A Video Interview with Artisanal Perfumer Mandy Aftel

Having swooned over her new book FRAGRANT, I was thrilled she accepted my invitation for an interview...

Short and sweet here, as the video says it all. Mandy Aftel is an alchemist, a literatteur and a fascinating woman.  Her new book Fragrant is a marvel, leading the reader through the remarkable history of our profound relationship with fragrance... Our talk wanders delightfully through the past and lands back in the present with Mandy demonstrating how to make one of her custom scents.  I was transported...

We shot the video in Mandy's extraordinary studio, her Aftelier, which houses her perfume 'organ.' Just watch! (btw - this was my first time using two cameras and it led to a steep learning experience about color correction in editing :-) 

  And check out this marvellous book!