The Perfect Scent Quotes

“I'm not interested in luxury but I'm interested in the quality of life that is led by people who are interested in luxury. Jean-Claude Ellena

Perfumes are constructed to smell good on paper, not on skin, which is a perversion.

Hay is, as literally as possible, the smell of liquid summer sunlight.

This Marxist idea that the price of a thing is the price of its materials is false.

A wonderfully odd combination of fresh plant and wool gabardine and clear wood, like opening a clean wardrobe to find a tropical fruit tree growing inside it.

There are two great poles of perfumery, Latin and Anglo-Saxon. Seduction and hygiene. The Latin wants to seduce, he says: "See how sexy I am, I'm coming to you.". The American says: "See how clean I am, you can come to me." Jean-Claude Ellena”
― Chandler Burr, The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York

“They asked Picasso, "What do you do when you're inspired?" Picasso said, "I work." They asked, "What do you do when you find yourself blocked creatively?" Picasso said, "I work.”
― Chandler Burr, The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York

“I know someone who believes that Hugo Boss scents constitute proof that God does not exist.”
― Chandler Burr, The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York