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A thoughtful gift for the fragrance lovers in your life.\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"essence-alchemy-a-natural-history-of-perfume","title":"Essence \u0026 Alchemy - A Natural History of Perfume (Softcover Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMandy Aftel's seminal perfumery book, \u003cem\u003eEssence \u0026amp; Alchemy\u003c\/em\u003e, as extensively revised in this 2022 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor centuries, people have taken an instinctive pleasure in rubbing scents into their skin and using them to pray, to heal, and to make love. Yet in many ways perfumery, with its lush history and creative and sensual possibilities, is a lost art. No one knows this better than artisan natural perfumer Mandy Aftel, who has spent nearly thirty years immersed in the world of scent, culling the most beautiful natural essences from all over the world and using them to create exquisite fragrances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEssence and Alchemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which has been published in fourteen foreign editions, Aftel teaches the art of making natural perfumes, complete with recipes. She resurrects the social and metaphysical legacy that is entwined with the evolution of perfumery, from the dramas of the spice trade to the quests of the alchemists. Tracking scent through the boudoir and bath and into the sanctums of worship, she offers insights on the relationship of scent to sex, solitude, and the soul, unearthing a forgotten world of natural essences and their profound resonance with body, mind, and spirit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mandy Aftel","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":42417829544181,"sku":"AFT-ESS-BOOK","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/2605\/products\/71LfYqzq6eL.jpg?v=1654296461"},{"product_id":"mandy-aftels-fragrance-wheel","title":"Aftelier Natural Perfume Wheel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated by revered natural perfumer, Mandy Aftel, the Aftelier Natural Perfume Wheel© is a visual way to link scent experience to description, and to understand the relationships between scents and scent families. The Natural Perfume Wheel shows essential oils, absolutes and natural isolates. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfume essences are classified by their register as top, middle, or base notes, according to their relative volatility – the speed with which they diffuse into the air. The Natural Perfume Wheel indicates the register of each essence on the back of the wheel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Aftelier Natural Perfume Wheel is plasticized, so it will withstand long-term use as a reference tool by fragrance makers and aficionados.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mandy Aftel","offers":[{"title":"Educational Material","offer_id":42417772462325,"sku":"AFT-WHEEL","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/2605\/products\/image_4ed10fb9-eb76-42e1-9423-0aa363197f7f.jpg?v=1595193044"},{"product_id":"atlas-of-perfumed-botany-by-jean-claude-ellena-hardcover","title":"Atlas of Perfumed Botany by Jean-Claude Ellena (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"slot-header\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eAtlas of Perfumed Botany\u003c\/em\u003e is a cartography of fragrance that charts the botany and geography of perfume composition, created by one of the greatest living French perfumers, Jean-Claude Ellena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"slot-header\"\u003eFor perfume makers, each smell carries with it a multitude of associations and impressions that must be carefully analyzed and understood before the sum of all its parts emerges. All perfumers have their own idiosyncratic methods, drawn from their individual olfactory experiences, for classifying fragrances. In \u003cem\u003eAtlas of Perfumed Botany\u003c\/em\u003e, virtuoso perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena leads readers on a poetic, geographic, and botanical journey of perfume discovery. Ellena offers a varied and fascinating cartography of fragrances, tracing historical connections and cultural exchanges. Full-page entries on plants ranging from bergamot to lavender are accompanied by detailed and vivid full-color botanical illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"seemoreenable\" id=\"seemore-0\" height-fold=\"280\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Claude Ellena\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was steeped in perfumery from an early age in Grasse, France, when he picked jasmine with his grandmother to sell to perfume houses. He attended Givaudan's famous perfumery school in 1968 and became a professional perfumer working in Geneva, Paris and Grasse. He famously became the in-house perfumer of  luxury brand Hermès for fourteen years starting in 2004. 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I created this set of four scented bookmarks―featuring the aromas of vetiver, geranium, frankincense, and ginger―to add a new olfactory dimension to the reading experience. These Biblioscents will be the perfect gift for every reader who seeks a sensual escape in books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFYI\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eScratch the image of the plant on the front of each bookmark to release its aroma.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBox (2\" x8.2\" x0.3\") of 4 bookmarks (1.8\" x7\")\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mandy Aftel","offers":[{"title":"Set of 4 Bookmarks","offer_id":46845948592373,"sku":"AFT-BIB-4PACK","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/2605\/files\/Biblioscentsbox.jpg?v=1752708020"},{"product_id":"symbolorum-the-secret-wisdom-of-emblems-hardcover","title":"Symbolorum: The Secret Wisdom of Emblems (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice reduced to match Amazon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the esoteric insights and enchanting imagery of the Baroque emblem book, a long-lost cousin of the tarot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emblem book, which reached the peak of its popularity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, presented mysterious allegorical images―rather like those we now find on tarot cards―alongside Latin mottoes. A learned text explained the connection between image and motto, and the lessons each emblem held for the reader’s life. Drawing on sources such as medieval bestiaries and Aesop’s fables, emblem books reflected an enchanted view of nature in which our human lives were intertwined with plants, animals, the moon and the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld-renowned natural perfumer Mandy Aftel first encountered emblem books in the course of her researches into antique botanical illustrations, and quickly became entranced. Here she presents one hundred emblems from perhaps the finest emblem book, the Symbolorum et Emblematum of Camerarius, originally published in four parts between 1590 and 1604. Aftel has sensitively tinted in watercolor the bewitching circular engravings of the Symbolorum, in which giant hands reach from the sky; lions, bears, and unicorns gambol; and distant spires beckon. The mottoes and explanatory texts are given in translation from the original Latin, along with Aftel’s own commentary. An illustrated introduction illuminates the history and magic of emblem book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSymbolorum will be a treasure for anyone who is drawn to uncover ancient wisdom and feel the breath of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMandy Aftel is an internationally known artisan perfumer and award-winning author. 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