Top perfumers explain the power of scent and its connection to memories

Everyone has a smell that transports them to a time or place that means something special — all the more so during the festive season. Rebecca Daly meets the perfumers behind the magic

As we begin to countdown the days to December 25, take some time to notice the smells you come across

Our whole lives revolve around scent, often without us even realising it.

Growing up in the farming capital of Dublin, spring brought the often rancid smell of dug up fields, or those spread with manure — a scent that would practically hit you in the face out in the school yard.