Scent ‘bible’ celebrates 30 years

Published: 1-Apr-2014
Fragrance

Fragrance expert Michael Edwards releases Fragrances of the World 30th Anniversary edition

Fragrance expert Michael Edwards has unveiled the latest edition of his scent guide, Fragrances of the World.

Marking the 30th Anniversary of the book, the special edition features a pictorial timeline showing the evolution of the iconic fragrances within each fragrance family.

The book includes every fragrance launch categorised by family to give the reader the ultimate reference tool at their fingertips.

Edwards created the guide in 1984 to help fragrance sales staff to simplify the process of recommendations from similar fragrance families.

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