noun
Etymology
Origin of perfumer
Example Sentences
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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
Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony add color and, courtesy of a perfumer at Cartier, scent to Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024
Mathilde Laurent, Cartier’s longtime perfumer, who had designed the scents, double-checked notes on her iPad.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024
Levitte the perfumer is flabby and plump, basted in his own self-importance.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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