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The Perfume Lover: A Personal History Of Scent (2013)

by Denyse Beaulieu(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

125002501X (ISBN13: 9781250025012)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: It's an awesome read. It touches on history of perfumes, insight into the current industry, and the process of creating a true and unique scent. The author was inspired by a memorable night of her life and took me there by describing a scent, mood, atmosphere and all the visual stimuli of that night. I've often expressed how commercial perfumes disappoint me with a decent scent and a half naked human covered in sweat as the "brand" I am buying into. This opened my eyes to a real industry including Perfume houses from the turn of the century to new indie perfumers doing a great job speaking to the consumer on what inspired the scent, describing the process and their belief system. Great read on my new obsession.
review 2: I really didn't take to the narrator BUT... more her knowledge of the perfume history is really good and so as a book on perfume making I would rate it highly, hence the 3 stars which is a balance between the two. Her erotic interludes just didn't work for me and she comes over as conceited but I guess the book is about how an erotic encounter led to her devising a perfume so to an extent it does exactly what it says on the tin...... or should that be bottle.... less

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