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Author | : Jane Grayson |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9780722528631 |
Combines aromatherapy with meditations, colour and music. The book is based on the seasons and phases of the moon and is designed to aid self-knowledge and bring about a sense of harmony with nature.
Author | : Mandy Aftel |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2014-10-16 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1101614684 |
Winner of the 2016 Perfumed Plume Award The “Alice Waters of American natural perfume” (indieperfume.com) and author of the Art of Flavor celebrates our most potent sense, through five rock stars of the fragrant world Mandy Aftel is widely acclaimed as a trailblazer in natural perfumery. Over two decades of sourcing the finest aromatic ingredients from all over the world and creating artisanal fragrances, she has been an evangelist for the transformative power of scent. In Fragrant, through five major players in the epic of aroma, she explores the profound connection between our sense of smell and the appetites that move us, give us pleasure, make us fully alive. Cinnamon, queen of the Spice Route, touches our hunger for the unknown, the exotic, the luxurious. Mint, homegrown the world over, speaks to our affinity for the familiar, the native, the authentic. Frankincense, an ancient incense ingredient, taps into our longing for transcendence, while ambergris embodies our unquenchable curiosity. And exquisite jasmine exemplifies our yearning for beauty, both evanescent and enduring. In addition to providing a riveting initiation into the history, natural history, and philosophy of scent, Fragrant imparts the essentials of scent literacy and includes recipes for easy-to-make fragrances and edible, drinkable, and useful concoctions that reveal the imaginative possibilities of creating with—and reveling in—aroma. Vintage line drawings make for a volume that will be a treasured gift as well as a great read.
Author | : Clare Louise Hunt |
Publisher | : Hearst Communications |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9780688171902 |
From the warm smell of freshly-baked gingerbread to the sweet scent of sachets, fill every room with enticing fragrance. Follow the seasonal suggestions for scents heady or delicate--including candles, flowers, foods, and more. And, the exquisite photos are as pleasing to your eyes as the fragrances are to your nose!
Author | : Helen Van Pelt Wilson |
Publisher | : William Morrow |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Gardening |
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Author | : Helen Van Pelt Wilson |
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Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 1971 |
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Author | : Jean-Claude Ellena |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2013-01-22 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 0847840433 |
An intimate exploration of inspiration and creativity, from the "parfumeur exclusif" of the house of Hermès. A scent has incantatory powers, capable of transporting you to your past, of kindling fantasies, of creating a vivid mise en scène—literally out of thin air. In the hands of the truly great, perfume creation is a kind of alchemy. Where does inspiration for this visceral art come from? How does one capture the essence of emotions, of desire? Jean-Claude Ellena has a sublime gift. As "parfumeur exclusif" (or "the nose") for Hermès, he elevates fragrance to an art form. A "writer of perfume," his concoctions are as finely composed and evocative as a haiku. He is also a conjurer of sorts: "I create an illusion that is actually stronger than reality . . . you enter the scent and follow the path." The Diary of a Nose is a collection of Ellena’s meditations on the world of scents, and what stirs his creation of some of the world’s most desired fragrances. Inspiration can come from anywhere—a market stall, a landscape, or even the movement of calligraphy. Though each smell has its own distinct character, a gifted perfumer creates olfactory experiences that are intensely personal and unique, that blossom on the body and leave a trace of us lingering after we have left a room. Seductive, delicate, and elegant as any of Ellena’s creations, The Diary of a Nose seeks to capture the most elusive facets of this rarefied and mysterious art.
Author | : Peter E. Kukielski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2021-02-16 |
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ISBN | : 9780300251111 |
A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the "queen of flowers" in art, medicine, cuisine, and more
Author | : Yoshiko Yamaguchi |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2015-02-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0824854047 |
The acclaimed actress and legendary singer, Yamaguchi Yoshiko (aka Li Xianglan, 1920-2014), emerged from Japan-occupied Manchuria to become a transnational star during the Second Sino-Japanese war. Born to Japanese parents, raised in Manchuria, and educated in Beijing, the young Yamaguchi learned to speak impeccable Mandarin Chinese and received professional training in operatic singing. When recruited by the Manchurian Film Association in 1939 to act in "national policy" films in the service of Japanese imperialism in China, she allowed herself to be presented as a Chinese, effectively masking her Japanese identity in both her professional and private lives. Yamaguchi soon became an unprecedented transnational phenomenon in Manchuria, Shanghai, and Japan itself as the glamorous female lead in such well-known films as Song of the White Orchid (1939), China Nights (1940), Pledge in the Desert (1940), and Glory to Eternity (1943). Her signature songs, including "When Will You Return?" and "The Evening Primrose," swept East Asia in the waning years of the war and remained popular well into the postwar decades. Ironically, although her celebrated international stardom was without parallel in wartime East Asia, she remained a puppet within a puppet state, choreographed at every turn by Japanese film studios in accordance with the expediencies of Japan's continental policy. In a dramatic turn of events after Japan's defeat, she was placed under house arrest in Shanghai by the Chinese Nationalist forces and barely escaped execution as a traitor to China. Her complex and intriguing life story as a convenient pawn, willing instrument, and tormented victim of Japan's imperialist ideology is told in her bestselling autobiography, translated here in full for the first time in English. An addendum reveals her postwar career in Hollywood and Broadway in the 1950s, her friendship with Charlie Chaplin, her first marriage to Isamu Noguchi, and her postwar life as singer, actress, political figure, television celebrity, and private citizen. A substantial introduction by Chia-ning Chang contextualizes Yamaguchi's life and career within the historical and cultural zeitgeist of wartime Manchuria, Japan, and China and the postwar controversies surrounding her life in East Asia.
Author | : Roja Dove |
Publisher | : Black Dog Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 9781908966469 |
As the world's leading perfume authority, Dove leads readers on an extravagant journey through the world of scent, from Ancient Egypt to the present. Beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the sense of smell and the materials of the master perfumer, Dove goes on to celebrate the great classics, the makers who brought them to life and the bottle makers who gave them shape.
Author | : Valerie Ann Worwood |
Publisher | : New World Library |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9781577310693 |
A noted aromatherapist provides rich insight into the spiritual powers of fragrance. Including a guide to analyzing the differences between physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual crises, this book presents a system of using essential oils homeopathically. Color illustrations.