Fragrance
Fragrance explores the botanical origins of perfume, unveiling the science and secrets behind the most intoxicating ingredients and their journey from bloom to bottle.
Authors: Josh Carter and Samuel Gearing, 208 pages, 200 illustrations, 215 x 158 mm. Hardback, ISBN 9781802797282, Welbeck. Publishing in association with Kew Publishing, 2024.
Flowers, fruits, herbs, resins, woods, spices. From bloom to bottle, the subtle art of perfume has always had its roots in the natural world.
Fragrance reveals the botanical backgrounds of 100 intoxicating ingredients that define scents from Chanel No5 to Opium. Evocative insights from experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and fragrance specialists Josh Carter and Samuel Gearing combine with beautiful botanical illustrations in this enchanting distillation of the origins of perfume.
The luxurious and evocative scents that have fragranced the world all have their roots firmly in nature. Fragrance explores the botanical origins of perfume, unveiling the science and secrets behind the most intoxicating ingredients and their journey from bloom to bottle. From lemon, lavender and liquorice to cumin, cardamom and cotton flower, Fragrance reveals the alchemy, cultural meaning and plant provenance of 100 key ingredients that make up the most seductive scents. With beautiful botanical illustrations from the Kew archive and expert text, this book is an enchanting exploration of scent and the plant origins of perfume.
Josh Carter is a British fragrance expert based in London, UK. He trained with some of Britain's most renowned perfumers and co-founded the acclaimed fragrance platform Fiole.
Samuel Gearing is a British fragrance expert based in London, UK. He trained under British and French perfumers and founded an agency to support artisan fragrance houses, before co-founding acclaimed fragrance platform Fiole. Samuel and Josh are regular commentators on the art of perfumery and the fragrance industry at large. Their fragrance platform Fiole has become one of the UK's leading stores for artisan brands and has been featured in the likes of GQ, Harpers Bazaar and the Evening Standard.
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