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History. The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina (1685–1766), an Italian perfume maker from Santa Maria Maggiore, Valle Vigezzo. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils ...
History of perfume. The word perfume is used today to describe scented mixtures and is derived from the Latin word per fumus (lit. 'through smoke'). The word perfumery refers to the art of making perfumes. Perfume was produced by ancient Greeks [1], and perfume was also refined by the Romans, the Persians and the Arabs.
Perfume (UK: / ˈpɜːfjuːm /, US: / pərˈfjuːm / ⓘ) 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 ]
Cologne was at the centre of the 2015-16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany. A controversy started after Muslims in Cologne sought to build the Cologne Central Mosque, which was completed in 2017. [98] Most important for the history of Cologne since the Middle Ages is the Cologne City Archive, which was the largest in Germany. Its ...
Johann Maria Farina 1685–1766. Letter for one of the orders of Farina's new fragrance, 1716. Giovanni Maria Farina (born 8 December 1685, Santa Maria Maggiore; Germanized name: Johann Maria Farina, Francized: Jean Marie Farina – 25 November 1766, Cologne) was an Italian -born perfumier in Germany who created the first Eau de Cologne.
Richard Alexander Hudnut (June 2, 1855 – October 30, 1928) [1] was an American businessman recognized as the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. [2] The company once maintained separate US and European headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on the Rue de la Paix in Paris, respectively.
Caswell-Massey, founded in 1752, is the first fragrance and personal care product company in America. Originally, Caswell Massey started as an apothecary shop in Newport, Rhode Island, by a Scottish -born doctor named William Hunter. [1] The main product categories include fine-fragrance, soap, bath & body products, men's shaving products and ...
Arpège (pronounced [aʁpɛʒ]) is a 1927 perfume created by perfumers André Fraysse and Paul Vacher for Jeanne Lanvin and presented to her musician daughter Marie-Blanche on her 30th birthday. [2][3] Its name is a derivation of the musical term arpeggio. [2] Arpège is considered among the world's classic perfumes. [2]