The Perfume Handbook Paperback – 4 Oct 2013
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Review Skilfully blends whimsy with chemistry, with a fair sprinkling of social and scientific history - Nature; An invaluable companion, and it is certainly an interesting and helpful reference book - Esprit; The book has something for everybody, and that should ensure its success. - Cosmetic World News; This versatile title offers something to the chemisty students, fashion fanatics, historians, and even biologists. It's a fascinating encyclopaedia... - School Library Journal; A most useful book . . . has been released and gives hundreds of fascinating details about the world and the art of perfumery . . . There are entries describing the origin, use and folklore of plants providing essential oils from ancient times to the present day. There are notes on the history of perfumery and brief biographies of some of the great noses and bottle designers, in addition to profiles of the leading manufacturers and perfume houses . . . The different perfume types and families are described, as are hints given on how to choose, use and keep a perfume. An appenidx lists over 1,200 modern fragrances |o Beauty Fashion |d September 1992
Reviews
Z**Y
Excellent perfume handbook
Love the book, excellent information.
S**Y
Not comprehensive at all........very disappointed with this book.......
I'm very surprised that this book has 5 stars from anyone. It's not comprehensive at all. It contains very basic information. I own Steffen Arctanders book "Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin" it is comparable in price and indespencible to the natural perfumer. Don't waste your money on this book. It is outdated and meager. The information that is available is very incomplete. Not to mention there are at least a handful of enteries on every page that simply list the raw material and then states to go to another page. So if you were to remove all of these enteries, you'd be left with half the pages. Overall this book is not useful to me and I don't recommend it. I do however recommend Steffen Arctanders book, "Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin", which is fabulous and definitely what you're looking for if you want a comprehensive book on raw materials for natural perfumery.
H**Y
Five Stars
good book
K**K
Modern Perfume Makers & Essential Oils
What a miracle - to find an out-of-print used book in such perfect condition! This A to Z of perfumes and their ingredients is a treasure trove of information for those of us who want to make perfumes that can serve our physical and emotional health while we are making ourselves smell irresistably delicious!
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