Scent – The Forgotten Sensation
Publisher: Ten Have
Scent takes you to the beach, the vanilla plantations of Réunion and the trenches of World War One. At the same time, it takes you close to home on your grandmother’s couch or to a warm pine forest. Smells are ubiquitous in our lives, yet they play a surprisingly small role in art, science and history. They dominate our memories but in our daily lives we forget to perceive them.
In this book, perfumer Frank Bloem explains the magical role scents play in our lives. Some of our most core-defining memories are linked to smells and scents. In a very personal way, based on the structure of a well-formulated perfume, Bloem introduces us to the realm of scents. He also gives the reader an insight into the world of the perfumer. How do they create perfume, and what is the meaning of the fragrance components it contains?
