My holiday trip in the old city of Grasse, France ( The Perfume Capital Of the World)July 12, 2010. The setting of the 1985 novel "Perfume" by Patrick Süskind were Jean-Baptiste Grenouillefinds work in Grasse assisting with perfumes and learns the method of enfleurage to capture essential oils. After some experimenting with the general principles of enfleurage, he succeeds in preserving the scent of a woman by cutting her hair, covering her in animal fat, and then distilling the fat. To force the woman to undergo the procedure, he must kill her. Grenouille embarks on a killing spree, murdering beautiful young women and capturing their scents. He dumps the women's naked corpses around the city, creating an uproar that threatens to tear the city apart.

My holiday trip in the old city of Grasse, France ( The Perfume Capital Of the World)July 12, 2010. The setting of the 1985 novel "Perfume" by Patrick Süskind were Jean-Baptiste Grenouillefinds work in Grasse assisting with perfumes and learns the method of enfleurage to capture essential oils. After some experimenting with the general principles of enfleurage, he succeeds in preserving the scent of a woman by cutting her hair, covering her in animal fat, and then distilling the fat. To force the woman to undergo the procedure, he must kill her. Grenouille embarks on a killing spree, murdering beautiful young women and capturing their scents. He dumps the women's naked corpses around the city, creating an uproar that threatens to tear the city apart.