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Perfumer's Organ

Also known as Orgue à parfums (Grasse)

Perfumer's Organ: photograph by Taco Ekkel
Photo: Taco Ekkel, CC BY-SA 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Mix top, heart and base notes from a curved shelf of scent bottles to match a target fragrance profile within a budget of drops.

Heritage note

A tradition shared by communities in many places.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin.

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