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...
| Main Author: | Burr, Chandler, 1963- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Henry Holt,
2008, c2007.
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
xxiii, 306 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780805080377 0805080376 |
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