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Vetiver is the ingredient nobody talks about. It sits in the base of roughly one in three fine fragrances, doing the structural work that keeps...

Osmanthus is probably the most important flower most Westerners have never smelled. In China, where it is called 桂花 (guìhuā), it perfumes entire cities when...

Bergamot smells like citrus and flowers at the same time. That contradiction, sharp and soft, acidic and sweet, lemon brightness threaded with something close to...

Tonka bean is illegal. Not in a dramatic, headline-generating way. In a quiet, bureaucratic, Code of Federal Regulations way. Since 1954, the FDA has classified...

Musk is the most misunderstood word in perfumery. Ask ten people what it smells like and you will get ten answers: clean laundry, bare skin,...

How to make your house smell good is a question with a $9.3 billion answer. That is the global home fragrance market's projected value by...

Does perfume go bad? Yes. But not the way most people think. A bottle darkening on your shelf is not the same as a bottle...

How to apply cologne has a two-word answer — sparingly, deliberately — and a culture that does everything in its power to ignore both. Walk...

Geraniol is printed on the back of almost every perfume box you own, tucked into the allergen list in a typeface designed not to be...