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    of making perfumes. Perfume was produced by ancient Greeks, and perfume was also refined by the Romans, the Persians and the Arabs. Although perfume and...
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  • Perfume (UK: /ˈpɜːfjuːm/, US: /pərˈfjuːm/ ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in...
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    Perfume (パフューム, Pafyūmu) is a Japanese girl group consisting of Nocchi, Kashiyuka and A-chan. The group formed in 1999 in Hiroshima, Japan, before relocating...
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    Government of India. Kannauj's perfume sector has a storied history. Due to the role of perfume production in Kannauj, the city is known as "the perfume capital...
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    Eau de toilette (category Perfumes)
    (French: [o d(ə) twalɛt], meaning "grooming water") is a lightly scented perfume. It is also referred to as aromatic waters and has a high alcohol content...
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    Shalimar is a perfume originally created by Jacques Guerlain in 1921 for French perfume and cosmetics house Guerlain. In production continuously since...
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  • Niche perfume is an alternative to mass perfume production. Niche is limited by the clientele and therefore with a limited sale range, thus the goal of niche...
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    Joy is a perfume created for Parisian couturier Jean Patou by perfumer Henri Alméras in 1929. It is considered to be one of the greatest fragrances created...
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  • list of some of the most widely known commercially available perfumes from the 14th century onwards, sortable by year, name, company, perfumer, and the...
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    2021. Herz, Rachel Sarah (2011). "17.2 Brief History of Perfume". In Gottfried, Jay A. (ed.). Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward. Boca Raton, Florida:...
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  • "Perfume of the Timeless" is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from their tenth studio album Yesterwynde. It was released on...
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  • is a perfume launched in 1976 by Van Cleef & Arpels with notes of hyacinth, rose, jasmine, amber and sandalwood. Jean-Claude Ellena is the perfumer, and...
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    pioneered critical scholarship on the history of perfumery, while his fragrance wheel marked a major innovation in perfume retail. He resides in Australia,...
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  • generic term for perfumes marketed toward men. It also may signify a less concentrated, more affordable, version of a popular perfume. The original Eau...
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  • Lauren is a perfume made by Ralph Lauren in 1978. The perfume is manufactured by L'Oreal. This is a feminine and gracious floral bouquet with green top...
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  • Opium is an Oriental-spicy perfume for women, created for the French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent by perfumers Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac. Introduced...
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    from plants for medicine and perfume, rendering fat into soap, making glass, and making alloys like bronze. The protoscience of chemistry, and alchemy, was...
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  • Perfumed gloves, also referred to as sweet gloves, are perfumed gloves, often embroidered, introduced to England from Spain and Venice. They were popular...
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    Grasse (category Communes of Alpes-Maritimes)
    capital of perfume, Grasse obtained two flowers in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris and was made Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (City of Art and...
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    Creed Fragrances is an Anglo-French multi-national niche perfume house, based in Paris. The company was originally founded as a tailoring house in London...
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    Guerlain (redirect from Samsara (perfume))
    Guerlain (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁlɛ̃]) is a French perfume, cosmetics, and skincare house which is among the oldest in the world. Many traditional...
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    Sandalwood (category Perfume ingredients)
    Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume, Gibbs Smith, 2001, ISBN 1-58685-702-9 Dorothy Shineberg (1967), They came for sandalwood; a study of the sandalwood...
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    Sassafras albidum (category Trees of the Eastern United States)
    Historical Society Dugan, Holly (September 14, 2011). The Ephemeral History of Perfume: Scent and Sense in Early Modern England. Johns Hopkins University Press...
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    perfume manufacturer founded in Paris, France, in 1775 by Jean-François Houbigant of Grasse (1752–1807). The brand originally sold gloves, perfumes,...
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    Roja Dove (category Perfumers)
    Roja Dove (born Roger Bird, 25 September 1956) is a British perfumer whose fragrances are sold at department stores worldwide. Born and raised in Sussex...
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    American musician Perfume Genius has released six studio albums, one extended play, 13 singles and 13 music videos to date. Mike Hadreas began his music...
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    The Perfume Shop is a United Kingdom perfume retailer founded in 1992 and owned by A.S. Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd, which is part of the A.S. Watson...
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    Traherne, Historical Notices of Sir Matthew Cradock of Swansea (Llandovery, 1840), p. 16. Holly Dugan, The Ephemeral History of Perfume: Scent and Sense in Early...
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  • Peau d'Espagne (category Perfumes)
    dɛspaɲ]; "skin of Spain") is a perfume made of flower and spice oils. Traditionally employed to scent leather, it is also used as a perfume for women and...
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  • "Perfume" is a song by American singer Britney Spears, taken from her eighth studio album, Britney Jean (2013). It was written by Spears, Sia and Christopher...
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