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Clean: How Soap Became the Dominant Smell of the West
--- A smell that most Westerners cannot identify as a smell at all. It is the smell of clean.
Scent Marketing: The Smell You Were Never Asked to Consent To
You have experienced it. You may not have known you were experiencing it, which is, of course, the point.
The Guerlainade: An Olfactory DNA Kept Secret for 170 Years
In 1853, a perfumer on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris composed a fragrance for the Empress.
The Perfume Bottle: From Roman Amphora to the Spray
You can perform a test in any department store on earth, and the results will be the same every time.
Catherine de Medici: The Queen Who Brought Perfume to France (and Poison With It)
On the 28th of October, 1533, a fourteen-year-old girl from Florence married the second son of King Francis I in a ceremony at Marseille.
The Eau de Cologne: How an Italian Merchant Invented Modern Luxury
The Eau de Cologne: How an Italian Merchant Invented Modern Luxury
Versailles Smelled of Death: Hygiene and Perfume in the Grand Siècle
Versailles Smelled of Death: Hygiene and Perfume in the Grand Siècle
The Incense Road: The Silk Road Nobody Knows
A road older than silk, older than spice, older than any commodity route that textbooks care to remember.