Perfumes winter Cecil Beaton: The Royal PortraitsOrganized

Cecil Beaton: The Royal PortraitsOrganized chronologically

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Perfumes winter Cecil Beaton: The Royal PortraitsOrganized'I've long wished perfumery to be taken seriously as an art, and for scent critics to be as fierce as opera critics, and for the wearers of certain "fragrances" to be hissed in public, while others are cheered. This year has brought Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, which I breathed in, rather than read, in one delighted gulp.' Hilary Mantel, GuardianPerfumes: The Guide is the culmination of Turin's lifelong obsession and rare