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The first modern perfume, made of scented oils blended in an alcohol solution, was made in 1370 at the command of Queen Elizabeth of Hungary and was known throughout Europe as Hungary Water. The art of perfumery prospered in Renaissance Italy , and in the 16th century, Italian refinements were taken to France by Catherine de' Medici 's personal ...
The fragrances there were made mainly from olive oil, were considered luxury items, and produced under palatial control in a centralised fashion (unlike bronze work, which was decentralised). [7] Every stage of the production process was documented by scribes; indeed, different products appeared to have their own specialist scribes writing the ...
Perfume (UK: / ˈ p ɜː f j uː m /, US: / p ər ˈ f j uː m / ⓘ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. [1]
2004: First podcast, invented by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet and it usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. [545] [546] [547] 2005: YouTube, the first popular video-streaming site, was founded
Creed's mainstream breakthrough success came in the mid-1980s with the fresh fougère fragrance Green Irish Tweed (1985). After Cary Grant died in 1986, Creed’s advertising made claims that Grant wore it. Around this time their advertising began to feature many long-dead celebrities, attempting to lend pedigree to the fledgling brand.
David Apel and Pierre Negrin (perfumers of the fragrance company Givaudan) [47] [48] 2006 Bvlgari Pour Homme Soir: Bulgari: 2006 Crystal Bright: Versace: Antoine Lie 2006 Délices de Cartier: Cartier: 2006 Dolly Girl On The Beach: Anna Sui: Procter & Gamble [49] 2006 Encre Noire: Lalique: Nathalie Lorson: 2006 Elixir des Merveilles : Hermès ...
Some 8,000 perfumes were profiled in the 2015 printed edition of Fragrances of the World, accompanied by brand name, date, fragrance family and gender.The online database, updated weekly, archives profiles of over 17,000 perfumes, listing brand name, corporate group, creative director, gender, perfumer, date, country of origin, bottle designer, fragrance family, an image, an olfactory pyramid ...
The first fan-operated air freshener product was invented in 1946 and released by the company Surco under the brand Air-Scent in 1948. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In the United States, commercial aerosol sprays were introduced in 1948, [ citation needed ] based on what had been a military technology for dispensing insecticides . [ 10 ]