Flash profile and fragrance research - the world of perfume in the consumer’s words

This paper presents a methodology (Flash Profile) which is not product specific but corresponds to a very common problem of linking fragrance industry’s discourse to consumer perception.

Flash Profile and Fragrance Research - The World of Perfume in the Consumer's Words

Germaine Gazano, Stéphanie Ballay and Nourite EladanLVMH Parfums and Cosmetiques, France

Jean-Marc SieffermannENSIA, France

INTRODUCTION

The 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck for their discoveries of “Odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system” (Buck and Axel, 1991). It followed the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly awarded to Paul C. Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield for their discoveries concerning “Magnetic Resonance Imaging”. These two fundamental discoveries...

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