The one hundred and eleven perfumes you must smell before you die
For each perfume presented, find:
its creator, its release date, the different formats available, and that considered for writing the text, a mini-lineage mentioning an ancestor and a descendant of this perfume, the personalities who wore it, the films in which it appears , the distinctions he won.
130 years of creations
Far from being a simple list, this reference work offers a true history of perfumes, through 130 years of creations.
Jeanne Doré and the Nez collective wanted to highlight the 111 perfumes that matter, whether they are leaders, celebrated or little-known, best-sellers or disappeared. This new edition devotes a chapter to missing perfumes while presenting new creations launched since 2017.
From Jicky (1889) to Tabac tabou (2015), this selection, as subjective as it is passionate, is classified into 7 periods marking the major transformations of the industry. The texts, sensitive, curious and educational, are aimed at experts as well as laymen, young amateurs as well as great connoisseurs.
The Hundred and Eleven Perfumes You Must Smell Before You Die undoubtedly contributes to the emergence – long awaited – of a demanding and accessible olfactory culture, essential to better smell and feel the world around us.