French Perfumes

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Perfume ( PUR-fewm, US also pər-FEWM) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Perfumes can be defined as substances that emit and diffuse a pleasant and fragrant odor. They consist of artificial mixtures of aromatic chemicals and essential oils. The 1939 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Leopold Ružička stated in 1945 that "right from the earliest days of scientific chemistry up to the present time, perfumes have substantially contributed to the development of organic chemistry as regards methods, systematic classification, and theory." Ancient texts and archaeological excavations show the use of perfumes in some of the earliest human civilizations. Modern perfumery began in the late 19th century with the commercial synthesis of aroma compounds such as vanillin and coumarin, which allowed for the composition of perfumes with smells previously unattainable solely from natural aromatics.

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Article title : Perfume
"formulation of any perfume... customers and competitors can analyze most perfumes more or less precisely." Antique or badly preserved perfumes undergoing this..."
Article title : L'Air du Temps (perfume)
"L'Air du Temps is a women's perfume by the French fashion house Nina Ricci. It was created in 1948 by the French perfumer Francis Fabron, in collaboration..."
Article title : François Demachy
"Development for the cosmetics and perfumes division of LVMH. He also collaborated in the production of Fendi and Acqua di Parma perfumes, also by the LVMH group..."
Article title : Guerlain
"Guerlain (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁlɛ̃]) is a French luxury perfume, cosmetics, and skincare house which is among the oldest in the world. Many traditional..."
Article title : Grasse
"production output today. This represents almost half of the production of French perfumes and aromas and around 7-8% of total global activity. However, during..."
Article title : Perfume (novel)
"aging, unskilled perfumer who has managed a successful business from two perfumes: one given to him by a relative and one that he bought from a traveling..."
Article title : Jacques Cavallier
"Cavallier was born in Grasse, "the capital of perfume", a town known for centuries for its manufacture of perfumes, to a family that lived in the town since..."
Article title : Francis Kurkdjian
"Paul Gaultier, one of the world's best selling perfumes. This became Kurkdjian's first success at perfume making. He later created Narciso Rodriguez for..."
Article title : François Coty
"modern perfume industry. In 1904, his first success, fragrance La Rose Jacqueminot launched his career. He soon started exporting perfumes from France, and..."
Article title : Perfumer
"brief. This is more common in smaller or independent perfume houses. For a long time, perfumes were associated with the brand name on the bottle. In..."

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