Thursday, December 24, 2009

What is the occupational name of a professional perfume tester?

Is there a name for such a person besides ';Perfume Tester';. A student asked this question and I believe they are talking about the people who test the perfumes before they go out to the general public. Not to be confused with the annoying ';Perfume Sprayers'; that have been known to attack unsuspecting shoppers in department stores.


Thanks!What is the occupational name of a professional perfume tester?
The job of composing perfumes that will sell is left up to an expert on perfume composition or known in the fragrance industry as the perfumer. They are also sometimes referred to affectionately as ';the Nose'; due to their fine sense of smell and skill in smell compositionWhat is the occupational name of a professional perfume tester?
A nose (yes, really).


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They are called ';parfumiers';. (note the ';i';) Try a google search on the word and see what you come up with.

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