ISPC wishes
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Bringing Perfumer-creators together in times of Dupes
Dear friends and ISPC members, You may have noticed the growing spotlight on “dupes” in mainstream media and social media platforms like TikTok. Rising perfume prices, economic challenges, the pursuit of bargains, and misconceptions about authentic creations have all contributed to this trendy phenomenon. However, let’s be clear: dupes are not a trendy innovation – […]
Oriental versus Amber
Why can’t we use the term “oriental” any longer? In view of the problems and issues of ethics, inclusiveness and diversity challenges that our industry is facing on a global scale, we need to rethink the use of the term “oriental” to avoid any colonialist connotations or clichés, relics of an outdated exoticism. And, above […]
Why don’t perfumer-creators like to be called “noses”?
To begin with, it is quite difficult to determine the exact date of birth of this synonym, which has become popular first in the media and eventually in the general public. However, we can already feel the possibility of the metonymy as early as 1897, in the famous ” nose speech” of Cyrano de Bergerac: […]
Green Deal européen, Chemical Strategy for Sustainability et incidences sur la palette du parfumeur
As part of its “Green Deal” or “Green Pact” to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Commission published a Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) in October 2020. At a masterclass organized by SIPC on April 11 and introduced by Martina Bianchini, President of IFRA (International Fragrance Association), Calice Becker, SIPC Co-President, […]
The right to be an author
When it comes to intellectual property, French law seems to have its favorite senses. While it recognizes and protects works that are sensitive to sight and hearing (the famous “major arts”), the so-called chemical senses of smell and taste clearly do not find favor in its eyes. On the grounds, namely, that they are particularly […]
How should we call women who create perfume? A (not so) French story
This is a French topic, but it says a lot about the time we live in. What should we call the women who create perfume? Language manufactures reality, so the subject is much less anecdotal than it seems. The French language has a masculine and a feminine and until the French Academy (whose 40 « […]
