Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution, 2nd Edition by perfumery
luminary Arcadi Boix Camps reveals a profound knowledge of the use of perfumery
materials in new and traditional formulas. With the addition of three more
articles from Perfumer & Flavorist magazine, this combination of
seven articles from 1978 through 2004 provides a unique review of perfumery
chemicals that have been introduced to the industry in the past 30 years.
New in this edition:
- Three more informative articles from Perfumer & Flavorist
magazine
- Double the number of pages!
- Updated content
- New photographs and illustrations
With a flair for language and poetry, Boix Camps shares his vast knowledge
of perfumery with sincere and vivid detail. He equates perfumery, in both
technique and composition, with art, literature and dance—a vocation of
pure creativity. His passion for scent has led him around the world numerous
times, in an effort to discover and gather together the myriad fragrances of
the earth.
In this new edition, Boix Camps outlines the relationships between fragrance
materials, grouping them by category and exploring how their relationships with
one another and across categories and existing perfumery products have evolved
throughout time. Written in an accessible, personable manner, awash in Boix
Camps' own flair for the subtlety and majesty of scent, Perfumery:
Techniques in Evolution, 2nd Edition is a must-have look at the
ever-changing world of perfumery through the eyes of one of its most ardent
supporters and master craftsmen.
Arcadi Boix Camps is the owner of Auram, a company he
describes as, "undergoing deep research, specializing in high technology and
top quality perfumery and flavors, fighting for the dignity of this profession
and refusing to work in the so-called mass-market." Boix Camps advocates
perfumery's innate connection with all other forms of art, saying, "I live an
intense life of philosophical reflection, serenity, culture, attempting to
understand the secrets of wisdom and the simple things in life."
"For many years, Arcadi Boix Camps' series of articles on the evolution of
perfumery ingredients have proved a fascinating source of information for
everyone in the fragrance industry. His odor descriptions and comments on how
to use the ingredients, which other ingredients they blend with and so on, have
provided invaluable help and inspiration for perfumers. The publication of a
compilation of these articles in book form is very welcome, and there is little
doubt that the volume will quickly become an essential part of the libraries of
perfumers and fragrance chemists alike."
—Charles Sell, MSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC
Givaudan
"In most cases, renowned perfumers do not reveal their profound knowledge on
the art of perfumery. Here, however, an exception has been put forward by the
author of many outstanding papers on perfumery materials, the perfumery
palette—what is often called the "scent-organ"—and insights
into perfume formulations. This book is a compilation of articles published in
the respected Perfumer & Flavorist magazine from November 1978
through the present, thus providing an excellent overview on the evolution of
the creative art of perfumery, as influenced by the change of vogue, materials,
and acceptance by consumers."
Read the full
review.
—Gerhard Buchbauer
Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Diagnostics Center of Pharmacy,
University of Vienna
