Perfumes: The A-Z Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846681278 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
At last the first critical?and critically acclaimed?guide to perfume illuminates the mysteries of this secretive industry. Lifelong perfume fanatics Luca Turin (best known as the subject of Chandler Burr?s The Emperor of Scent) and Tania Sanchez exalt, wisecrack, and scold through their reviews with passion, eloquence, and erudition, making this book a must-have for anyone looking for a brilliant fragrance?or just a brilliant read.. Pompous names, bizarre ads, hundreds of new scents a year?the multibillion-dollar business of fragrance has long resisted understanding
rob brown said Kindle Version Outdated. The only way to get the newer, updated edition of this book is to buy the paperbook edition.The Kindle edition is actually taken from the older, outdated hardback edition; which is to say it does not contain the numerous updates, new reviews(~Kindle Version Outdated rob brown The only way to get the newer, updated edition of this book is to buy the paperbook edition.The Kindle edition is actually taken from the older, outdated hardback edition; which is to say it does not contain the numerous updates, new reviews(~450) and new Top 10 lists.. 50) and new Top 10 lists.. Outstanding, groundbreaking, thorough, passionate and funny. A Defense of Perfumes The Guide This is a comment I made to another review that I decided to post as a review as well.This is a brilliant, original, funny, thought provoking and informative book. At the time it was written there was nothing like it, and nothing surpasses it.I have learned far more from this book about scent, combinations of scent and the appreciation of them than I have from anything else I've encountered. It delighted me, and also instructed me on new and helpful wa. These reviews are not only informative but a joy to read These reviews are not only informative but a joy to read. Except the review of Chanel No. 19. That one was just wrong. Highly recommend to perfumistas or fragheads. Great read.
Perfumes features introductions to women's and men's fragrances and an informative "frequently asked questions" section including: • What is the difference between eau de toilette and perfume? • How long can I keep perfume before it goes bad? • What's better: splash bottles or spray atomizers? • What are perfumes made of? • Should I change my fragrance each season? Perfumes: The Guide is an authoritative, one-of-a-kind book that will do for fragrance what Robert Parker's books have done for wine. In Perfumes: The Guide, they combine their talents and experience to review more than twelve hundred fragrances, sepa