![]() Sanchez is whip-smart and funny-her one-liners are the best-and her descriptions of fragrances read like tiny, perfect narratives. ![]() The book comes with a sweet-as-Prada-Candy back-story: once upon a time, Tania Sanchez, prolific American fragrance blogger, left a comment on the perfume blog of Luca Turin, European scholar of smells (and the subject of Chandler Burr’s The Emperor of Scent), which led to a correspondence, which led to a working relationship (Sanchez provided Turin with editorial input on one of his earlier books, in exchange for a few rare perfumes), which led, two years later, to marriage.Īnd they’re a perfect match. It’s an “exemplary” blend of “technical knowledge and evocative writing” ( The New Yorker said so), chock-full of erudite, passionate, and hilarious criticism. And before you can say, “But Tracey, I am a Profound Person! I read books about war, incest, and ennui-not smells,” let me reassure you that Perfumes is no mere collection of lady mag fragrance piffle (“you’ll drive your man wild with this fruity concoction,” etc). ![]() A quick GO READ THIS from me today: go read Perfumes: The A-Z Guide, by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. ![]()
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