Make Your Own Perfume: How to Create Your Own Fragrances to Suit Mood, Character and Lifestyle

I found this book to be incredibly easy to understand and helpful. I have made a number of the recipes given in the book and they have all been great! Out of all the many books I’ve bought on perfume making, this one is the best!

I love it very well written lots of good ideas

Not as deep as expected from the hype. Needs more content andrecipes and understanding of how perfumers create.

Love it; very easy to follow; well documented.

Ce livre propose une technique de création de parfum de A à Z, sans rien oublier. Il est précis, efficacement illustré, bien structuré et riche. Il permet de créer des parfums synthétiques ou naturels. L'inconvénient, c'est que lorsque l'on souhaite créer un parfum 100% naturel, certaines fragrances ne sont pas disponibles (elles n'existent qu'en synthétique). Toutes les recettes que l'auteur propose, au demeurant intéressantes et créatives, ne sont alors pas adaptables. Le petit plus de ce livre consiste en quelques conseils pour le nommage d'un parfum fait maison, afin de bien illustrer sa personnalité. Original et créatif !

I just recently bought this book because I wanted to know more about making perfume for myself. I found it to be amazing, very simple to understand.

I really enjoyed the format and easy to understand information in this book. I like the writers style, not boring or too technical like some perfume making books i have read. The recipes are very useful (some books don't include recipes) I like to try and create my own blends but as a beginner the book's recipes are good for practising the mixing techniques etc. I have read a few books on perfumery- some took ages to get through because they were so hard to understand but this book was great and i got through it in no time (and straight on to the perfume making) which is what it's all about!

I am doing a make-up course with Plush Folly and also want to learn how to make perfumes. This book is an excellent read as it covers various different types of perfume, aftershave etc. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I haven't found another book on perfume making that is so useful.

I bought this to help me understand how blends are made as I experiment with candle making fragrances. Sally's explanations of the way in which aromas are structured was refreshingly straightforward and understandable and forms the heart of the book. She also lists her favourite ingredients, why she likes them, whether they are better as essential oils or fragrance oils (and what the difference is) and how they combine with others - this is really useful on helping beginners like myself experiment without having to start completely from scratch.