OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Correct, just as (taking an example from visual sense) there are more colours in CMYK than in VGA. (16.7 million versus 256 respectively). Probably many other examples available, but it's one way to help people think about it perhaps? 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Really enjoyed listening again to Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez talking with Saskia Collette. You will too. Great storytelling. The Emperor of Scent Perfumes: The Guide @lucaturin.bsky.social 'For the love of smell' BBC World Service, 10 Feb 2025, via BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukOutlook - For the love of smell - BBC SoundsScientist Luca Turin found romance and a biological mystery via his obsession with scent 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 17/11/2025@lucaturin.bsky.social Luca, you've been mentioned in dispatches over on X, originating with a post by Gallivant Perfumes x.com/OlfaLabs/sta...x.comOlfa Labs London on X: "That book is epic. Luca and Tania know better than most how to give every fragrance fair evaluation. Their descriptions carry weight. #perfume #olfaction" / XThat book is epic. Luca and Tania know better than most how to give every fragrance fair evaluation. Their descriptions carry weight. #perfume #olfaction 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Smell training? Try this: ▪️Cloves ▪️Eucalyptus ▪️Lemon ▪️Rose #olfaction #senses #training 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025New to bluesky? Welcome. We're OlfaLabs Things we're interested in talking about? A short list, to get our conversation started: #fragrance #flavours #scent #perfume #juice #olfaction #science #smell #basenotes #heartnotes #topnotes #accords #anosmia #parosmia #digital 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Who knew scratch and sniff billboard advertisements were a thing? 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Sometimes inspiration hits you unexpectedly such as an interview on BBC Radio 4 Today yesterday at 8.50 with the writer of TV drama #SlowHorses about perceiving the disgusting smell of lead character Jackson Lamb. 💡OlfaLabs likes a challenge. #olfaction bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…bbc.co.uk 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Do watch this delightful short video about Lyn Harris, the nose behind the brand Perfumer H in London. #olfaction #inspiration #create #lab #science #perfume vimeo.com/1092943872vimeo.comPerfumer H 10th AnniversaryFor our 10 years anniversary, Lyn takes you on her personal journey, in her own words. From the spark of inspiration to the final drop, experience the world as Lyn… 120
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 03/06/2025"The old-school Substacker: Luca Turin" "Anyone can make the first five minutes of a fragrance, but the next three hours? Tricky." Great article today in FT's HTSI lifestyle magazine. Words by Kate Finnigan, featuring photos by Joshua Tarn. www.ft.com/content/62f0...ft.comThey smelt the future – and took it onlineSocial media is reshaping the fragrance industry. These are its unlikely new stars 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Dear @lucaturin.bsky.social How do you feel about being referred to as "The old-school Substacker"? Just reading Kate Finnigan's excellent piece in Financial Times today. 110
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 22/05/2025It still happens y'know. Remember to lavish some praise on them, it does wonders for motivation when the next tough assignment is given. 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 22/05/2025@mikebutcher.bsky.social With today's announcement of change of sovereignty of Chagos incl Diago Garcia where is that going to leave all the tech firms who use the .io domain? Do you have any visibity on this yet Mike? Literally thousands and thousands of tech firms could be impacted. 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Learn more about the history of Perfume Stories at Tate Liverpool, England. www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...tate.org.ukPerfume Stories | Tate Liverpool + RIBA North 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Read this delightful report by Hannah Al-Othman about the work of Michael O'Shaughnessy. It will surprise you. It surprised us. #PerfumeStories 📷 Christopher Thomond/The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comLiverpool academic’s scent workshops help prisoners remember their pastAfter smelling fragrances inmates create poems, prose or drawings that recall holidays, park walks and sweet shops 131
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 08/03/2025A fascinating area of research. #anosmia #fSRP #septorhinoplasty #olfaction www.uclh.nhs.uk/news/uclh-re...uclh.nhs.ukUCLH research finds that Long Covid patients who lost sense of smell can be helped with surgery : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustA surgical operation normally carried out to correct a blocked nasal passage may help patients who lost their sense of smell after contracting a COVID-19 infection, according to new research from UCLH... 031
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025If a billion dollar startup is a 'unicorn' then what mythical animal life form is a trillion dollar startup? Asking for a friend. 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Smell training? Try this: ▪️Cloves ▪️Eucalyptus ▪️Lemon ▪️Rose #olfaction #senses 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 16/01/2025This is a splendid long-form piece by pallabg.bsky.social Who'd have thought... #perfume #innovation #olfaction #bioengineering #engineeringbiology #biotech 'Fatbergs turned into perfume: Britain's new industrial revolution' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFatbergs turned into perfume: Britain's new industrial revolutionThe UK led the way in this field of science until recently - but now other countries have overtaken. So, how can that lead be recovered? 030
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Christmas perfumes: OlfaLabs is looking for statistics on the volumes of #juice sold each Christmas across the past decade (or since 2013) . Are you able to suggest reliable sources for such data? #dataanalytics #perfumes #manufacturing #distribution #retailing #statistics 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 24/11/2024New to bluesky? A big welcome. Things we're interested in talking about? A short list, to get our conversation started: #fragrance #flavours #scent #perfume #juice #olfaction #science #smell #basenotes #heartnotes #topnotes #accords #anosmia #parosmia #digital 020
Reposted by OlfaLabs LondonMODOLFOR @modolfor.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Join us for the MODOLFOR Satellite Symposium on Modulation of Olfaction at the 16th Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society in spring 2025 🐭🐝👃 @neurowissg.bsky.social 045
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Repost: This piece by #perfume industry expert Nick Gilbert on the #biotech of #scent is so visionary and well written we're putting it out there again. Read to the end. 'Futuristic fragrance: new biotech unlocks scents that have never been sniffed' | via CNN Style edition.cnn.com/style/articl...edition.cnn.comNever been sniffed: New tech, new scents | CNNPerfumery has always been a profession shrouded in mystery; what really goes into fragrance and the way to capture scents are all unknown to the outside world. 051
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Apologies. Please try again with this URL edition.cnn.com/style/articl...edition.cnn.comNever been sniffed: New tech, new scents | CNNPerfumery has always been a profession shrouded in mystery; what really goes into fragrance and the way to capture scents are all unknown to the outside world. 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 19/11/2024ICYMI: This piece by #perfume industry expert Nick Gilbert on the #biotech of #scent is so visionary and well written we're putting it out there again. Read to the end. 'Futuristic fragrance: new #biotech unlocks scents that have never been sniffed' | via CNN Style edition.cnn.com/style/article/…edition.cnn.com 100
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 16/11/2024New to bluesky? Welcome. Things we're interested in talking about? Here's a list to get started: #fragrance #flavours #scent #perfume #juice #olfaction #science #smell #basenotes #heartnotes #topnotes #accords #anosmia #parosmia #digital #technology #tech #innovation #OlfaLabs 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Incredible to think that one part of the human #brain is exposed to the open air. It's called the olfactory epithileum. Without it, there is no sense of smell at all. Just think about that. 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 16/11/2024A huge thank you to our new followers today and this week. Your interest in the work of #OlfaLabs is greatly appreciated. 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 25/12/2023Pine tree. Satsuma oranges. Fresh coffee. Hot toast and butter. Chocolate. Roast dinner. What smells make you think of Christmas? #christmas #olfaction 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 18/12/2023Well, well @lucaturin.bsky.social although you look uncharacterically unhappy in the profile photo, we'll follow you on here anyway. Hope to read your posts soon. 000
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 16/12/2023Things we're interested in talking about? Sure, here's a list of hashtags to get started: #fragrance #flavours #scent #perfume #juice #olfaction #science #smell #basenotes #heartnotes #topnotes #accords #anosmia #parosmia #digital #technology #tech #innovation #OlfaLabs 010
OlfaLabs London @olfalabs.bsky.social · 16/12/2023... because everyone has a first post on Bluesky, here's ours. With grateful thanks to @mikebutcher.bsky.social for introducing us to this platform. 050