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Yaroslavna Lasytsya
Yaroslavna Lasytsya
published a story
Sep 2, 2026
Vanilla's saga: the many faces of vanilla in perfumery
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Vanilla's saga: the many faces of vanilla in perfumery

Vanilla is all too often reduced to sweetness, and that is perhaps the greatest injustice ever done to it. A guide to the orchid, the molecule and the six principal forms of vanilla, followed by fourteen perfumes read for the face of vanilla each one wears.

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DizzyEek
DizzyEek
published a story
Aug 5, 2026
Lavender has been through something: a complete history of the most complicated note in perfumery
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Lavender has been through something: a complete history of the most complicated note in perfumery

Four thousand years of lavender - from Egyptian tombs to Esxence 2026. The chemistry, the history, the supply crisis, and why it's the most misunderstood note in perfumery.

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