07 | The Animal Sense

Homo olfactus
The seventh issue of NEZ focuses on the fragrance industry’s long and complicated history with the animalic. It explores our emotional connection to the sensual nature of these controversial essences, and the origins of their use by humans.

Topics include
– Woody ambers
– Pepper
– The beauty salon
– India
– Jasmine of Grasse.

Articles include:
– The 1950s Perfumery of Haute Couture
– The Beast in Us
– Ambergris: The Grey ‘Gold’ of the Ocean
– Are Perfumes Too Expensive?

Published: June 2019
English only
144 pages