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Books : Perfume: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Finest FragrancesIn association with Amazon.comby: Nigel Groom  Dewey Decimal Number: 668.54 EAN: 9780762406067 ISBN: 0762406062 Label: Running Press Book Publishers Manufacturer: Running Press Book Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1999-09 Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers Studio: Running Press Book Publishers Sales Rank: 502493 Accessories:
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 Rating:  - OkayThis book was okay; but for someone that is looking into adding perfumes to their line of products. Wasn't what I expected. Rating:  - Book looks better on internet then in real lifeCharming COFFEE TABLE BOOK, and NO more. "Ultimate" nothing. Book has no voluptous descriptions, and WHERE is the part that tells you how to choose? I didn't find it in the book. Contents are too utilitarian, and overall book is too boring for the bathtub or bedside, but fine for coffee table. Key perfumes missing. Goes into details and boring history on the HOUSES, NOT the scents themselves. Dissappointing. Rating:  - Inspiration for the kitchen perfumer!I absolutely adore this book. It gives the basic profiles of many well known fragrances. No, it does not give exact recipes, but just having a starting point from some fragrances that you have loved, and knowing some of the things to avoid from some fragrances that you have detested makes this an invaluable volume! (Avoid those costly errors!) This is a great help to the amateur perfumer, as it helps make better use of materials, by learning from the masters. Actually, his descriptions ... Read More Rating: - For perfume connoisseursFor perfume connoisseurs 'The Perfume Companion' by Nigel Groom is the book to read. Nigel has lived and worked in South Arabia, which had previously been the centre of the incense trade; frankincense being a staple of ancient perfume. It is a book for amateurs and professionals alike. The book contains a highly regarded 'Perfume Directory', which is a résumé about 97 major perfume houses. Read about grand old French perfume houses such as Coty, Houbigant and D'Orsay; the perfumes of couture houses such as ... Read More Rating: - At Last A Key!This book is an invaluable handbook for anyone interested in the components of different fragrances, what the exact scents used were, and to get a feel for the "personality" of a perfume without having to go out and try on every single one. It is especially a treasure trove for me, oddly enough because I have a very poor sense of smell due to a skull fracture. But I am utterly fascinated by scents, and I just got tired of asking other people to choose a perfume for me. Who knew what I was getting? ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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