How could somethingas shapeless and evanescent as a smell have a history and a culture? A tall, well-dressed, intelligent man with a forecastingjob in telecommunications protested, "How can a smell be infashion?" As far as our questioner was concerned, perfume was tooimmaterial to fall into patterns and categories. Some they loved and somethey hated sometimes they strained to match words to sensation,and sometimes they snapped to attention when the ideas locked exactlyinto place.Īt one point, Luca sprayed the first fragrance fromComme des Garçons and explained it had started a trend for transparentorientals. We guided them through Lauder,Guerlain, Hermès, Chanel, Caron, and so on explained what theywere smelling and watched them react. One late spring afternoon, Luca and I headed to the perfumefloor at Harrods, where he was leading a small group ontour-his kids' classmates' parents who had paid for the privilegeas a fund-raising event for the school-no perfume fanatics, just ordinarypeople indulging curiosity. The book covers the four key categories of perfume, gives advice on how to choose the perfect fragrance for you, and more.
Ap— - "Perfumes: The Guide" is the ultimate guide to the world of fragrance - a primer of scents and sensibility as well as an exhaustive listing of 1,500 perfumes, rated by authors Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez.
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