Fougere

The French word for fern. In the genealogy of fragrances, an entire family is named after the then innovative and successful Fougère Royale, launched in 1882 by renown perfumer Jean-Francois Houbiguant. This type of construction- regarded as typically masculine- relies on aromatic notes combined with geranium, lavender, oak-moss and coumarin, and was intended by its creator to be the metaphoric representation of the scent of ferns ( which don’t have an odor). Fougere Royale is recorded as the first time use of a synthetic aroma chemical in fragrance formulation.

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Frederic Jacques

Trained in Grasse at the world-renowned École de Parfumerie de Roure (now Givaudan), Frederic Jacques has led the development of iconic fragrances launched by luxury houses like Hermès, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Thierry Mugler and many others since the 1980s. In 2017, guided by a bold manifesto, he founded The Society of Scent to be a rare refuge of truly masterful perfumery. Armed with sharp aesthetic instincts and a rigorous technical training, he hopes to restore the not-so-lost art of transporting the soul and moving the senses.