Egyptian hieroglyphics show that Ancient Egyptians were making perfume. This is fascinating, as the Egyptian culture is about 5000 years old. The perfume culture thus is older than the perfume history of India and far older than the history of European perfumery. Egyptian priests were a sort of early perfumers, they used aromatic resins to put …
The history of perfume in Grasse, France, is quite interesting. Grasse, a picturesque town nestled in the French Riviera not far away from Cannes, has long been hailed as the world’s perfume capital, where the production of fragrances in the old days was elevated to an exquisite form of craftsmanship. The town’s rich history in …
Calvin Klein was already en vogue in the 1980s through the mid 1990s. They had famous advertisement campaigns running, CK had created quite a brand. It is no big surprise that the perfumes are still highly popular today, still ranking among the best sellers, especially CK One. Until today, CK One is the most successful …
You have for sure heard of Chanel No. 5, but is this fragrance for you? Allegedly in 1921, Parisian fashion designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel asked Russian perfumer to the czars Ernest Beaux to create something “that smells like a woman, not a flower bed.” Chanel No. 5 was the fifth scent in the line-up – …
Allow me to talk about Xerjoff Naxos, a fragrance that got popularized by the German rapper Shindy. Crafted by the prestigious house of Xerjoff, Naxos is a true masterpiece that captures the essence of luxury and sophistication just by looking on it. But how does it smell? Opening with a burst of light, herbal freshness, …