Advanced — Course 02

Advanced olfaction program.

Advanced olfaction program.

Advanced olfaction program.

Seventeen facets, hundreds of raw materials, and the language to tell them apart.

Format

Live online · 4–10 participants

Sessions

Nine · 18 hrs of instruction

Tuition

$5,415 · four Olfactoriums included

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Learn to smell like a professional — a deep dive into the facets of perfumery, the raw materials behind them, and the language to communicate what your nose finds.

Learn to smell like a professional — a deep dive into the facets of perfumery, the raw materials behind them, and the language to communicate what your nose finds.

For industry professionals who need high-level olfactive skills — fragrance development, brand and marketing, B2B sales, scientists, product managers — and, of course, serious perfume enthusiasts. Nine two-hour sessions of intensive, guided smelling, taught by Kathryn, Tami, and Kara of the SNYC team. Private sessions for brands are available, customized to include your own products.

By the end, you’ll be able to —

Sharpen and trust your olfaction skills

Master fragrance classifications and identify ingredients

Memorize the key raw materials in every facet

Communicate fragrance with a precise, shared vocabulary

The modules

A comprehensive deep dive into the seventeen facets of fragrance — from Citrus and Aldehyde through Chypre and Musk. Over nine two-hour sessions you’ll work through some two hundred perfumery ingredients and fine fragrances: memorizing the key raw materials of each facet, comparing naturals with their synthetic counterparts, and studying the iconic fragrances that illustrate every family. Intense smelling exercises train your nose to identify and differentiate the notes that matter; just as deliberately, the program builds the vocabulary to describe them — so that what you can smell, you can also say.

01

the seventeen facets, in order

The framework

01

the seventeen facets, in order

The framework

02

raw materials, naturals & synthetics

The palette

02

raw materials, naturals & synthetics

The palette

03

fine fragrances of each facet

The references

03

fine fragrances of each facet

The references

04

smelling exercises & language

The training

04

smelling exercises & language

The training

The Olfactorium

Four Olfactoriums. Two hundred ingredients. A custom workbook.

Four Olfactoriums. Two hundred ingredients. A custom workbook.

Every participant receives four Olfactoriums — together holding roughly two hundred perfumery ingredients and fine fragrances — plus a custom course workbook, all included in the tuition. Produced by Cinquième Sens in Paris and shipped from the atelier, they’re your working instruments for all nine sessions and yours to keep. Olfactoriums may be shared by participants in the same room; otherwise, each person needs their own set.

Four Olfactoriums — ~200 ingredients and fine fragrances.

Dates & Enrollment

LIVE SESSIONS
Dates to be announced
Offered twice a year · nine two-hour sessions
If you require private training for yourself or your team, please reach out to schedule
On demand
Self-paced edition, filmed in the studio · coming soon
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Class size is a minimum of four and maximum of ten participants. All sessions are smelling-based: register by the posted deadline so your Olfactoriums can ship from Paris in time. Late registration may be possible with an expedited shipping fee.

Dates & enrollment

Dates & enrollment

$5,415 · nine live online sessions

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STAY IN TOUCH

follow the noses.

follow the noses.

follow the noses.

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Studio notes, course dates, and things we’re smelling.

Lake Geneva
Group in Paris
Blotter strips and champagne
Lavender field
Lake Geneva
Group in Paris
Blotter strips and champagne
Lavender field

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