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The bohemian interiors of the boutique Naked Ghosts on 66 Greenwich Ave in the West Village of Manhattan that houses an eclectic selection of rare and indie perfumes.
The store is owned by Christophe Laudamiel, a master perfumer.
Christophe Laudamiel is a master perfumer extraordinaire. Over the last 20+ years, he has worked at or with prominent industry companies including Procter & Gamble and International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Firmenich and Mane, and created scents for fashion and beauty houses such as Abercrombie & Fitch (Fierce), Béyoncé, Clinique, Tom Ford, Thierry Mugler, Ralph Lauren (Polo Blue for Men).
In his current role as master perfumer at Osmo, a machine learning startup based in Cambridge MA, whose mission is to digitiize and generate new and familiar smells. "We're the coolest fragrance house you've never heard of", says Kaitlin McGill, who handles marketing & communications for Osmo.