. In may 2005 I published "1000 fragrances - the essential guide" conceived as an "extrait" or pure perfume of my first work. http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2005/06/1000-fragrances-essential-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13571532.post-111842560630997695Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:42:00 +00002012-02-24T14:23:40.634+01:00The 1st december 2003 I published the first romanian fragrance book. It is an encyclopedia in 2 volumes and more than 900 pages representing more than 10 years of work and research I dedicated to the perfume market. The book is an invitation to reconsider the odors and fragrances that marked our history. The first volume - The Universe (376 pages 17x24 cm)Chapter I. The history of perfumesI.1. http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2005/06/1000-fragrances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Octavian Coifan)