The Perfume Companion The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your Next Scent

by McCartney, Sarah; Scriven, Samantha

• ISBN13: 9780711242180
• ISBN10: 0711242186
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-11-09
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

'An authoritative guide from two experts who really know their way around scent' – FUNMI FETTO

The Perfume Companion is a beautifully illustrated compendium of almost 500 recommended scents, designed to help you pick out your next favourite fragrance.

Perfumes have the power to evoke treasured memories, make us feel fabulous and help us express our best self. But with so many out there, how do you choose something new? When the scents in the perfume shop are merging into one aromatic haze, how do you remain focused? And if your favourite scent goes out of stock, how do you replace it? The Perfume Companion is here to help. Sarah McCartney and Samantha Scriven deliver a host of scents for you to try – including bargain finds and luxury treasures, iconic stalwarts and indie newcomers, the lightest florals and the deepest leathers. 

With insider information about how perfumes are really made, discover hundreds of new fragrances and find the scents to share your own memories with. This is the perfect companion for your scented adventures.

Author Biography

Sarah McCartney is the founder and perfumer at 4160Tuesdays, an independent perfumery in west London. For fourteen years, she wrote for the Lush Times, the in-house newspaper at Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics. In 2010 she wrote a novel, The Scent of Possibility, then started to make the fragrances she’d described in her book. Sarah’s fragrances have been nominated for three Fragrance Foundation Awards, and she has won the Eau MG Readers Award for Best Indie Fragrance House, and Best Indie Fragrance. 
 

Samantha Scriven is a freelance writer and copywriter, and founder of the popular perfume blog I Scent You a Day, where she has reviewing perfumes since 2013. She was a finalist in the Fragrance Foundation UK Jasmine Awards for two years running.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Covers the history and making of perfume, and includes an introductory fragrance Q&A—all the frequently asked questions and their answers, such as:
• What’s the difference between Eau de Parfum and Eau de Toilette?
• Why doesn’t my perfume last?
• Where’s the best place to apply perfume?
• Is natural better than synthetic?

Chapter 1: Citrus
• Lemon
• Orange
• Grapefruit
• Lime
• Bergamot
• Blends

Chapter 2: Floral
• Fruity
• Classic
• Aldehydes
• Oriental
• Fresh and light
• Musk

Chapter 3: Soliflores (Individual flowers)
• Rose—classic
• Rose—unexpected
• Iris
• Jasmine
• Violet
• Geranium
• Tuberose
• Lily of the valley
• Fantasy flowers
• The best of the rest

Chapter 4: Oriental
• Amber
• Spicy
• Floral
• Vanilla
• Tobacco
• Incense

Chapter 5: Herbal
• Classic
• Lavender
• Mint
• Juniper
• Green
• The best of the rest

Chapter 6: Woods
• Sandalwood
• Cedarwood
• Amber woods
• Rosewood
• Guiaicwood
• The best of the rest

Chapter 7: Musk
• Soft
• Woody
• Amber
• Floral
• Deep
• Light

Chapter 8: Mossy
• Fruity
• Floral
• Citrus
• Woody
• Herbal
• Classic

Chapter 9: Leather
• Classic
• Floral
• Tobacco
• Vanilla
• Patchouli
• Woody

Chapter 10: Oudh
• Classic
• Floral
• Saffron
• Leather
• Gourmand
• Musk

Chapter 11: Gourmand
• Caramel
• Fruity
• Vanilla
• Herbal
• Boozy
• Floral

Chapter 12: Fruity
• Peach and apricot
• Red fruits
• Melon
• Floral
• Amber
• Musk

Chapter 13: Marine—watery scents
• Sea salt
• Fruity
• Floral
• Citrus
• Herbal
• Sun lotion

Chapter 14: Concepts
• Smoke
• Animal
• Plastic
• Human
• Metal
• Offworld