How to Use perfumery in a Sentence

perfumery

noun
  • Here the space is a perfumery by day and a craft cocktail bar at night.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2023
  • At the same time, Villanelle arrives in London and heads straight to a perfumery.
    Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Known as the cradle of French perfumery, the fertile soil of Grasse has grown the finest flowers and plants for perfumery for the last 300 years.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • These blooms sustained the 50-odd perfumeries for which Grasse was famous.
    Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This term dates back to ancient Roman perfumery and refers to a blend of citrus, mossy, and woody tones.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The rose may be the most classic ingredient in all of perfumery.
    Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2022
  • The best way to start is to ask a department store fragrance clerk, or a boutique perfumery like.
    Adam Hurly, GQ, 17 May 2018
  • The perfumery sells unisex scents laced with limes, jasmine, or frangipani.
    Vogue, 1 Nov. 2017
  • In the end, perfumery is an art that comes from nature, and humans are connected to nature.
    Town & Country, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Mysius didn’t want to focus on the art of perfumery, however.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 May 2022
  • And having been raised in the south of France where perfumery is one of the big industries, there’s a cultural know-how that the locals possess.
    Sable Yong, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Iris can smell like old lipstick in perfumery, with a hint of Miss Havisham atrophy.
    Rachel Syme, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The addition of Santa Maria Novella will be the Shops’ first apothecary/perfumery.
    Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • However, there is more to the house than meets the eye, as there are also rooms believed to have been used for wine-making, a perfumery, and even a brothel.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 11 Jan. 2023
  • It has also been used extensively in perfumery to add a leathery scent and as a lure for beaver trapping.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Gucci Guilty Pour Homme breaks all the rules in traditional perfumery.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • And Ramses, a friend of her father’s, introduces her to the beguiling practice of perfumery.
    Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Here’s a great play on bitter-floral neroli, as well as woody vetiver, one of the most universal and perennial notes in perfumery.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
  • Beyond the ground floor courtyard are 50 guest rooms, including 14 suites adorned with Turkish marble and a soothing scent from the perfumery Aromaria.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 2 May 2024
  • Eau de Minthé reinvents an emblematic perfumery accord, fougère, drawing on the scent of mint.
    Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Henry Jacques Perfumes is haute perfumery, with a rich heritage that enables them to make modern creations with a wow factor.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • Jaime, who has studied perfumery, made a custom fragrance inspired by the Puglian countryside.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The resin, also known as agarwood, forms within aquilaria trees and is one of the most expensive raw materials used in perfumery.
    Taylore Glynn, Allure, 8 Dec. 2022
  • But the pandemic made those plans impossible, so Tanaïs instead turned to perfumery and historic records to reconstruct a sense of place from afar.
    Curbed, 1 Mar. 2022
  • No aspect of perfumery is more dependent on trial and error.
    Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Once a recording studio, the space now functions as a perfumery, run by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi and his family.
    Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2022
  • As its moniker suggests, the eponymous scent highlights the perfumery’s rarest raw ingredient: vanilla bean.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Warm, enveloping, and sensual, it's been an essential part of perfumery for hundreds of years.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Many perfumeries now create bespoke scents, or guide clients through perfume-making sessions.
    Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • She's also studied perfumery and today has combined her two passions.
    Staff, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2022

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