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HombreOils

The HombreOils archive

A living record of historical perfumery materials.

Explore 265 rare materials through their original designations, recorded years and historic names, a remarkable palette assembled for contemporary creators and collectors.

265

catalogue materials

11

material families

23

archive names

58

specialist terms

4

languages

Collection highlights

Four rooms inside the HombreOils cabinet

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The Orris cabinet · 10 materials

Concretes recorded at 6.5%, 8% and 15% irone sit beside rectified, syrupy and purified-residue resinoids, with recorded years spanning 1996–2004.

02

The floral gallery · 40 materials

Seven rose materials meet thirty-three other florals: a broad cabinet of absolutes, concretes, extracts and historic specialities.

03

Woods, roots, resins and mosses · 76 materials

Vetiver, costus, cistus, fir and cedar share the shelves with Adriatic, Bulgarian, cedar and tree mosses in an unusually deep natural palette.

04

Historic bases and accords · 6 materials

Acaciol, Algix, Ambra, two Castoreum bases and Miraldene preserve a glimpse of perfumery’s compositional past.

The collection by family

Eleven families, one historic palette

Orris / Iris10 materialsExplore familyRose7 materialsExplore familyFloral33 materialsExplore familyCitrus14 materialsExplore familyWoods / Roots / Resins / Balsams42 materialsExplore familyMoss / Lichen34 materialsExplore familyHerbs / Spices / Green62 materialsExplore familyFruit / Gourmand / Tobacco13 materialsExplore familyAnimalic / Animal-derived9 materialsExplore familyAroma Chemicals / Bases37 materialsExplore familyHistoric Specialties4 materialsExplore family

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Product illustrations

Browse 61 product-specific visual studies from the HombreOils catalogue.

Collection history

Enter the Grasse tradition behind this rare working palette.

Timeline

Journey through the recorded years represented across the collection.

Glossary

Explore 58 abbreviations and specialist perfumery terms.

Perfumer’s challenge

Train with individual materials, olfactive profiles, extraction and formula decisions.

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