How to Use perfumery in a Sentence

perfumery

noun
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Like the single, perfumery and the individuality of VIXX’s style, imagined as a scent, are the inspiration for the album.
    — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The roster of Krigler boutique locations presents an obvious pattern: The perfumery prefers top-tier legacy hotels as home.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 29 May 2022
  • As a result, the lines between haute perfumery, home fragrance and art are becoming increasingly blurred.
    — Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2022
  • At Victor’s Lavender Farm, my nose was inches from its target, a cluster of purple buds as fragrant as a French perfumery, when a commanding voice called out from behind the planters.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
  • Created by renowned perfumers from Firmenich, both of the exquisite scents embody some of the most aromatic ingredients in the world of perfumery.
    — Essence, 15 Oct. 2021

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