IN AN ERA OF NATURAL AND RAW EVERYTHING,
THE PERFUME BUSINESS IS STAGING A LUXURIOUS
REBELLION: SHOWCASING SYNTHETIC INGREDIENTS IN
ALL THEIR MAGICAL GLORY. APRIL LONG INVESTIGATES
CHEMICAL
ATTRACTION
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ForCHANEL
N°5 L’Eau, the
reimagining of
Coco’s classic,
perfumer Olivier
Polge enhanced the
orange-peel effect of
the scent’s famously
fresh aldehydes.
“Each natural oil and
synthetic molecule
has a different
aesthetic,” he says.
ORIGINAL
SYNTH
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