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Books : Essence and AlchemyIn association with Amazon.comby: Mandy Aftel  List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.53 You Save: $5.42 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 646 EAN: 9781586857028 ISBN: 1586857029 Label: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: October 06, 2004 Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Studio: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Sales Rank: 53930 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Renowned perfumer Mandy Aftel explores the primal nature and fundamental importance of aroma in everyday life, teaching people about the nature of smell and the idea of "olfactory consciousness" in Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume. < BR> Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great Book!Easy to read and really full of useful information done in a wonderful and passionate style. It gave me a solid grounding in the how and why of aroma. Plus it is great fun to read! Rating: - Fascinating! Delightful!Essence & Alchemy was a really wonderful adventure in reading. From the history of perfume to the process, old and new, involved in extracting essences, to the follow-along steps to creating your own perfume, I found this book to be entertaining and informative from the first page to the last. The comparison between perfumery and alchemy was insightful. The illustrations were charming and fun. I learned a lot and was engaged the whole way through! Highly recommended to any fan of unusual ... Read More Rating: - A revelation about scentThis book is a very authoritative treatment of the subject, but that's not what makes it great. Aftel's passion for her subject, conveyed in lyrical, sensuous writing, is incredibly contagious. Rating: - Unexpectedly LyricalI bought this book for information on how to make natural perfume, and was not disappointed, but what makes it so compelling is the elegance of the writing. Very evocative, really steeps you in the world of fragrance. Rating: - a fantastic resourceThis book is the best concise description of how to make perfumes an and colognes. Mandy Aftel loves her subject and is a real expert, and it shows. If you are interested in making colognes, perfumes, soaps or lotions, buy this book. Or if you are just interested in perfumes and the different essential oils, also buy it. Highly recommended! Browse for similar items by category:
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