because he isn’t.
Not in the sense that a nose
would understand. He isn’t
knowledgeable in what he calls
"the chemistry that enables
a fragrance to be made
into a formula". He is, however,
a creator but for him it has
become a habit and when
he is asked the question,
he says he is "the conductor".
As if he had little to do with it.
As if only the talents of
Anne Flipo, Alberto Morillas,
Laurent Bruyère, Jean and Aurélien
Guichard, and Dominique Ropion
are the ones that count, the noses
who took part in the adventure,
his virtuosos.