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The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York

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The Perfect Scent is the thrilling inside story of the global perfume industry, told through two creators working on two very different scents. The first is commissioned by the French luxury brand Hermés, and developed by a perfumer named Jean-Claude Ellena, who begins his search for the scent on the banks of the Nile. The second is a celebrity fragrance, developed in New York by movie star Sarah Jessica Parker and a team of perfumers from a global conglomerate. Chalder Burr, the New York Times's perfume critic, spent a year behind the scenes watching both creators at work. His thrilling narrative follows each scent from the initial concept to the worldwide launch. The Perfect Scent is the story of two daring creators, two very different scents, and a billion-dollar industry that runs on the invisible magic of perfume.

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From the "New York Times" perfume critic comes a stylish, fascinating, unprecedented insiders view of an industry and its charismatic characters. Writing with wit and elegance, Burr juxtaposes the stories of two perfumes--one created for a luxury-goods house, the other made by a giant international corporation.

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The Perfect Scent is the thrilling inside story of the global perfume industry, told through two creators working on two very different scents.
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About the Author

Chandler Burr is the scent critic for the New York Times Style Magazine and the author of The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses. He lives in New York City.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312425777
Subtitle:
A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York
Author:
Burr, Chandler
Publisher:
Picador
Subject:
Beauty & Grooming - Cosmetics
Subject:
Industries - General
Subject:
Chemistry - General
Subject:
Industries
Subject:
Beauty
Subject:
Grooming
Subject:
Beauty & Grooming
Subject:
Business Writing
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20090106
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8.31 x 5.56 x 0.92 in
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"Synopsis" by , From the "New York Times" perfume critic comes a stylish, fascinating, unprecedented insiders view of an industry and its charismatic characters. Writing with wit and elegance, Burr juxtaposes the stories of two perfumes--one created for a luxury-goods house, the other made by a giant international corporation.
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