num_pages: 384
description: The first book of its kind: a definitive guide to the world of perfume Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez are experts in the world of scent. Turin a renowned scientist and Sanchez a longtime perfume critic have spent years sniffing the worlds most elegant and beautifulas well as some truly terribleperfumes. In Perfumes: The Guide they combine their talents and experience to review more than twelve hundred fragrances separating the divine from the good from the monumentally awful. Through witty irreverent and illuminating prose the reviews in Perfumes not only provide consumers with an essential guide to shopping for fragrance but also make for a unique reading experience. Perfumes features introductions to womens and mens fragrances and an informative frequently asked questions section including:  What is the difference between eau de toilette and perfume?  How long can I keep perfume before it goes bad?  Whats better: splash bottles or spray atomizers?  What are perfumes made of?  Should I change my fragrance each season? Perfumes: The Guide is an authoritative one-of-a-kind book that will do for fragrance what Robert Parkers books have done for wine. Beautifully designed and elegantly illustrated this book will be the perfect gift for collectors and anyone whos ever had an interest in the fascinating subject of perfume.Read Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez's posts on the Penguin Blog.
language: English
title: Perfumes: The Guide
publisher: Viking