Perfumes The Guide

Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez are experts in the world of scent. Turin, a renowned scientist, and Sanchez, a longtime perfume lover, have spent years sniffing the world¿s most elegant and beautiful -- as well as truly terrible -- perfumes. Here, they combine their talents and experience to review nearly 1,500 fragrances, separating the divine and the good from the monumentally awful. Their witty, irreverent, and illuminating prose provides not only an essential guide to shopping for fragrance, but also a unique reading experience. Contents: Intro. to Perfume Criticism; Feminine Fragrance; Masculine Fragrance; Chemistry and Art; Answers to Frequently Asked Questions; Perfume Reviews; Glossary of Materials and Terms; and Top 10 Lists.