This expression is usually used to describe a biography of an author and their entire work. It leaves aside the editor, the printer, the book-seller and above all the readers, without whom the work, the author and all the associated professions would simply not exist.
In just the same way, perfume is a thread running between the Nose, the primary materials, the manufacturer, the seller, the critics and of course the consumer who ultimately makes or breaks the perfume depending on whether the Nose manages to arouse an emotion, a sensation or even a revolution.
