Today I discovered a new and excellent fragrance book for those enter for the first time in this wonderful universe. Plaisirs de parfums by Béatrice Boisserie & Coco Tassel (15 EUR) is a concise story of modern perfumery that solves in a way a difficult question - how to write an introductory fragrance book without rewriting other books but saying the essential. What I liked here is the concise and ludic aspect and the accent put in the discovery/training/exploration of scents from different angles rather than the classic brand story. There are many quotes from great perfumes and many aspects on the creation without being to abstract or philosophic. It is a sensible and easy to read guide in the vast and confusing realm of modern scents.
In the end a small list of sites and blogs is suggested to the reader and I was surprised to see my name there. I can only thank the authors I've never met for this surprise and for reading my thoughts on fragrance.
In the end a small list of sites and blogs is suggested to the reader and I was surprised to see my name there. I can only thank the authors I've never met for this surprise and for reading my thoughts on fragrance.
The book is on Amazon.fr
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Fragrance is the 8th Art - Octavian Coifan - Le Parfum est le 8ème Art
