noun
Etymology
Origin of perfumer
Example Sentences
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Joining that group this month is the luxury perfumer Le Labo, which is releasing incense in three of its popular home scents: Santal 26, Encens 9 and Ambroxyde 17.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
For each fragrance, one of them takes “point” — for instance, on Garden Heaux, Lawrence acted as the perfumer and Lin as the fragrance evaluator, deciding whether the scent needed tweaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
A master perfumer compares the odor of DMS to “fish that stayed too long in the sun,” adding that “we usually avoid” such associations “when we recreate the smell of the sea in perfumery.”
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
But it is the perfume companies above them - which include L'Oréal and Estée Lauder - which hold all the power, according to independent perfumer Christophe Laudamiel and several other industry insiders.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
And yet: what if the perfumer was telling the truth?
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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