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EAN: 9781846681028 ISBN: 1846681022 Label: The Viking Press Manufacturer: The Viking Press Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: The Viking Press Studio: The Viking Press Average Rating:
 Rating:  - God, I love this book!If you love perfume, and I mean REALLY love perfume, then this book is for you. It gives you details on every perfume on the market (and many that aren't but can still be acquired on the internet) and not just the facts but the EXPERIENCE of what it's like to sniff each one. I may not always agree with their opinion, but this is irrelevant: they have given me an idea; something to work with. I am a person who will literally follow someone down the street if they are wearing ... Read More Rating: - Fantastic read After reading an outstanding review in the New Yorker for this book, I went out and bought it, and have loved it. As that review says, it is a model for anyone who is interested in aesthetics, particularly talking about food and wine. It is a fantastic combination of art (whimsical, evocative, and funny descriptions) and science (describing the chemical families and compounds that make up perfumes). The authors provide a five star rating system for lots of perfumes, which makes for amusing reading (a ... Read More Rating:  - A book of opinions - not even indexed!I was disappointed in this book and didn't find it useful. It doesn't have entries for KL, Jess (or any Jessica McClintock), or Giorgio - some of my favorites from the past. Scent is a very personal issue for me. First time I ever returned something to Amazon. Rating: - Use this book As An Interactive Guide to Exploring and Collecting PerfumesI'm older now, and I have a little more disposable income (and a lot more self-confidence), so I have had great fun using this book's witty reviews to guide me in trying and purchasing perfumes. I never had more than one or two bottles of perfume on my vanity table before. Now I have several dozen because this book has made me see perfume in a whole new way. Yes, the book is a delight to read, but I have found it much more fun to actually use. Interestingly, I discovered just how interactive ... Read More Rating: - Catty, superior, and yes - bitchy. One liners about how bad certain perfumes smell isn't really what I would expect from a book that takes itself so seriously as to be titled "Perfumes: The Guide". I was hopeing for something informative. Instead I got two divas with their claws out. Yes, they're clever. They're also so superior it's nauseating. The information in the begining of the book was helpful, I enjoyed that. But the reviews were a waste of time. My issue is not with how many stars they give a certain ... Read More |
