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Mandy Aftel

Mandy Aftel , an internationally known artisan perfumer and authority on natural fragrance, is the owner of Aftelier Perfumes and the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley, California. Her other books include Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume , which helped sparked the natural perfume renaissance and has been translated into eight languages. Aftel's work has been featured in the New York Times , Vogue , Vanity Fair , and numerous other major outlets.