Quintessentially Publishing has launched Quintessentially Perfume, a new book about fragrance:
Quintessentially Perfume is a luxurious hard-back book chronicling the development and world of perfume over the course of 200 pages and nine fascinating chapters.
Perfume lovers will love the beautifully illustrated and in-depth interviews from perfume creators; eloquent articles from perfume writers and experts, as well as a showcase chapter paying tribute to 40 world class perfume brands. These include a rich and varied cross section of collections that cover different styles and approaches; brands whose appeal has gained mainstream recognition, as well as those who have deliberately sought to retain their niche identity.
Quintessentially Perfume can be found now at Aedes for $35. (quote via quintessentiallypublishing)
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That isn’t too bad for a hard cover book. Gathering info online is usually my method of choice, but I’d still love to check this out. I guess that firmly places me in hardcore perfumista territory. I’d love a monthly mag devoted just to fragrance (perfume, candles, bath and body type things) and it isn’t like there’s a lack of material to keep the editors busy, and to think of all the scent strips…
Basenotes is doing a quarterly mag…
Warning! This book may cause Lemming infestation!
Ohno! Only my credit card has the cure.
You never know…
I want! I want! (OK, I have to share that when I first saw that image I thought, “How do you spray that??” I really am that dim-witted. So sad. I do now realize that it is a book.)
LOL…I did the same, so you’re not alone.
My first response was, “It’s a foil scent packet that I need to rip open to extract a scented towelette?” Honestly, I thought “Quintessentially Perfume” was the name of a sampler set of fragrances when I started reading! *ashamed*
When they master the scent of a book (preferably an old one) into spray form, I am all over that.
CB I Hate Perfume In The Library
But which “experts” and “perfume writers”? Wish they had attached some actual names to this project. I wrote them to ask–will report if there’s more info.
See basenotes:
http://www.basenotes.net/content/432-New-Book-Quintessentially-Perfume
Thanks, that helps!
And it was good to check out Basenotes–I haven’t been on the site in quite some time, and they’ve made some nice improvements over there…
I received an email from Aedes today – the book is free with a $150 order today & tomorrow. I’m just sayin…
Um, thanks RusticDove. I think.
Good thing none of us would ever spend $150 on perfume…
No, and I certainly wasn’t browsing on their site to see if there’s anything I couldn’t live without right now… No, not me.
Just go to Mult Co Libraries (yes, the most fabulous public library system in the US) and keep making ILL requests for this book. Eventually they will have to buy it. It is a book after all!!
A-hem – everybody just make requests for this book at your local libraries and then eventually it will arrive! As soon as I figure out the ISBN this afternoon, I’m gonna tell my buyer to get us a copy!!
I’ll do that just to placate you, Ann, but I want my own copy.
Well, and it would be doing a service to the people of Portland to have a copy (or 20) floating through the system.
It’s not something my public library system would ever buy (darned budget cuts), but we do have WorldCat ILL capabilities here in Maryland, Ann, so be careful…your copies might end up spending all their time here on the east coast!
Oh, and in case anyone IS interested, I forgot to include the code: BOOK. You must put that in the comment box to get the freebie. Again, I’m just sayin…
That’s a brilliant cover!
Thank you Robin for posting this. Glad you like the cover. Hope you enjoy reading it too.