About this title: Turin, a renowned scientist, and Sanchez, a longtime perfume critic, review more than 1,200 fragrances, separating the divine from the good and the monumentally awful.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2008-04-10
ISBN-13:9780670018659ISBN:0670018651
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Description: New in New jacket. pp. 384. Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez are experts in the world of scent. Turin, a renowned scientist, and Sanchez, a longtime perfume lover, have spent years sniffing the worldís most elegant and beautiful--as well as truly terrible--perfumes. Here, they combine their talents and experience to review nearly 1, 500 fragrances, separating the divine and the good from the monumentally awful. Their witty, irreverent, and illuminating prose provides not only an essential guide to ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Profile Books, London
Date Published: 2008
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 5.75" x 9.25. All you've everr wanted to know anout perfume in this encyclopedia form approach. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually within 24 hours. Call or email us with your questions by going to "Bookseller & Payment Information" below and then "Ask bookseller a question" or "View Booksellers Homepage" read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Pr
Date Published: 2008-04-10
ISBN-13:9780670018659ISBN:0670018651
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780670018659ISBN:0670018651
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: PROFILE BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781846681028ISBN:1846681022
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 400 pages. Features introductions to women's and men's fragrances, to trends and to history and chemistry; a glossary and many 'top ten' lists; and, an informative section on frequently asked questions. line drawings thoughout (Hardback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780670018659ISBN:0670018651
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Publication Date: Apr 2008, Format: Hardcover, Publisher: Viking Pr, Number Of Pages: 384. Ex-library book with usualy marks and stickers. Pages bright and crisp, covers shinny, no highlighting or underlining. Satisfaction guaranteed. WE SHIP NEXT BUSINESS DAY IN BUBBLE MAILER. a5 read more
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"The four- and five-star reviews pointed me toward some new possibilities in my ongoing quest for my perfect perfume, but the one-star reviews were often more entertaining to read (for ex., "Like getting lemon juice in a paper cut" and "Disproves the aromatherapeutic notion that citrus notes make you cheerful"). The authors don't seem to be perfume snobs and are just as open to giving a good review to a drugstore teen celebrity fragrance as to a perfume from a top house."
"Even if you are not a perfume wearer, (and I'm not particularly, and my husband won't even wear "aftershave") this is a fun, evocative and educational read. We ended up reading reviews to each other and were inspired to try a few new scents. A delightfully sensuous couples' activity, by the way! makes a wonderful Valentine's gift. I like scented bath products and lotions because it's too easy to wear too much of a spray cologne or full-strength liquid. This book led me to a wonderful light bath oil that I now can't live without (LimeBasilMandarin by Jo Malone.) The coauthors are aficionados & their passionate opinions are not-always-in-agreement counterpoints. It's a real challenge to describe a scent, especially one that evolves in a complex way as good perfumes are designed to do. (I had never considered that perfumes ARE designed, based on classic scent ideas.) Turin and Sanchez, a scientist and a perfume expert, do so in an entertaining way, accessible even as we learn the terminology. The opening essays are must-reads for understanding some of the references in the reviews. What is a chypre, anyway? The obvious idea occurs: why not include a few samples or scratch and sniff strips - but as we all know they're never the same as the real thing! This book is also full of hilarious and devastating put-downs of horrible perfumes. Full of joie de vivre, this book reminds us of how art transforms our lives and elevates us in an instant. Fascinating as well are the science and craft of creating perfume. Enjoy!"
"This is a guide to perfumes, but don't hold that against it--it's much more than that. The reviews are pithy little gems, beautifully written, and some will make you LOL or mebbe even ROFLYAO (those two terms don't appear in this beautifully written book)."
"Love love love this book. Reviews of nearly every perfume under the sun, and fantastic explanations of the intricacies of perfume-making. Fabulous snarkiness. I bought it for a friend for Christmas but haven't given it to her yet. May need to buy another copy."
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