Plus qu’un parfum, une identité

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Do you know what your perfume says about you? Join Anastasia Sokolow, founder of la Maison Sulékó and member of the French Society of Perfumers, from her Parisian showroom, as she reveals the mysterious language of scents. This workshop will allow you to choose a perfume that truly defines you and will accompany you in your life.

Anastasia will take you on a journey through the four seasons, punctuated by olfactory discoveries, poetry and art. She will show you the process of creation and the steps of the composition of a perfume, respecting a centuries-old French savoir-faire. You will explore the universe of aromas through 12 exceptional scent ingredients, learn about their origin and their extraction mode.

During this masterclass, you will also discover the art of porcelain and the exceptional savoir-faire of the artists with whom the perfumers collaborated for the creation of the Bottles-Sculptures Sulékó.

Before the event we will send you a luxury kit with 12 different scent ingredients, 4 samples of perfumes, and 1 manual.

*The kit can be used by 2 people but you can’t split it. To enjoy it in its entirety you need to be in the same room as your guest.

All participants will get a discount of 25% on the flacons-sculptures.

Registrations end on Sunday, January 10th.

Member (Price includes 1 attendee + 1 guest + 1 luxury kit for 2 people)

$80

Non-member (Price includes 1 attendee + 1 guest + 1 luxury kit for 2 people)

$95

Anastasia Sokolow, the designer

The secret and mysterious world of perfume was unveiled to me at Yves Saint Laurent Beauté. This was the beginning of a great passion. I then followed high level trainings at the Higher International Institute of Perfume, Cosmetics, and Food Flavouring (ISIPCA) and studied the great classics of French Haute Parfumerie, preserved by the Osmothèque Conservatory of Perfumes; I immersed myself in this magical world of top-level expertise. Today, as a member of the French Society of Perfumers, I wish to share my passion and make the choice of a perfume an experience which awakens the senses and is much more than an encounter; it is a thunderbolt, a feeling of rediscovering oneself.

SULÉKÓ, The echo of your soul

This name recalls a Georgian poem, which became a very popular Russian song, “Souliko”. This song is about a young man who is seeking his soul mate. It is through smelling the wonderful scent of a rose that he eventually finds her.

This very moving song pays tribute to the power of perfume. Perfume is a reflection of oneself. It tells our story and reveals something about us even before we have said a word. It also survives us, as the most vivid memory of a being. A well-chosen fragrance will magnify the person who wears it, will act as an aura, a second skin, the echo of the soul – “soul-echo”.

SULÉKÓ reflects the approach of a Russian perfumer who emigrated to France after the Revolution: Konstantin Weriguine. He worked alongside Ernest Beaux at Bourjois-Chanel. In his book, “Souvenirs et Parfums” (“Memories and Perfumes”), he describes beautifully the scents of Russia. SULÉKÓ was inspired by this approach and created four universes defined olfactively, but also emotionally: SULÉKÓ WINTER, SULÉKÓ SPRING, SULÉKÓ SUMMER and SULÉKÓ FALL. Each universe matches a specific state of mind, a personnality or a phase of our life.

Where to find SULÉKÓ perfumes:

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