{"product_id":"the-diary-of-a-nose","title":"The Diary of a Nose","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe French bestseller The Diary of a Nose is the story behind the creation of a perfume  from the head perfumer at Herms. Perfume creation is an exclusive and secretive endeavour. What is day to day life like for a perfume-maker? How does the creation of a new scent begin? How do you capture the essence of a smell on the skin? For one year  Jean-Claude Ellena kept a diary of his life as parfumeur exclusif (le nez or the nose) for Herms. Believing that creating a scent is like creating a work of art  and describing himself as a writer using olfactory colours  he explains how all of the five senses come into play when creating a perfume. He also reveals how inspiration can come from a market stall  a landscape  or even the movement of calligraphy  and concludes this charming  perceptive diary with recipes for natural fragrances  each made up of three synthetic ingredients  to create the illusion of smells like freesia  orange blossom  grapefruit  pear  chocolate  cashew and cotton candy. This is the story of a quest to capture what is most elusive. Jean-Claude Ellena offer readers a rare insight into the secrets of his business  his art  and his life as one of the worlds most important and admired perfumers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964722999349,"sku":"ByrdShop_1846145597","price":316.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781846145599.jpg?v=1770476901","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-diary-of-a-nose","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}