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Jean-Claude Ellena "nose-writer": lexicon of lovers of smells and perfumes

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Jean-Claude ELLENA © DR

By: Pascal Paradou

It's a book that talks about smells, perfumes and the words of this universe, written by two friends, one a composer of recognized perfumes, the other a journalist whose perfume is more of a source of inspiration.

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More than a lexicon, the book is poetic to describe the love they have for intoxicating scents.

Guest: Jean-Claude Ellena, perfumer, creator of the

perfume for Yves-Saint-Laurent before creating the “Hermessences” collection at Hermès.

He is also a professor at the French Fashion Institute in Paris.

Small lexicon of lovers of smells and perfumes

was co-written with journalist Lionel Paillès for Actes Sud editions.

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