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Why I'm not here to be a perfumer

The ScentScholar manifesto
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The Greatest Myth in Fragrance
& why you CAN'T bottle attraction.
Jan 4 • Nicolai Rutkowski
You're storing your fragrance WRONG.
protect your investment!
Dec 28, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
The Tyranny of the Notes List
how a disembodied hand inspired a fragrance
Dec 15, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
How Perfumers organise their materials
& why there's no right system
Dec 13, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
Forbidden Perfumes
the smells you love are being banned
Oct 28, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
The Aesthetic Tax
Why we pay more for bottles than really great scents.
Oct 22, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
Decoding the Fragrance Pyramid
& how perfumers engineer it
Oct 17, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
There's Decay in Your Bouquet
A scent that links life and death.
Sep 29, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
Crack the Amber Code
Four scents, one name.
Sep 28, 2025 • Nicolai Rutkowski
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