Heaven Scent: "Aromatic Gifts to Make, Send and Keep" [Hardcover]

Labeena Ishaque (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

Both a valuable guide to the heavenly world of scent, & a highly inspirational craft book complete with detailed, step-by-step instructions for creating a variety of beautiful projects, such as scented gifts, fragrant creams & aromatic objects for use around the home, all using flowers, spices, essences & essential oils, & other natural ingredients. Covers the fascinating history of scent & reveals how some of the world's most famous perfumes are made. Provides an introduction to aromatherapy & shows just how beneficial essential oils can be. All the projects are accompanied by clear instructions & lush full-color illustrations. Directory of perfumes.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Amazon.com Review

The ancient art of aromatherapy now enjoys greatly renewed popularity, and shops abound with vast arrays of scented products. If you're a devotee of scented lotions, creams, cleansers, oils, and candles, you can make them yourself fairly easily, and at a fraction of the designer prices you'd pay in the stores, with the help of this enticing book. The pleasantly academic introduction to the history and science of perfume complements an analysis of more than two dozen essential oils and their properties. The step-by-step projects cover not only bath and body items but many other delightfully scented creations, including gift-wrap, boxes, note cards, hangers, and home-decor accessories. --Amy Handy

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823022382
• ISBN-13: 978-0823022380
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,631,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!, December 12, 2000

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This review is from: Heaven Scent: "Aromatic Gifts to Make, Send and Keep" (Hardcover)

This book is a real gem! Split into three parts which could each stand alone, its part history, part aromatherapy jouranl and part craft. It begins with a whimsical and eloquent journey through the history of perfume,from the sages of Eygpt and orgies of Ancient Rome through to Marilyn and her penchant for only Chanel No.5 between her skin and her sheets. From here begins a laymans introduction to the practise of aromatherapy, with a basic synopsis on many essential oils, their properties and benefits- most interesting and enlightening. The final part of the book is very much a craft book, with numerous projects on making bath oils and creams, scented paper and gifts, from the quirky- like the mandarin scented twigs to the basic like the lemon scented soap balls. Its all very luscious and delicious, with sleek beautiful photography- a must for anyone who is interested in perfumes, aromatherapy and gorgeous things for the homw- suitable for so many people from your 12 year old niece to your granny!