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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Alessandra Avanzi
Cooking with essential oils.
What does ylang ylang, orange blossom or rose essential oils taste like?
Do you know that about 70% of our taste comes from our nose? Our taste is basically nothing without our nose. In fact, have you ever noticed that when you catch a cold the food tastes different?
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The real story behind natural perfumery
Natural vs synthetic. Is it really eco?
"Natural is always better" a sentence we often hear, but is it really? Well, in perfumery, it is not as simple, and there is a twist to what is commonly known and followed. Chemistry came to add...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Perfumery Basics: Arabic Scent
Have you ever wondered about the magical world of fragrances and its role in the Arabic culture? The origins of perfume are in ancient Egypt where they were using fragrant oils in wellness, rituals...
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March - Aug 2021
Nour Akoum
AromaLab Perfumery Assistant
I’m Nour, a French & Lebanese in-progress independent Perfumer and a member of the French Society of Perfumers. After having my B.S in Chemistry, I studied European Fragrance & Cosmetics Masters at...