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2. Eau de toilette - Wikipedia

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   Bottles of eau de toilette. Eau de toilette (French: [o d (ə) twalɛt], meaning "grooming water") [n 1] is a lightly scented perfume. [2] It is also referred to as aromatic waters and has a high alcohol content. [3] It is usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving. [4] It is traditionally composed of alcohol and various ...

3. Perfume - Wikipedia

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   Eau de parfum (EdP) or Parfum de toilette (PdT): 10–20% aromatic compounds (typically ~15%). It is sometimes called "eau de perfume" or "millésime." [citation needed] Parfum de toilette is a less common term, most popular in the 1980s, that is generally analogous to eau de parfum. Eau de toilette (EdT): 5–15% aromatic compounds (typically ...

4. Eau de Cologne - Wikipedia

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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 ...

5. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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   eau de Cologne eau de Cologne a type of perfume, originating in Cologne. Its Italian creator used a French name to commercialize it, Cologne at that time being under the control of France. eau de toilette lit. ' grooming water '. It usually refers to an aromatic product that is less expensive than a perfume because it has less of the aromatic ...

6. List of perfumes - Wikipedia

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   Farina Eau de Cologne: Farina gegenüber: Johann Maria Farina (1685-1766) 1772 Number Six: Caswell-Massey: William Hunter (1730-1777) 1798 Eau de Lubin: Parfums Lubin Pierre François Lubin [3] 19th century Kolonya: Abdul Hamid II [4] 1803 4711 Eau de Cologne: Mäurer & Wirtz: Wilhelm Mülhens: 1806 Jean Marie Farina: Roger & Gallet: Jean Marie ...

7. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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   De minimis is a legal phrase referring to things unworthy of the law's attention. de mortuis aut bene aut nihil: about the dead, either well or nothing: Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all"; cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum. de mortuis nil nisi bonum: about the dead, nothing unless a good thing

8. History of perfume - Wikipedia

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   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.

9. Diptyque - Wikipedia

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   Diptyque. Diptyque is a luxury Anglo-French fragrance brand founded in 1961 at 34 Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. [1] The company produces eau de parfum, eau de toilette, scented candles, [1] and perfume oil diffusers. The original boutique still operates at the same location in Paris, and the brand has 124 [2 ...