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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chanel No. 5 was the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1921. The scent formula for the fragrance was compounded by French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux. The design of its bottle has been an important part of the product's branding.
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.
Guerlain (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁlɛ̃]) is a French perfume, cosmetics, and skincare house which is among the oldest in the world. Many traditional Guerlain fragrances are characterized by a common olfactory accord known as the " Guerlinade [fr] ". [1] The house was founded in Paris in 1828 by the UCI Pictures Pierre-François Pascal ...
J'adore (fragrance) J'adore (pronounced [ʒadɔʁ]; French for "I love", and a pun on the brand Dior) [1] is a perfume for women that was created in 1999 by French master perfumer Calice Becker for Parfums Christian Dior, [2] with a distinct tear-drop bottle shape designed by Hervé Van der Straeten. [3] The first face of the brand was Estonian ...
Bleu de Chanel (literally translated as "Chanel's Blue" or "Blue Chanel") is a men's fragrance created by Jacques Polge for French fashion house Chanel in 2010. [1] It was the first men's fragrance released by the brand since Allure Homme Sport in 2004, and the first men's masterbrand introduced since Égoïste in 1990. [ 2 ]