The fragrance hunter. A journey in search of natural ingredients for iconic perfumes
The fragrance hunter. A journey in search of natural ingredients for iconic perfumes
Book Description
You open the perfume bottle and hear the unique notes of the fragrance: mountain lavender, Bulgarian rose, the Christmas smell of cinnamon and citrus. Natural essences extracted in different parts of the world are a magical part of perfume. They are able to send us on an exciting journey, carry us through fragments of memory and resurrect events that have long been forgotten. For 30 years Dominic Rock has been exploring continents in search of exceptional scents for the formulas of "master perfumers". From his book you will learn: - which extract made the "revolution" of chypre chords in 1919; - how many trees needed to be cut down to obtain a kilogram of the essence of the "tree of kings"; - how lavender differs from the lavandine that flooded the world market; - why Cologne water marked the beginning of modern perfumery; - for which spice we need to go through the jungle accompanied by a military convoy. Together with the author, you will explore the nature of Laos, Bulgaria, India, Madagascar and other centers of the best perfume raw materials, plunge into the original culture of their inhabitants and learn about the peculiarities of the extraction of precious essences.
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