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 ...

Michael Edwards raises the curtain on America’s most iconic fragrances in his latest — and final — tome, “American Legends.” In the 308-page book, which just published, he begins with the oldest ...

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 ...

Is your first instinct on being presented with a rose to bury your nose in the bloom and breathe in deeply? We all do it because very often the reward is sweet moments of sheer bliss. Fragrance is one ...

If we look further back into fragrance history we find that in Mesopotamia the world’s first recorded chemist was Tapputi. Gosh, I really like that name! Tapputi was a perfume maker mentioned in a ...

Perfume Day, celebrated on February 17 each year, is all about the magic of fragrances and their powerful connection to our emotions. This unique day falls during Anti-Valentine's Week, serving as a ...