Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Edwards raises the curtain on America’s most iconic fragrances in his latest — and final — tome, “American Legends.” In ...

Körner’s Folly invites the public to experience history through the senses with the History of Perfume Tour, a program ...

Some consider France to be the world’s perfume capital, but there's a piece of olfactive history that’s usually skimmed over: ...

Though often marketed through a Eurocentric lens, perfume's multilayered history spans Mesopotamia, India, Egypt and Europe, besides being retold on PerfumeTok. Mention "perfume" and one might first ...

Is the quest for the perfect top notes responsible for some of the world’s most influential scientific discoveries? A new article in Isis, a journal of the History of Science Society, argues that ...

"I was amazed by the volumes," says Olivier Polge, Chanel's head perfumer, of the luxury brand's fragrance exhibition Le Grand Numéro de Chanel at the Grand Palais Éphémère, an events space in Paris.

In 19th-century Europe, delicate florals defined olfactory perfection. Then came the rise of bold, musky ‘oriental’ scents, which revealed much about the West’s perception of Eastern culture. Credit..

Gucci started making fragrance history in 1974. Since then, their perfume has become as iconic and recognizable as their fashion. Gucci offers a wide range of perfumes for both men and women, and they ...