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2. 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 ...

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 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 ...

5. Miss Dior - Wikipedia

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   Miss Dior dates to 1947, shortly after the Christian Dior fashion line debuted its acclaimed New Look collection. [1] The fragrance's name was a tribute to the designer's sister, French resistance fighter Catherine Dior, familiarly known as Miss Dior. [2] The perfume, a floral chypre with leather and galbanum notes, [1] was created by Paul ...

6. Diptyque - Wikipedia

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   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 boutiques in London ...

7. Classique (fragrance) - Wikipedia

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   Classique (originally JPGaultier Eau de Parfum) is a women's fragrance created by Jacques Cavallier for Jean Paul Gaultier in 1993. It has been manufactured by Puig since 2016, and was previously manufactured by Shiseido subsidiary Beauté Prestige International from 1995 until 2015. The men's fragrance Le Male was developed as a counterpart to ...

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. J'adore (fragrance) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...