Book Review: The Essence of Perfume – Roja Dove
The understated dustcover gives little hint as to the gorgeous photos and illustrations included in Roja Doves’s book The Essence of Perfume. It reminded me of how a glorious perfume can be hidden in a dark, elegant bottle such as the iconic Joy parfum flacon. Dove has been a legend in the world of perfume for years as the owner of the glamorous salon The Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie in the Urban Retreat in Harrods. Previously he worked at Guerlain and his naming, by Robert Guerlain as the “the world’s sole Professeur de Parfums” practically begged he author a book on perfume. The Professeur title is apt: he’s the type of theatrical and engaging professor that finds his classes overbooked because every student wants to sit in and be transported and educated by a maestro