![]() I do apologise for my rant and I mean no disrespect to anyone who actually likes this book. However, I don't understand why everyone raves so much about this book? Is this the best book that's out there for perfumery creation? I don't mind the author injecting her spiritual beliefs into the book - it is her book after all. : Essence & Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume (9781586857028) by Aftel, Mandy and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible. I was so fed up with all the spiritual nonsense that's in this book (how many times can you describe a scent as Sensual?) that I first took as the author's passion but then grew very tired of quickly. Lots of spiritual, cult-adjacent, mumbo-jumbo nonsense that's neither here nor there. Essence and alchemy : a book of perfume by Aftel, Mandy. ![]() However, the book is so filled to the brim with two things: To be fair, the historical aspects are helpful, so I'll exclude that. The rest of the book is useless, dare I say, nonesense. The only usable chapters are 3-6 and the appendix. ![]() ![]() So I thought it's perfect for me! I hurriedly bought it and read it. This book (Essence & Alchemy) is highly recommended to beginners. chemistry of alchemy britannica alchemy bersetzung englisch deutsch dict cc essence alchemy aftel mandy amazon de bcher blockchain developer platform. ![]() I haven't found many results about this so I thought I'd create this post. Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. ![]()
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