Scented Notes

On December 4th, 2019 during Urban Lights LET IT BE LIGHT kick-off and launch reception, Perfumarie will introduce New York City street artist FUNQEST during a collaborative live drawing event. Guests in attendance will have the opportunity to share their stories and commission an art edition from FUNQEST in the form of a unique 1 of 1 candle.

Tomas Delos Reyes, our December Fragrance Flights Curator, is a modern-day Renaissance man currently living in Brooklyn, New York. As an artist with a diverse spectrum of disciplines which includes painting, Djing, videography, and cocktail mixology in the liquor industry, his work serves as a translation of his every day living mixed with visions in his dreams. 

What if we can set our American Dream in motion while connecting and supporting other people, encouraging each person to share their stories by spreading love, joy, and hope? Open to the public, the media initiative, “Let There Be Light”, is an interactive social campaign to kick off the launch of Urban Lights.

For men's fine fragrance my favorite is Sauvage by Christian Dior, and woman's fine fragrance I would say Daisy by Marc Jacobs. My least favorite scent is clove: ever since I had a dry socket after getting my wisdom teeth out the scent just reminds me of a bad experience. I have many favorite scents, but I'd say my favorite is a sugar cookie. It reminds me of Christmas time with my family. I feel all my favorite scents have a story that brings back a memory from my past.

Having a dad that works at Estee Lauder, fragrance and cosmetics have been a part of my life since I was a kid. I grew up loving the industry. I started my career as a Cosmetic Chemist but was always more intrigued by fragrance, so I decided to follow my passion! 

Working in the fragrance industry definitely opened my eyes to the world that I was not aware of before, and I am very grateful to pursue my career in the field where I can combine my scientific knowledge and artistic creativeness together.

I have always been sensitive about odors of Nature, interested in scented products and fragrances since I was a child. Back in France, I decided to take on a journey of organic chemistry for that purpose. My initial exposure to the Fragrance Industry was in 2005, as my first internship started at an essential oil company, where I could smell and learn numerous natural raw materials, and would never stop from there.

I couldn't believe that there was a whole job where you could just create fragrances all day long. I was enthralled! it was so fascinating to me that all the products and perfumes that we touch and use every day, that our grandmothers and mothers have used before us were created by a perfumer. To be able to influence peoples everyday lives and experiences were what made me want o to be a perfumer. It's one of the greatest gifts that I was ever given!

My father, Dennis Do, started Delbia Do company in 1968. In a way, I was born into perfumery...

I got into the industry just by chance.  I was a recent graduate and I got a job as a QC chemist at a flavor and fragrance company. The rest, as they say, is history. I've Been in the industry for over 20 years.