Original vocabulary
French designations preserve the language of their era and give each material its distinctive place in the collection.
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Materials by age
Enter a collection where dated absolutes, concretes, essences, resinoids, fractions and historic bases reveal the changing vocabulary and material imagination of historical perfumery.
162
catalogue entries with a recorded year
1980–2006
years represented in the collection
Explore the decades
Each decade opens a different cabinet of materials, grades and original designations, select a period to discover the HO records it holds.
The anatomy of an aged palette
Original terminology, material form, illustration and date bring each record to life, revealing a collection made for study, inspiration and new composition.
French designations preserve the language of their era and give each material its distinctive place in the collection.
Absolutes, concretes, resinoids, essences, fractions and specialist bases reveal the breadth of historical perfumery craft.
Explore product-specific visual studies from the current HombreOils catalogue.
Recorded years connect materials from one era to the next, inviting comparison between forms, grades and perfumery vocabulary.
A first passage through the dated collection
Begin with the earliest recorded years and move through a changing palette of florals, woods, resins, mosses, spices and historic specialities.
Manufacturer: Antoine Chiris
Manufacturer: Pierre Chauvet
Manufacturer: Pierre Chauvet
Manufacturer: IFF
Manufacturer: Pierre Chauvet
Manufacturer: Pierre Chauvet
Manufacturer: Pierre Chauvet
Manufacturer: Pierre Chauvet