When I was at Ladies’ Home Journal, our beauty director was obsessed with Chandler Burr, and for good reason.  He’s the author of two books (The Perfect Scent and The Emperor of Scent) and has penned fascinating, loving, in-depth articles about fragrance for The New York Times, focusing not just on the technical aspects that make a scent sing, but on the ephemeral characteristics that transform it from good to divine.  Through Chandler’s articles, I discovered Hermes Un Jardin Sur Nil, finally gave Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely a much-deserved chance, and was vindicated in my adoration for Chanel Coco Mademoiselle (which he calls “a fresh-faced seventeen-year-old in a summer dress”).  (I’ve still yet to sniff Versace The Dreamer, but his description is mesmerizing!)  Check out Bella Sugar’s interview with Chandler here, and if you’re a perfume junkie, be sure to visit his website, as well. 

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2 Responses to “The Emperor of Scent”

1. Lindsay Clark Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

   Wow. Reading his descriptions of the scents was extremely sexy. Made me want to jump…something…

2. lily Says:
   March 28th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

   I wasn’t wanting to like SJPs fragrance either, but it’s actually quite nice..

   Lily
   BeautyMaverick.com

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