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by Luca Turin (Author), Tania Sanchez (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books (11 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846681022
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846681028
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 14.4 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,329 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`Perfumes: The Guide is one of the best books I have ever read. It is dazzlingly good.' --India Knight, Sunday Times

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5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing honesty and splendid wit, 27 Sep 2008
By Colin Roth (Sheffield, UK) - See all my reviews
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Quite apart from its sheer range and depth in tackling its subject, this book is really entertaining. It blows a welcome blast of fresh air through the fragrance business, exposing some of its frailties ('We *never* change our fragrance formulas' is the lie you hear most often) and gambolling in the glittering light of enthusiasm when reviewing favoured scents. The fragrance reviews are splendidly opinionated, but it's always clear that what's being praised is quality, coherence, balance, rather than 'niceness', so you're still free to exercise your own preference when you're shopping. I'm particularly impressed by the authors' recognition of the part appearance and presentation play in our enjoyment of fragrance, so they tell you when the packaging is the best thing about a scent, and when the opposite is true, too. They're also very good at pointing out that where fragrance is concerned, you very rarely 'get what you pay for', because some of the cheapest products on sale are very good, and some of the most expensive are not. Even if you fall into the least favoured category of person - someone who wears fragrance because they're frightened of smelling of themselves, rather than because they actually like what they're wearing - you'll find constructive suggestions here, with splendidly direct warnings about pitfalls you might want to avoid. A splendid read, and a reliable guide - which will need updating with new editions every few years!
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for handbags and manbags alike!, 9 Sep 2008
A danger to credit cards everywhere! This book is so evocative - descriptions of the good perfumes make you want to rush out and buy them without even smelling them first and reviews of the bad ones are screamingly funny. It's absolutely beautiful and a perfect present - also a brilliant way to drop a hint to your boyfriend, either because you want one of the scents or if you don't like his.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A trip down memory lane.., 18 Sep 2008
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I spent last night poring over this book with my friends, male and female, looking up the various scents we have proudly worn then laughing and reminiscing while reading out the dead-on reviews. E.g. Poison 'The fragrance that everybody loves to hate...a must for every collector but please don't wear it to dinner'! It's warm, witty and wise - unlike anything else I have read on the subject.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So much more than a dictionary of perfume
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'The' definitive guide
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff
This is really the best sort of non-fiction; well-written enough so that you zip through it,as if a novel, but then keep dipping back in over the next few months to settle... Read more
Published 5 months ago by CB Haines

4.0 out of 5 stars A useful addition to your general knowledge.
A really good source of information for the novice. Often reinforces some of those passing thoughts that you had about perfumes. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars My book of the year
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But for the index I'd have given this book far more than five stars, if they'd been available as it's an absolute Joy - and no more puns, I promise. Read more
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