There Was A Garden

As the grandson of perfumer Henry Jacques, Antonin Khalifé could have rested on legacy. Instead, he's finding newness by creating expressive fragrance collections like his two-part II Y Avait Un Jardin...

- by Stuart Danker

Antonin Khalifé proves that even if you have insider access to the world of perfumery, you still need a self-sustaining passion and curiosity for the subject.

Because merely being the grandson of renowned perfumer Henry Jacques does not automatically mean you can follow in the founder's footsteps.

Despite Khalifé’s relative youth in the industry, he has made huge strides in his craft. Besides sharing his interesting stories, Khalifé also talks about the creative process behind his fragrance collection, II Y Avait Un Jardin... (French for “There was a garden...”), which consists of two fragrances named No.I and No.II.

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