On Feb 19-20 I’ll be at Esxence in Milan. It is the largest niche perfumery show in the world and an intense, exhausting experience. Fortunately, both my former grad student (now perfumer) Klio Maniati and my violinist daughter Adela will be with me. We have rented a swank AirBnB for the occasion. I look forward to my ritual Lavorato Secco at the bar Campari on Piazza del Duomo. To help with introductions, I’ve even had a small $12 pin made with my name on it for the occasion, so I can point to it before handing out business cards. 382 brands are exhibiting. Here is the list of brands.
If you think one of them is insanely great please let me know in the comments, and I will put it on my itinerary. I will report on the whole adventure in due course.
You may have made a mistake in revealing your name-tag strategy. The very first thing that occurred to me was how much fun it would be to get an identical pin and see how much swag I could amass at Exsence before somebody threw me out.
Les Indémodables :)