[3] She earned a master's degree in French literature at the Université de Montréal, then moved to France to study semiology and literary history at Université Paris VII Jussieu.
[4] She also appeared, corsetted, in Bettina Rheims's book of erotic photography, Female Trouble (which also showed actress Catherine Deneuve, musician Annie Lennox and model Kristen McMenamy).
In trading travel stories with the perfumer, Beaulieu mentioned a love affair in her youth, having met a man during Holy Week in Seville, Spain.
[4] The story inspired Dechaufour and the book describes the development of the scent, Seville à l’Aube, going through 128 different versions ("modifications") until they arrived at Seville à l’Aube, which combines the orange blossoms of spring in Andalusia with the frankincense of Easter Week's Catholic processions.
[4] Reviewing Beaulieu's work in the Los Angeles Times, Denise Hamilton said: “She writes with penetrating intellect about perfume, gender roles, cultural signifiers, the boudoir and her Bohemian life in a style that marries Jacques Derrida with Anais Nin.”[2]