a description of every perfume known to man, which sounds peculiar, but is mesmeric. * Observer * genuinely wonderful.the authors's sense of smell is amazing. * Spectator * dazzlingly comprehensive compendium.the writing is the olfactory equivalent of mouthwatering. * Sunday Business Post * astonishingly brilliant and witty companion to all things fragrant. * Elle * consistently entertaining.scathingly inventive bitchiness.

If you want to open your mind to the intricacies of scent - and enjoy a brilliant, entertaining read along the way - I can't recommend it enough. * Daily Express * It's a great book because it brilliantly combines technical knowledge with evocative, poetic and often laugh-out-loud-funny prose to provide incisive, vivid and honest criticism of all perfumes - from the 'staggeringly bad' to the 'deeply divine'.

* The Times * From riotous one-liners to elaborate reviews, fragrance experts Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez have written an authoritative guide to the best and worst scents. * Evening Standard * Lyrical and acerbically witty compendium. I shall now spray on my favourite scents in quite a different frame of mind! - Joanna Trollope * By email * hugely engrossing.the writing is brilliant.gorgeous. * Joanne Harris - author of 'Chocolat' * The perfect gift for the scent addict in your life.witty and informative - and, occasionally, deliciously bitchy. I have to say that this is certainly my favourite non-fiction book ever and is very likely my favourite book of all time! If I had to take only one book with me onto a desert island for an indefinite time, it would be this one.

Jan Moir * Daily Mail * I loved it and bought it for all my friends. * The Independent * An unexpected classic of criticism - Philip Hensher * Spectator (Books of the Year) * If you are at all interested in perfume, one of life's greatest sensual pleasures, this is an essential possession - David Sexton * Evening Standard * This husband-and-wife team has produced a work of perfume criticism that is as gripping as any thriller. As scintillating as it is comprehensive.this pungent, entrancing book is a wake up call for the nostrils.

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