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On Perfume Making by Frederic Malle ~ perfume books

Posted by Robin on 5 December 2011 13 Comments

On Making Perfume by Frederic Malle

Frédéric Malle's On Perfume Making will be published in Spring 2012:

Frédéric Malle was born in 1962 into the world of perfume. His grandfather was Serge Heftler, founder of Dior Parfums. In 2000 he started his own label, the Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle. He describes his role as that of a publisher. When developing a fragrance, he invites the best contemporary perfumers and gives them the greatest possible freedom, an unlimited selection of ingredients and as much time as needed to compose a scent without compromise. So far Pierre Bourdon, Jean-Claude Ellena, Edouard Fléchier, Olivia Giacobetti, Dominique Ropion, Maurice Roucel, Edmond Roudnitska, Michel Roudnitska and Ralf Schwieger have accepted his invitation. This book tells the sensitive and wonderful tale of these collaborations and describes the complexities of creating a fragrance.

On Perfume Making by Frédéric Malle will be available in English, French, and German editions (€98/$150). It is 112 pages long and includes a foreword by Catherine Deneuve.

(via angelikapublishers, found via extrait.it)

Filed Under: perfume books
Tagged With: frederic malle

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  1. Karin says:
    5 December 2011 at 10:30 am

    Sounds interesting!

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  2. Karin says:
    5 December 2011 at 10:30 am

    Uhhhh…I just saw that price – seriously???

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    • Robin says:
      5 December 2011 at 10:31 am

      That’s what seems to happen with these kinds of books from small publishers. We’ll have to hope for steep discounts from Amazon, but I’m not holding my breath.

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    • marko says:
      5 December 2011 at 10:38 am

      $150 for 112 pages? (that’s $1.33 per page) Frederick Malle better come to house and read the book to me for that price….sheesh!!!

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      • KateReed says:
        5 December 2011 at 11:22 am

        LOL! I was thinking almost exactly along those lines! Let me see…$150 for one 112 page book, or $150 for around 20 500-600 page books…

        Yep, Malle loses out.

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  3. Ikat says:
    5 December 2011 at 1:18 pm

    Hmm. So I could get the three travel-size spritzers of Carnal Flowers or this book? Mix-nox. What a choice.

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    • Robin says:
      6 December 2011 at 7:33 am

      I’d take the Carnal Flower 😉

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  4. Persolaise says:
    6 December 2011 at 6:08 am

    Oh dear, shame about the price. I’ll wait to read some reviews before deciding to splash out.

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    • Robin says:
      6 December 2011 at 7:34 am

      Ditto.

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  5. Omega says:
    6 December 2011 at 9:41 am

    I was all ready to put that on my want list but then I saw the price, wow!
    I’ll keep an eye out on amazon, but ya, not holding my breath either.

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  6. Omega says:
    6 December 2011 at 9:42 am

    For that price, I’d rather buy a scent or two:).

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  7. Amanda says:
    6 December 2011 at 10:57 pm

    See for this I’d be willing to drop some $, it sounds like the ultimate perfume read for me, a huge Malle fan and have often wondered about the process of making these scents and am SO excited someone else thought it was a good idea to put in words as well. When you think about it, this is really no more expensive than a usual expensive fashion / art / photography coffee table book, the Tom Ford one is still well over $200 in most places and its been out a while. I feel OK about books costing a lot at times when they are beautiful collections, and objects in and of their own right. I mean most books can be nabbed for almost nothing these days, so I feel like it works out. I’m just happy they still make beautiful books, imagine looking at a gorgeous photography coffee table book on your kindle for $8? YUK

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  8. Anne from Makeupwoot says:
    9 December 2011 at 12:23 pm

    I’ll have to wait to see if it gets any discounts on half.com, eBay, or half.com before I shell out a bill and a half for a book.

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