Book: Perfumes: The Guide (Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez)

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    kyl77

    4 years ago

    I have the original hard copy of this book, the later updated soft cover copy, the kindle version of the 2018 guide, and I've just ordered a hard copy of the 2018 guide. The original hard copy and...

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    snkatha

    9 years ago

    Love this book! Their reviews are subjective ofcourse but I still agree with most of them except for Luca's love of Beyond Paradise....

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    Winifreida

    11 years ago

    Oh how I love this book.....I read and re-read it so many times when I discovered that there were other people In the world who were crazy about perfume! I swear I know it off by heart and some of...

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    MauveRebelle

    12 years ago

    Yes I'd buy it again but it must be improved. On the overall I find the book quite interesting and I'm happy I bought it. But it's not quite as complete and pertinent as I thought it'd be. I enjoy...

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    chloepoodle

    12 years ago

    This book is useful as a guide - as it says. The reviews are based on the perceptions and opinions of the authors which can be frustrating to some people. Scent is very subjective. The book has...

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    tabloid

    12 years ago

    I think the negative reviews on this book come from either people who are upset because they are madly in love with a fragrance that the authors describe as "cat piss" (or worse) or because they...

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    becky39

    13 years ago

    I have both versions of this book, I used to take the hardcover (all white cover with blue perfume bottle on the front) out of the library constantly and post it note the hell out of it, then renew...

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    myolderbrother

    14 years ago

    This is a wonderfully fun and witty book full of opinions and ideas. The responsibility of interprepating the reviews and ideas is soley on the reader. I appreciate this as another opportunity to...

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    athenasius

    14 years ago

    I love the critical comments in this book. Like being on MUA, it's a great place to gather negative and positive comments about something you are considering to buy. I've used it to short list...

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    mermaidmaenad

    14 years ago

    Well written and a great resource. I admit, Mr. Turin and Ms. Sanchez and I must have similar tastes in perfume, because they gave many of my favorites 5 stars. However, agreed or not, I...

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    ocarina

    14 years ago

    Oh, for the love of Pete. Some of my fellow reviewers here are completely missing the point. This is a book of criticism. Criticism, whether it comes from Roger Ebert, Robert Parker, or Martin...

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    BlackAmberMoon

    15 years ago

    All art is subjective experience. Whether you're reviewing music, theatre, or perfume, there will never be agreement upon what is good or worthwhile. I admire the Mona Lisa, but wouldn't want it...

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    sunshine824

    15 years ago

    I didn't bother to buy this. Just read it at Borders. :-P Here's what I don't get: How can turin and sanchez knock others' "plaebian" tastes THEN have the nerve to think that Estee...

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    NancyDrew27

    15 years ago

    I really think this book falls somewhere between three and four marks, given that it did, in fact, teach me quite a bit about the world of perfume; however, I feel that the education it offers is,...

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    MLively

    15 years ago

    I found this book at the library after having read Chandler Burr's books including The Emperor of Scent's about Turin. (I recommend his books as a primers to this tome) I was curious to read...

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    jenniferjanson

    15 years ago

    I agree with the other reviewers who found this book catty, bitchy, and snobbish. It's an interesting book to browse but I wouldn't use it as a guide. I made a point of seeking out and sniffing...

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    nightreaper

    15 years ago

    This book was.. in one word; interesting. Yes, as pointed out by all the reviewers below me; they are picky, arrogant snobs, who hardly know how to create a constructive review. They only judge...

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    hesperia

    15 years ago

    This book is a joke. And one in bad taste, at that. If you get stranded in an airport, and you desperately need something to help you kill some time, reach for this "book." It makes trashy...

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    aqua76239

    15 years ago

    This book is a complete waste of money. The reviews are personal opinions of the authors who come across as totally arrogant and condesending toward anyone with (gasp)plebian tastes. I don't have a...

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    castell

    15 years ago

    (price dirt cheap b/c I found it at the library) Having read most of the reviews below, I found a bit in each one to agree with about this book. It is educational. It is detailed. It is snobby....

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