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Light, floral, exotic or heady, perfume can be both a precious ally for self-care or the ultimate weapon of seduction. From its origins in ancient times to today's colossal cosmetic industry, the story of perfume is rich and enticing.What parts of the world do fragrances come from? Who invented them and what are their main ingredients? How did perfume cross from the sacred to the profane? Who were the first great perfumers? What role has the fashion industry played in the history of perfume? How do you become a successful 'nose'? What stories lie behind iconic perfumes such as Chanel's N°5, CK One, or Jean Paul Gaultier's Le Mâle? Lavishly illustrated with archival documents from the most beautiful fragrance brands, The Story of Perfume transports its readers into a precious and mesmerizing world. It is the perfect gift for special occasions and a must-have for all perfume lovers.

Perfume is intoxicating: a wearable scent journey, a cultural touchpoint, a piece of art and design, and a deep expression of individuality. You can be nine or ninety, tall or small, wearing simple rosewater or a rare ambergris-infused concoction and your scent will still be your own. From its ancient, ceremonial roots to the starry allure of modern celebrity fragrances, perfume has long been associated with the almost-alchemical power to transform and bewitch. Perfumes have defined what an era’s luxury, femininity, and allure smell like, while even a lingering scent of someone’s signature perfume can be enough to send our minds reeling back through our memories. Nowadays, perfume has found an active online community of connoisseurs ready to scour the earth for niche, gate-kept and unattainable scents.In The Philosophy of Perfume, fragrance writer and journalist, Alice du Parcq, takes us on an opulent journey through the mysterious world of perfume. The book includes chapters on perfume’s history, the figures who have acted as perfume’s great muses, the psychology of scent, the obsessive search for ever-rarer ingredients, notes on dissecting scents, the most iconic bottle designs and how to find your perfect scent.

Explore the intersection of perfumery and magic with this gorgeously illustrated hardcover guide. Discover the sacred art of Ars Botanica selecting and blending herbs, flowers, resins, and spices for pleasure and for magical endeavors. Packed with hands-on, do-it-yourself recipes, this accessible book immerses you in the craft of fragrance making. You'll luxuriate in fiery and smokey notes, the contrasting yet complementary shades of solar and lunar fragrances, and much more. This illustrated, hardcover book unveils the alchemical transformation of raw materials into complex, evocative scents. Perfume enthusiasts of any skill level will find something to love, and Caterina Ronati's poetic prose only deepens the magic found in these pages. This book is perfect for anyone who practices magic and appreciates the importance of aromatherapy

Creating your own beautiful soaps at home is fun and easy with the soap molds, glycerin, and instruction book in the Handmade Soaps kit.Handmade Soaps gives you the tips, techniques, inspiration, and basic supplies that you need to make your own natural soaps right at home. From Chamomile Blossom Soap to Milk & Honey Bars to Rose Petal Soap, these easy-yet-elegant soaps are the perfect way to pamper your friends and family.The instruction book features 15 easy-to-follow recipes with step-by-step instructions for simple soapmaking techniques. Create over 20 soaps with the included materials. The starter kit includes:   48-page instruction book with full-color photos 12 custom soap molds 5 colors of glycerin 2 measuring spoons 5 die-cut paper gift boxes to beautifully package the finished products Whether you choose to follow one of the classic recipes, or are inspired to create your own variation, the results are the same: luxurious soaps that make the perfect gift—though you may be tempted to keep a few for yourself.

A Telegraph Best Book of 2025'Ingenious' - ★★★★★ Telegraph'Candid and compelling' - Guardian'Wistful, sad and funny' - Spectator'Working-class life pinned to the page' - Herald'Already your future has been planned out. There is not much choice about what to become in the small town where you live . . .'A bedroom dreamer with a headful of Warhol, Adelle Stripe's formative years were ones of daytime drinking and religious fervour, frustrated mothers and reckless daughters, desire, ambition and the pursuit of creativity. Told through a prism of vintage perfumes, and played out in vivid detail with startling clarity and colour, Base Notes chronicles an unbridled Northern England of the late 20th century already fading from view.With a keen eye for the absurd, an ear cocked to eavesdropped conversations and a nose that finds perfume wherever it goes, this tragicomic tale of working-class womanhood is no clichéd story of redemption or escape, but instead a bleakly funny yet unflinching memoir of dead-end jobs, lost weekends, brief encounters and those wild, forgotten characters who slip through the cracks.Infused with acerbic observations and unexpected poignancy, Base Notes sees Adelle Stripe boldly laying her lived experience on the page, creating literature from a life less ordinary.

A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR - Told with warmth, wit and unflinching humour, BASE NOTES shares an alternative confessional of Northern working-class life in the 1980s'Candid and compelling' GUARDIAN'Deeply evocative' Wendy Erskine'A small, bleak masterpiece' Chris Power, OBSERVER'Poignant and grimly hilarious' DAZEDA bedroom dreamer with a headful of Warhol, Adelle Stripe's formative years were ones of daytime drinking and religious fervour, frustrated mothers and reckless daughters, predacious strangers and punk rock energy. Snapshots of wild abandon and dead-end jobs pepper this evocative tale of metamorphosis alongside a wry clear-eyed account of maternal conflict, compassion and, ultimately, acceptance. Told through a prism of vintage perfumes, Base Notes is a poetic, poignant and bleakly comic chronicle of one woman's coming of age in Northern England, an alternative confessional of working-class life in the closing years of the late twentieth century.

Megan Hess: Perfume is a love story to the scents and fragrances that stand as the final touch on an outfit, from internationally renowned fashion illustrator Megan Hess.A piece of fashion is so much more than an object. To the designer who created it, the fashion lover who lusts after it, or the star who made it iconic – that piece is part of a story.Fragrances reflect our personality and spark nostalgia for precious memories. From a spritz of Chanel N°5 or Gaultier Divine or Shalimar by Guerlain, perfumes surround us with an air of invisible elegance.Filled with fascinating information and stunning illustrations from Megan Hess, and packaged up in a beautiful hardback, Megan Hess: Perfume is the fourth book in Megan Hess's Ultimate Fashion Wardrobe series.

Colognes, aftershaves, perfumes, fragrances, scents: there are so many ways to describe those little bottles of fine-smelling liquid that we dab, spray and mist on ourselves every day. But our love of fragrances runs so much deeper than just buying a scent because we like the way it smells. Scent is so evocative, yet so personal; the fragrances we choose tell a story, saying much about us and how we want to be perceived - from subtle, floral notes to warming oud, our obsession with scents runs deep.How to Speak Scent will take you on a journey into this fascinating world, explaining how to tell top notes from mid notes, base notes, dry down and lingering dry down, how to choose a fragrance for special occasions, what different scents say about you, and breaking scents down into their distinct themes: woody, floral, amber, fresh. Featuring some of the most renowned and innovative perfumes from powerhouses such as Chanel, Guerlain, Jean Paul Gaultier, Tom Ford, and Issey Miyake, this book is an essential companion for anyone with a passion for fragrance.Contents include:- Scents of time- Meet the families- From strength to strength- Do you speak scent?- A world of ingredients- From field to flacon: the making of a perfume- What the noses know- How the magic of scent works on the mind- Your questions answered

Perfume and fashion have been inextricably linked since the 18th century, when Rose Bertin, Queen Marie-Antoinette’s dressmaker and milliner, commissioned Jean-Louis Fargeon to create perfumed gauze flowers. In 1911, Paul Poiret launched Parfums Rosine, becoming the first couturier-perfumer of the 20th century and paving the way for all his contemporaries and successors, whether couturiers or fashion designers.A century ago, the union of these two worlds revolutionised the industry. A generation of couturier-perfumers created fragrances in harmony with the spirit of each couture house. Clothes, perfumes and their caskets thus form a coherent whole. Couturiers accompany their collections with olfactory creations, offering an invisible, imperceptible dress that leaves a trail, just as a dress leaves a train. This collection explores the perfumes of couturiers, symbolising the timeless union between fashion and fragrance.This series explores the perfumes of couturiers, symbolising the timeless union between fashion and fragrance. The first volume is dedicated to KENZO: from the iconic Flower to the daring Kenzo World, it’s a universe that smells beautiful.

This study evolves around advertising and image communication, especially concerning the image of scent, as in perfume. The image of scent is discussed from the perspective of how fragrance is depicted in advertising. Since the product itself, the scent, is invisible, the marketing has to communicate through metaphors. The advertisement has to depict the desired effect of the scent, rather than the scent itself, as the only visible object is the bottle. The study also explores the connection between consumption and status, and discusses image strategies that are used to enhance product status in the examined advertisements. The theoretical part of the study deals with scent, as in perfume, and image, as in advertisements. In the first part, the cultural history of perfume, fragrance production and the connection between perfume industry and fashion industry are discussed. The second part of the study deals with image communication and the role of images in advertising. This is also the empirical part of the study and it is based on perfume advertising during the twentieth century (1900-2000) and a closer analysis of the images in contemporary perfume advertisements from 2000-2005. Perfume advertisements in Vogue magazine, from the American, French and British editions are studied. The study is also an inventory of main theories concerning the function of perfume both on a psychological level as well as in a social cultural context. The motif and the message in the images are analysed, together with their interaction with the text and the fragrance name/brand in the advertisements. The aim is to map out contemporary advertising imagery, viewed in relation to an historical background, and study in what ways the image of scent may present itself today, and how it has changed since the beginning of the 20th century. The differences between the communicated message and the characteristics of the advertised product (the scent itself), as they appear in perfume criticism and systematic scent systems, are examined. Based on this material, images and their role as means of communication are discussed.

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