Perfumes
The A-Z Guide
By Luca Turin; Tania Sanchez
(Penguin Books, Paperback, 9780143115014, 640pp.)
Publication Date: October 27, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Beauty & Grooming - Cosmetics, Personal & Practical Guides
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Pompous names, bizarre ads, hundreds of new scents a year?the multibillion-dollar business of fragrance has long resisted understanding. At last the first critical?and critically acclaimed?guide to perfume illuminates the mysteries of this secretive industry. Lifelong perfume fanatics Luca Turin (best known as the subject of Chandler Burr?s The Emperor of Scent) and Tania Sanchez exalt, wisecrack, and scold through their reviews with passion, eloquence, and erudition, making this book a must-have for anyone looking for a brilliant fragrance?or just a brilliant read.












