Mariage Frères, purveyors of Tea, originally uploaded by maralina!. Although tea and perfume both have a deep connection in the history of mankind through medicine, rituals and the magical species in the plant kingdom, it was not until recently that tea made its way as a note into perfumery. Both te ...
Natural perfume is an alternative type of perfume made from all natural ingredients. All perfumes contain a range of essential, natural oils but some contain other artificial products to enhance differing smells and flavours. Natural perfume is an easy product to make if you have a bit of time and p ...
The perfume bottle provides more than just a case to hold a fragrance. Perfume bottles are an essential part of the perfume style. The bottle has become a part of the marketing, and without a good perfume bottle design a perfume will not sell. How a perfume is presented is almost as important as how ...
Most of us have a favourite perfume that we wear on a daily basis. What most of us don’t realise it that our favourite perfumes are made from a range of different perfume oils. It is impossible to know the ingredients of a particular perfume as each one is made from differing plant and flower extrac ...
The ‘Perfume Garden’ by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins is inspired by a perfume created 400 years ago for Elizabeth I. It began with a visit to Grasse to recreate the queen’s perfume with the help of French perfume house Jean Patou, and each plant in the garden has a role to play in the creatio ...
Making Soaps and Scents Soaps Shampoos Perfumes and Splashes You Can Make At Home With this book, it’s easy to create soothing suds and a wide variety of perfumes, colognes and splashes that moisturize, revitalize and aromatize skin and hair. Following the simple step-by-step directions, readers can ...
The Osmothèque, the Versailles-based French conservatory of perfumes is organizing a special guided tour of the exhibition Sous L'Empire des Crinolines (see pictures of the exhibition here) at the Musée Galliera on March 6, 2009 at 3:15 pm. Patricia de...
Products that enhance the feel of skin and the smell of the body have been highly valued in every culture. People have used perfume, oils and salve on their bodies for thousands of years in lesser or greater amounts rush on fashion whims. One of the oldest uses of perfume come from the burning of in ...