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What sort of training do parfumeurs undertake to ply their craft?

post #1 of 5
4/15/12 at 7:59am
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Are there schools that cater to this or do they learn on the job from other masters?
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post #2 of 5
4/15/12 at 3:50pm
I believe it's a little of both.
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post #3 of 5
4/15/12 at 8:02pm
Definitely a combination of the two. I suppose you could say its the master who can combine nature and nurture to render an appealing perfume.

But yes there are several perfumery schools and a new upcoming one may be initiated by Lorenzo Villoresi.
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post #4 of 5
4/16/12 at 5:22am
Most of the big perfumers have had family contacts or some other contacts within the industry. Some have learned as apprentices under other perfumers, technicians, and chemists. A few great perfumers have been turned down by the professional perfumery school ISIPCA (http://www.isipca.fr/isipca/home.nsf/P_CONS), but these days I think it’s difficult to get a steady job without an ISIPCA diploma. Some go to the in-house schools of the big scent maker corporations like Givaudan, Firmenich, IFF, Symrise, etc. Jean-Claude Ellena started as an intern at the Antoine Chiris factory before going to Givaudan for a short while. A lot of it has to with how much talent you have and who you know.
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post #5 of 5
4/16/12 at 11:51am
ISIPCA is the main one but imho is way too expensive, and I believe there's some industry interest involved in keeping it that way. You can learn by yourself what you need, but you must study a lot, experiment a lot, and be very patient. Only a few succeed to actually become a "nose".
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