For those who don't know: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is the main character in Patrick Sueskind's book
'Perfume'. And no worries - I didn't kill anyone! But - and this definitely was the highlight of my Nice trip - I created my own scent!
Fragonard, named after the French painter
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), and founded in 1926 by
Eugène Fuchs, have a factory in Eze Village (between Nice and Monaco) where we attended a perfume workshop. Well, we created an eau de cologne. We were all using with the same fragrances but depending on our preference, the quantities used varied. We worked with:
- Orange from Brasil
- Lemon from Italy
- Bergamot from Italy
- Red Mandarine from Italy
- Neroli from Tunisia
- Petit Grain from Paraguay
- Vervain
- Rosemary
- Lavender
It's quite fascinating how little we really use our sense of smell in every day life. All the fragrances change with time, as described by the top, middle and base note of a perfume. And when overwhelmed by all the different smells, you can smell your own scent by sniffing the crook of your arm, which will 'neutralize' your nose again - much more effective than smelling coffee beans (
as often offered in perfume shops).
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| 100 ml of my self-created eau de cologne |
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And we got to keep the apron, too! Which will come in very handy in this heat as it means, I can now cook in my underwear without the risk of getting burnt ;-))
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