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ISBN
9780805080377
Book Title
Perfect Scent : a Year inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
Item Length
9.2 in
Publication Year
2008
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Chandler Burr
Genre
Health & Fitness, Science, Business & Economics
Topic
Beauty & Grooming, Industries / General, Chemistry / General
Item Weight
19.7 Oz
Item Width
6.8 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
0805080376
ISBN-13
9780805080377
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61057741

Product Key Features

Book Title
Perfect Scent : a Year inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Beauty & Grooming, Industries / General, Chemistry / General
Genre
Health & Fitness, Science, Business & Economics
Author
Chandler Burr
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-024460
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
338.7/66854
Synopsis
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., From the "New York Times "perfume critic, a stylish, fascinating, unprecedented insider's view of an industry and its charismatic characters 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. We follow Coty's mating of star power to the marketing of perfume, watching "Sex and the City"'s Parker heading a hugely expensive campaign to launch a scent into the overcrowded celebrity market. Will she match the success of Jennifer Lopez? Does she have the international fan base to drive worldwide sales? In Paris at the elegant Hermes, we see Jean Claude Ellena, his company's new head perfumer, given a challenge: he must create a scent to resuscitate Hermes's perfume business and challenge "le monstre "of the industry, bestselling Chanel No. 5. Will his pilgrimage to a garden on the Nile supply the inspiration he needs? The answer lies in Burr's informative and mesmerizing portrait of some of the extraordinary personalities who envision, design, create, and launch the perfumes that drive their billion-dollar industry."
LC Classification Number
HD9999.P3932B87 2008

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    I came to this as a fan of Chandler Burr's fragrance reviews already, some of which I've clipped out not because I wanted to try the fragrance, but because the language is both so gorgeous and precise at the same time. So I came to this book with a great deal of anticipation and was not disappointed. It reads like a novel, with great characters and plot, and the world of perfume making is so exotic and unlike anything I can ever imagine that there is something intriguing and interesting on every page. Fun to read, full of great facts (okay, you can use them to impress your friends, I'll admit that) and if you love perfume...or just stories of those who are passionate about what they do...it's a terrific read.