The perfect scent : a year inside the perfume industry in Paris and New York /

No journalist has ever been allowed into the ultrasecretive, highly pressured process of originating a perfume. But Chandler Burr, the New York Times perfume critic, spent a year behind the scenes observing the creation of two major fragrances. Now, writing with wit and elegance, he juxtaposes the s...

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Main Author: Burr, Chandler, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt, 2008
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:No journalist has ever been allowed into the ultrasecretive, highly pressured process of originating a perfume. But Chandler Burr, the New York Times perfume critic, spent a year behind the scenes observing the creation of two major fragrances. Now, writing with wit and elegance, he juxtaposes the stories of the perfumes--one created by a Frenchman in Paris for an exclusive luxury-goods house, the other made in New York by actress Sarah Jessica Parker and Coty, Inc., a giant international corporation.--From publisher description.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xxiii, 306 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780805080377
0805080376