My friend John Marangos, Thierry Mugler's PR director for Asia Pacific, was so generous and respectful of my obsession for both the book and the movie that he gave me his own coffret since it was sold...

I got Virgin No.1 today from an awesome Basenotes seller. I am definitely a perfume beginner, so excuse the review... anyway, I ordered Virgin No.1 after reading gorgeous descriptions of it in Suskind...

I went into a local store today to pick up some essential oils and lo and behold, behind the counter was Thierry Mugler's Le Parfum coffret. Since the price is steep ($700) and it's a limited edition...