Published bi-annually, Nez explores the world around us via our sense of smell. It provides an insight into the vital role that olfactory sensations play in our lives in a novel approach that encompasses art, literature, science, history, food and perfume.
The third issue tackles a vast and enigmatic subject - the scent of sex. The olfactory conventions that lend gender to our fragrances - where do they come from? What links the olfactory sphere to sexuality, desire and attraction?
THE NOSE OF ILLUSTRATORS The olfactory portraits of six cartoonists ICONS Making good use of their noses, each in their own manner contributes to the world of fragrance ODORAMA Everything you always wanted to know about smell but were afraid to ask All about blackcurrant Molecule under the microscope: Iso E Super Why do flowers emit scent?
Analysing the smells of the car CONNECTIONS Invisible yet undeniable, smells feature in all creative fields.
Jean-Claude Ellena: open letter to a junior perfumer Baudelaire, poetic inspirations A smell-binding tour of Montmartre, from Pigalle to the Sacré-Coeur The art of coffee with Hippolyte Courty Peter de Cupere and his amuse-nez Olfactory column: Céline Ellena MAGAZINE Exploring the world of perfume through its origins, its trade secrets, its history and its professionals.
Report : Madagascan Vanilla Interview : Francis Kurkdjian Flashback :The Roaring Twenties The Fantasy Perfumery THE SCENT OF SEX A nosedive into gender, seduction and olfactory attraction through the prism of history, marketing, anthropology, sociology and biology.
-Mapping gender through the centuries Signs of the times and scents of the moment -Pour homme: the story of male fragrance Is it possible to be both virile and fragrant?c -The scent of gender Perfume, on the frontier between the sexes -Operation seduction The industry campaign (of ads) -The chemistry of attraction Love may be blind but it does have a nose -Hormone fairy, are you out there?
The whole story - well, almost - about pheromones -Led by the nose When smell fuels desire PERFUME PAGES From consumer products to works of art, Nez goes behind the scenes of the perfume industry, and appraises the 30 new fragrances making the news.
INVESTIGATION:
Do awards and reviews have any influence?
GENEALOGY Ambre Antique by Coty BEHIND THE BRAND Arquiste THE SELECTION What's new and editor's picks A POINT OF VIEW:
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