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The fragrance feast; What do tulips taste like, and what on Earth does cooking have to do with perfuming.(perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena)(Interview)
Byline: Vicki Woods
Perched on a hillside near Grasse, in Provence, is a small white villa that looks like an expensive holiday hideaway, shaded with pines. Walls of glass give on to views of the sea, the decor is all blond wood and masculine modernity, and there are ostrich-skin chairs and contemporary art on the walls. One of the pictures is the word vraiment, which is French for "truly," but it's a visual pun. As two words, vrai ment means "true lies." This is the laboratory of Jean-Claude Ellena, who became the perfumer for the house of Hermes almost two years ago. "When I create a perfume, I create truth," he says. "But-it lies. I am an illusionist. I'll ...
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