Nez 20: Telling Perfume's Story – NEZ | Olfactory culture review - memory, emotion and narration
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One scent, and a whole memory resurfaces.
Nez 20, the magazine that tells the story of perfume differently.
Originally designed to warn us, the sense of smell has become more refined over time, developing into a sense capable of triggering images, unlocking memories, and stimulating imagination. This issue starts with a simple yet profound idea: smelling is no longer just recognizing; it's narrating.
Resurfacing memories, inner landscapes, instant emotions—this issue explores how a scent constructs a true intimate scene, made of representations and sensations, far beyond the notes that compose it.
It's not a perfume you smell a second time, but a story you re-enact—each scent becomes a narrative that already belongs to us.
Format
Periodical magazine, olfactory culture
Content
Memory, emotion, and olfactory narrative
Edition
Issue 20, Nez editions
A note from Maison Diaphane
A magazine that transforms every perfume into a personal story. Since its creation in 2016, Nez, the olfactory cultural movement, has established itself as a major reference in perfume and olfaction, both in France and internationally. Founded by Jeanne Doré, Mathieu Chévara, and Dominique Brunel, it brings together a multidisciplinary collective of experts—journalists, scientists, perfumers, historians, and artists—with a clear ambition: to reveal the richness of a long-underestimated sense.
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Nez 20: Telling the Story of Perfume, Nez editions — a thematic issue on olfactory memory, emotions, and sensory narration, between culture and sensibility. Available at Maison Diaphane, official reseller. Free delivery from €100 (in France)
Is this a accessible review?
Yes, it offers a cultural and educational approach, without jargon.
How is this issue different?
It explores perfume as narrative, memory, and emotion, rather than just a product.
How best to read it?
Slowly, making connections with your own olfactory memories.
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