- Published: 18 June 2024
- ISBN: 9781804947579
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $24.99
Perfume: A Century of Scents
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- Published: 18 June 2024
- ISBN: 9781804947579
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $24.99
An intriguing, intoxicating guide to all things perfume.
Book of the Week, New! magazine
A book to savour... an education and a pleasure. I couldn’t recommend it for fragrance lovers more highly.
Jane Cunningham, British Beauty Blogger
Gloriously evocative.
Femail, Daily Mail
Lizzie Ostrom’s entertaining romp through a century of perfumes, ten per decade from 1900 to 1999… This book is as delectable an artefact as the product it describes… the perfect accompaniment to a bottle of J’Adore in your stocking.
Suzi Feay, Independent
Beautifully written and illustrated with a sumptuous cover, this would make a perfect gift.
Cathy Rentzenbrink, Stylist
A series of engaging vignettes… acute social commentary and fascinating anecdotes.
Juanita Coulson, The Lady
Witty and elegant... works like an enticing spell.
Louise Gorrod, The Simple Things
A joyous canter through important scents launched during each decade of the twentieth century... a fabulous read. It would also make an excellent present for a perfume or beauty fan.
Amanda Carr, The Women's Room
A giddying, gleeful whistlestop tour of the 20th century... Ostrom has the enthusiasm and mischievous twinkle of TV historian Lucy Worsley.
Rebecca Franks, We Love This Book
More social history than beauty book... the witty insights and fun, chatty style make this a lush treat or a gorgeous gift.
Alexandra Heminsley, The Debrief
A really enjoyable, fun book... a great stocking filler.
BBC Radio 2 Fact Not Fiction Book Club, The Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman
This is a wonderful book... will appeal to readers of fashion biographies and fashion history and anyone will a love of scent.
Catherine Amey, Fashion Bookworm
The perfect non-fiction stocking filler for perfume aficionados and beauty lovers... One of the most gorgeous covers this Christmas... A Century of Scents will inform and entertain
Natalie Xenos, Culturefly
A wonderful, well-informed read... Charming and illuminating... I loved it… if you're thinking about Christmas presents I would buy it...
India Knight, Spectator
