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Books : Scents & Sensibilities: Creating Solid Perfumes for Well-BeingIn association with Amazon.comby: Mandy Aftel  List Price: $12.95 Price: $5.85 You Save: $7.10 (55%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 668.54 EAN: 9781586857387 ISBN: 158685738X Label: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: May 16, 2005 Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Studio: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Sales Rank: 350472 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Delve into the world of natural aromas and discover their profound effect on emotional well-being, from relieving stress to enhancing sensuality. < BR> Average Rating:
 Rating:  - solid perfumesIf you like perfumery, buy this book. A must have for your library Rating: - Lovely Cozy Style with Practical Appeal"Using solid perfumes is a simple activity to incorporate into your life for reduction of stress...over time, just a whiff of your special fragrance can help you to become calmer and more grounded." ~Mandy Aftel Mandy Aftel's work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Vogue and Allure. She creates unique perfumes for private labels and for individual clients. In this lovely colorful book, she explores how you can make your own solid perfumes and maybe even refill a collectible compact you ... Read More Rating: - Little GemThis book is a milestone by a pioneer of natural perfumery. It is a beautifully presented and well-written little treasure, precious enough to carry around, much like the luscious aromatics that will result from the formulas given. The instructions are clear and the photographs are beautiful. The only caveat is---making solid fragarance may become addictive!..a unique present for the Holidays---highly recommended!! Rating:  - What a complete waste of moneyNot the nicest thing to say, but I found this book is acompletely waste of both money and reading effort. After reading Ms Aftels first book on natural perfumery, I had expected something similar and was deeply dissapointed. This is one tiny book, but so is Mindy Greens book "Natural Perfumes" and that one is surely worth every dime. The size of the fonts are too large = very little text on each page and the sad fact is, that it contains absolutely nothing new, that wasn't covered in Ms Aftels first ... Read More Rating: - Solid Perfume as ArtThis is not the most informative book about perfumes or aromatherapy that you can purchase. It has rudimentary info on a handful of selected oils and concretes. These topics are covered in more depth in Mandy Aftel's previous books, for those who want to know more. I am giving this one four stars for its beauty, its simplicity and for two very important points that it makes: 1) the act of creating a solid perfume is meditative for the practitioner, and 2) the use of a solid perfume, carried in a ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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