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In essence and alchemy, mandy aftel unearths a forgotten world of natural essences and its profound resonance with body, mind, and spirit. Jul 14, 2015 posts about mandy aftel written by wesleyhallparker. Wealthy romans used to scent their doves while in shakespeares time, a woman in love would place a peeled apple into her armpit to saturate it with. Essence and alchemy offers a unique insight into a master perfumers art. She also offers information needed to understand and create unique fragrances. Aftelier perfumes and the aftel archive of curious scents. Aftel pulls the reader into the sensual world of scent. Essence and alchemy a natural history of perfume mandy. A natural history of perfume, paperback by aftel, mandy, isbn 1586857029, isbn 9781586857028, brand new, free shipping in the us renowned perfumer mandy aftel explores the primal nature and fundamental importance of aroma in everyday life, teaching people about the nature of smell and the idea of olfactory consciousness in essence and alchemy. Scent has always provided a direct path to the soul, and no one who becomes immersed in it can fail to be pleasurably changed by the experience, aftel quips in her beautifully written book, essence and alchemy. Mandy aftel books list of books by author mandy aftel. Essence and alchemy resurrects the social and metaphysical legacy that is entwined with the evolution of perfumery, from the dramas of the spice.
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