The evidence register · The Olfactory Laboratory
The Olfactory Laboratory: the evidence
The claims The Olfactory Laboratory makes, as it makes them today: 7 sourced, 19 labeled for what they are, 3 unsourced.
About 2 minutes of reading
The whole register · the page itself
The Olfactory Laboratory
- sourced Shalimar (1925) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
- unsourced Modern (1980-2010)
- sourced Mitsouko (1919) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
- sourced L’Heure Bleue (1912) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
- sourced Vol de Nuit (1933) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
- sourced Eau Sauvage (1966) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
- sourced Diorella (1972) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
- sourced Femme (1944) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
- illustrative example Cost/mL (Full): $1.50
- illustrative example Cost/mL (Decant): $2.50
- illustrative example Luxury Niche (100mL/$320)
- illustrative example Designer EDT (50mL/$85)
- illustrative example Extrait (30mL/$450)
- illustrative example Mid-Range (75mL/$200)
- house fact Your own prices go in; the sprays per milliliter are modeled (8, 10, 12 and 15 by concentration), and the presets are example prices, not quotes.
- house interpretation Fragrance is personal: a small sample or a travel size lets them try it on skin before a full bottle.
Dilution Calculator
- illustrative example Makes: 10.00 ml at 10%
The Lab
- house interpretation Learn these three and you can read many modern formulas. Fougère, chypre, oriental: three structures, drawn in-house
- perfumery convention Fougère Royale · Azzaro Pour Homme · Drakkar Noir · Brut · Cool Water
- house interpretation The warmest, richest structure in the perfumer’s palette.
- unsourced Shalimar — in the house’s legend, an existing composition to which Jacques Guerlain added a large dose of vanillin — remains the archetype.
Projection Estimator
- modeled A rough estimate of how far a fragrance projects with its concentration, the temperature and where you apply it. Every constant in it is modeled, not measured. The three zones around a wearer, drawn in-house
- perfumery convention Eau de Cologne (typically 2–5 %)
- perfumery convention Eau de Toilette (typically 5–15 %)
- perfumery convention Eau de Parfum (typically 15–20 %)
- house interpretation Pulse Points: Wrists, neck, behind ears — warm skin lifts a fragrance sooner but spends its top notes faster.
- unsourced Temperature Effect: Warmth speeds evaporation, so a fragrance projects more on a hot day and fades sooner.
- modeled the zones, bar widths and durations are the house’s simplified model; real projection varies with the formula, the skin and the air.
Volatility Curve Simulator
- modeled site constants: each molecule's half-life is a value the simulator uses, not a measurement; remaining = e −0.693 t / half-life
from the house’s claims register and the records, checked against the pages’ own words when the site was built
