Skilfully blends whimsy with chemistry, with a fair sprinkling of social and scientific history - Nature; An invaluable companion, and it is certainly an interesting and helpful reference book - Esprit; The book has something for everybody, and that should ensure its success. - Cosmetic World News; This versatile title offers something to the chemisty students, fashion fanatics, historians, and even biologists. It's a fascinating encyclopaedia... - School Library Journal; A most useful book . . . has been released and gives hundreds of fascinating details about the world and the art of perfumery . . . There are entries describing the origin, use and folklore of plants providing essential oils from ancient times to the present day. There are notes on the history of perfumery and brief biographies of some of the great noses and bottle designers, in addition to profiles of the leading manufacturers and perfume houses . . . The different perfume types and families are described, as are hints given on how to choose, use and keep a perfume. An appenidx lists over 1,200 modern fragrances ]o Beauty Fashion ]d September 1992