Conversations olfactives
Welcome to “Conversations Olfactives” podcast
I am Géraldine Archambault, founder of Essential Parfums. In this podcast, I’ll be taking you on a journey to meet the personalities – perfumers, evaluators, designers – who are writing the history of contemporary perfumery, and who have lent their names and talents to the brand’s creations. “Conversations Olfactive” (Olfactive Conversations) is a conversation between passionate people, sincere and generous, just like the perfumery I love and which inspires me every day in the Essential Parfums adventure. Enjoy !
Chapter 3 : Judith Gross
For this 3rd episode of Conversations Olfactives, Géraldine Archambault invites you to meet Judith Gross. Judith Gross is Vice-President, Scent Communication & Branding, at IFF, which she joined as a marketing trainee in 1993.
She has spent her career in a variety of marketing, communications and management roles, always working to promote the art of perfumery, its invisible artists, and the technologies and innovations that make it unique. She is also committed to shedding light on the behind-the-scenes development of LMR and IFF's magnificent ingredients, an essential aspect of olfactory creation.
In her role, Judith collaborates with IFF teams around the world, as well as external partners ranging from fashion schools to artists, technological innovators to emerging brands, to highlight the many virtues of fragrance, with the deep conviction that fragrance makes the world a better place and creates joy.
Chapter 2 : Fabrice Pellegrin
For this 2nd episode of Conversations Olfactives, Géraldine Archambault invites you to discover the perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin.
A year ago, Fabrice signed Patchouli Mania for Essential Parfums, a deliciously delicious woody patchouli, and certainly one of the most addictive perfumes in our collection.
Fabrice Pellegrin carries Grasse in his blood. Son of a perfumer, grandson of a grandmother who picked jasmine and a grandfather in the production of raw materials, Fabrice was destined to be a professional footballer... It was perfume that ultimately won him over, and that’s so much the better for perfumery.
As reserved as he is generous, as passionate as he is humble, as hardworking as he is hedonistic, Fabrice embodies the Grasse spirit. Guided by his lucky star, this perfumer in love with natural ingredients has been creating marvelous creations for more than 15 years for the most beautiful houses, from Hermès to Diptyque, including Rabanne, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Mugler.
Chapter 1 : Anne Flipo
For this first episode, Géraldine Archambault invites us to chat with Anne Flipo, the perfumer behind Néroli Botanica, Essential Parfums' 10th creation.
Anne Flipo grew up far from Grasse, in a wonderfully flowery garden in the north of France. Hypersensitive to the world around her, insatiably curious and driven by an immense thirst for freedom, she chose perfumery to express the many facets of her creativity. From L'Artisan Parfumeur to Jo Malone, from Rabanne (Lady Million, Invictus) to Lancôme (La Vie est Belle), via Yves Saint Laurent's Libre, her career has been marked by immense success.
In this episode, Anne talks to us about her childhood, the birth of her vocation as a perfumer, her career path and her creative process.