Linari Acqua Santa -Maurice Roucel’s Holy Water

Linari Acqua Santa is the fifth fragrance from Linari. Mark Buxton, Angelo Di Fume and Notte Bianca; and Egon Oelkers, Eleganza Luminosa and Vista Sul Mare; were the noses behind those initial creations. (I really enjoyed Mr. Buxton’s Notte Bianca; its mix of citrus, absinthe and herbs was wonderful on the skin). Maurice roucel created Acqua Santa.

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Interview with Alexander (Alex) Lee: An American Perfume Student in Paris

  Before they were your favorite  'noses', perfumers like Jean-Claude Ellena, Mark Buxton, Francis Kurkdjian, Isabelle Doyen were students. We thought it would be  fascinating to interview an emerging perfumer, one with a fresh  21st century perspective and share what its like to be an American olfactive student abroad . Its with great pleasure we introduce  Alexander  (Alex) Lee, an Asian-American student …

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