- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Arcade Publishing; Open market Ed. edition (26 Jan 2012)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1611453305
- ISBN-13: 978-1611453300
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13.7 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 332,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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[This book] makes you want to run to a perfume counter and test your impressions against the author's romantic rhapsodies. --Liesel Schillinger"Jasmine, Tuberose and Power" (11/17/2011)
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The exclusive in-house perfumer to Hermès reveals for the first time the secrets behind the art and business of creating perfume.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Great at perfume, terrible at writing
11 Jan 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I first entered the world of Jean-Claude Ellena, Hermes perfumer, through Chandler Burr's eyes in "The Perfect Scent," and instantly fell in love with this eccentric, sensitive, poetic genius of fragrance. And I was first in line to order Ellena's first book, "Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent." I'm also the first to admit that, after plodding through the first half, Ellena is such an awful writer that he can't keep an admitted perfume freak's attention any longer. I expected (and craved) lovely, lyrical writing and a fascinating education about the creation of perfume for a prestigious fashion house. Instead, I got a set of tedious essays that belie Ellena's intelligence and incredible nose. You can learn more about this man's process, skill and art by taking a whiff of "Un Jardin Sur Le Nil" than opening the pages of this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Perfume
18 Mar 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A friend recommended this title but I must have misunderstood. This is the history of perfume making, how to use the senses to develop a fragrance, how the bottles were designed etc. I just was not into the history or chemistry of perfume making. Not what I thought it was going to be.
Fails to Deliver
2 May 2012
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This book disappoints on several levels. While touching upon several aspects of the world of perfume, the author's musings are more often than not confusing. This book could use a thorough editing. But even then, it would garner no more than, say, 3 stars. Ellena's jumps around the various topics he proposes to answer, and rarely does more than give us cursory opinions. And opinionated he is, showing a marked preference for everything French, what a surprise! He dismisses major creative talent on this side of the Atlantic, and completely misses exciting trends in perfume today, including a return to the use of naturals, especially by boutique perfumers.
Ellena's book is more tease than treatise. Despite some interesting ideas, this book is thin, both in pages and ultimately in content. The tone of this small book is often pretentious and more than occasionally annoying. Prior to purchase, I noted its rather negative reviews. However, my passion for the subject of perfume prevailed, and I bought it nonetheless.
The book is not without merit, and clearly Ellena is a force within the industry. Though not familiar with the perfumes he's composed, I hope he is better at making perfume than he is at writing about it.
Ellena's book is more tease than treatise. Despite some interesting ideas, this book is thin, both in pages and ultimately in content. The tone of this small book is often pretentious and more than occasionally annoying. Prior to purchase, I noted its rather negative reviews. However, my passion for the subject of perfume prevailed, and I bought it nonetheless.
The book is not without merit, and clearly Ellena is a force within the industry. Though not familiar with the perfumes he's composed, I hope he is better at making perfume than he is at writing about it.
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