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Clean: How Soap Became the Dominant Smell of the West
A smell most Westerners cannot identify as a smell. It is the smell of clean.
Marketing olfactif : l'odeur à laquelle vous n'avez jamais consenti
You have lived it. You may not have known you were living 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 Flacon: From Roman Amphora to Spray
You can run this test in any department store on the planet, and the results will be the same every time.
Catherine de Medici: The Queen Who Brought Perfume to France
On October 28, 1533, a fourteen year old girl from Florence married the second son of King Francis I in a ceremony at Marseille.
Eau de Cologne: How an Italian Merchant Invented Affordable Luxury
L'eau de Cologne : comment un marchand italien inventa le luxe moderne
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
The incense road: the silk road nobody knows.