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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pegasus Books; Reprint edition (September 12, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1681775131


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 35


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,563,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #831 in Style & Clothing #2,265 in Fashion Craft #3,998 in Pop Culture Art


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    • For History and Perfume Lovers Everywhere
For history and perfume lovers everywhere..Fascinating tidbits of the back stories on the olfactory journey of the 20th century with wit, humor and occasionally the appropriate gravitas ;-).Enjoyed immensely and Recommend highly
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2021 by Justine C
    • Really love this book
Really love this book! Perfume in history and how it's affected our daily lives. I read some criticism of this that it's not about perfume in detail, the notes, the oils used, how each one was created, etc. There are so many books like that out there that go into fragrances in depth. I like this historical perspective full of interesting little anecdotes. Easy to pick up if you put it down for awhile, as each little two or three-page vignette about each perfume is very brief. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017 by Marianne
    • Truly a necessary book if you love vintage
Don't expect a book about details of scents, notes and perfumes. But expect a great cultural and popular history and its links to the perfumes of the respective matching decade. There is no book quite like this and it deserves careful study if you love perfumes.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2019 by Applying What I Read
    • Youtube recommended it
Saw this book being recommended on a youtube video and wanted to check it out over the winter holiday.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2018 by Dora
    • Four Stars
very interesting history and context of each perfume
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2017 by Nancy Alexander
    • Five Stars
Her words are like music.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2017 by JM
    • Learn something new everyday
Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2017 by Kindle Customer
    • Liked some parts others not so much
I love perfumes. I have a variety of fragrances from Brittney Spears (whose perfumes are seriously underrated) to Coco Chanel, so I was excited to read Perfume a Century of Scents. I liked parts of this book and others I didn't, hence the 3 star rating. The author details different perfumes over the last century, including the advent of synthetic scents, bottles and marketing. She has an introduction to perfume and then she breaks down each decade with the signature scents of the ten years. I didn't always agree with all her choices as the creme de la creme of that decade (Ralph Lauren's Polo is not included and neither is Elizabeth Taylor's scents) but there are many that are still very popular today that she discusses. There is no set template for every perfume she reviews. sometimes she discusses the ingredients and sometimes she doesn't. I found myself really wanting to know what ingredients were in these scents. She tries to capture the era of the perfume like the swinging sixties. Her writing style can be a little over the top, example "anyone tempted to try Bal a Versailles must first summon the heraldic trumpeters and demand that a master of ceremonies with red sash and monocle hurry round a ballroom crying "Make way!Make way for Her Royal Excellency!'" And the author clearly loves Chanel No 5, which she believes will be worn by the first woman resettled on Mars, discovered buried by a Neo-Iron age society, well you get the point. These gushing phrases are throughout the book. What I found very interesting about this book was the history of perfumes in the last century, especially the marketing and producers of fragrances. I had no idea that Sears was into perfumes or that Baccarat crystal designers were involved in creating bottles. Some of the marketing ideas were pretty advanced and innovative for the times. Also interesting were the men's fragrances like Old Spice and Brut. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2017 by Melissa

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