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When I smell a fragrance my approach is similar to an art historian.
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At the store, she suggests sampling a fragrance on your skin and not blotters, as it will smell different on everyone's skin.
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At Quest International , the England-based conglomerate that is one of the seven large fragrance producers in the world, Turin observed that the creation of new smell molecules was little more than costly trial and error.
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In 1992, she launched her own fragrance, called "Cashmere Mist, " the directive for which was that it should smell like "Casablanca lilies, red suede and the back of Stephan's neck, " referring to her second husband, Stephan Weiss.
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Fragrance making began in Provence about 500 years ago, when local tanneries sought to make their leather products smell good.
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