A special issue of Nez in association with IFRA: We Love Fragrances. "Fragrance is an essential part of our lives. Its many perspectives – cultural, economic, social and emotional, as well as agricultural, industrial and technological – are explored in this book, showing just how much fragrance is an element that links us together.[...] We Love Fragrances brings together numerous testimonials and gives voice to all players in the value chain, from growers, suppliers of natural and synthetic raw materials, creators and producers to researchers, engineers and chemists... A book to discover and rediscover fragrance in all its different facets and understand its present and future challenges. 160 pages for $55 at Luckyscent.
Louis Vuitton A Perfume Atlas ~ new perfume book
Thames & Hudson will publish the English version of Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas in June (the French version launches this month).
A journey for the senses across multiple continents, Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas traces the origins of the precious essences that help create Louis Vuitton’s exclusive perfumes…
American Legends: The Evolution of American Fragrances by Michael Edwards ~ new perfume book
Michael Edwards, the author of Perfume Legends: French feminine fragrances (and the updated version, Perfume Legends II), will publish American Legends: The Evolution of American Fragrances later this year. I have no official details other than an announcement of a book signing in April and am posting this now just because I am excited about it. Perfumes I can see on the cover (and do comment if you know the bottles I am missing): Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass, Old Spice, (?) Evyan White Shoulders, Estee Lauder Youth Dew, Aramis, Brut, Norell, Clinique Aromatics Elixir, Charlie, Estee Lauder Private Collection, Halston, (?) Oscar by Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren Polo, Estee Lauder White Linen, Giorgio, Estee Lauder Beautiful, Calvin Klein Obsession, Calvin Klein Eternity, (is that Elizabeth Arden Red Door?), Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds, Donna Karan Cashmere Mist, CK One, Demeter Dirt, Bond no. 9 Chinatown, something by Le Labo.
The heritage of everyone who enjoys fragrance
And that the artifacts that are assembled in the book represent all of the origins of perfume and the great connection perfume has to healing, to sexuality, to rituals, to religion. And I believe that the whole world of artifacts -- books, maps, antique postcards of people harvesting flowers, essences – are all objects of great beauty and are the heritage of everyone who enjoys fragrance in any way.
— Perfumer & Flavorist talks to Mandy Aftel about her new book, The Museum of Scent: Exploring the Curious and Wondrous World of Fragrance. (And see also: This California Museum Is Home to Hundreds of Nature’s Scents at Smithsonian Magazine.)
Perfume on the Page in Nineteenth-Century France by Cheryl Krueger ~ perfume book
Cheryl Krueger, professor in the Department of French at the University of Virginia (and a former book reviewer at Now Smell This), has published Perfume on the Page in Nineteenth-Century France…