perfume

Business

Victoria Beckham pumps millions into her loss-making fashion business

Although the company has recorded a loss every year since its inception in 2008, performance has been improving in recent years, with narrowing loss margins.

29/08/2024

Lifestyle

Dolce & Gabbana has made a perfume for dogs - but vets say it stinks

The perfume costs €99 and has been certified suitable for animal use - but some say it could make dogs lose their scents of identity.

09/08/2024

Art

A Polish museum wants you to smell da Vinci's 'Lady with an Ermine'

At the National Museum in Kraków, Leonardo da Vinci can now put a smell on you.

28/06/2024

Culture news

Why German companies are cutting ties with a perfume influencer

German companies are cutting ties with perfume influencer Jeremy Fragrance over pictures he took with right-wing extremists.

14/12/2023

Scenes

Meet the father-and-son duo keeping Qatar fragrant

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar

07/08/2023

Creators

How to make a perfume: Meet ‘nose’ Patricia de Nicolaï

Patricia de Nicolai was born into one of France’s oldest and best-known families of perfumers - the house of Guerlain.

23/07/2023

Lifestyle

Culture Re-View: How Chanel No. 5 got its number

5 May 1921: Coco Chanel launches her signature perfume

05/05/2023

Partner content

A passion for perfumes: BDK Parfums launches new fragrance in Dubai

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

David Benedek's grandparents moved to Paris from Transylvania in the 1950s where they opened their first boutique in the Palais-Royale area.

09/12/2022

Lifestyle

This perfume expert can recreate any fragrance with just one whiff

One whiff of a fragrance is all al-Masri needs to recreate the scents of luxury brands, for a fraction of the cost. "All I have is my shop, and this nose I've been training since I was 15," he says.

17/11/2022

Lifestyle

Meet Jeremy Fragrance: The world's most popular perfume influencer

We spoke to Jeremy Fragrance, the world's most popular perfume influencer. What is a perfume influencer we hear you ask? Well click here to find out.

26/10/2022

Lifestyle

Vabbing: is your vaginal fluid the best perfume for getting a date?

This TikTok trend has people using their vaginal discharge to attract partners. But does the science hold up?

01/08/2022

Lifestyle

This museum has a painting you can smell

The scents of flowers, animals and gloves can be sniffed in a 17th century painting at the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

01/07/2022

Lifestyle

Roses, Chocolates, or deer semen? Valentine's Day is all about choice

“Smell releases hormones in the brain," say the experts. Find out what you're really sniffing.

13/02/2022

Lifestyle

Smells like witch spirit: Ancient myths and their scented sorceresses

What does a witch smell like, and why would you deliberately perfume yourself like one?

26/10/2021

Destinations

Moldova’s picture perfect lavender fields smell incredible

Moldova hopes to become a world leader in lavender production as its industry gains new life following the collapse of the USSR.

05/08/2021

Living

The perfume industry is moving towards sustainable fragrances

Concerns over sanitary and environmental risks have led people to go back to perfumes made with more naturally derived compounds.

04/04/2019

Living

Sustainable gin from Grasse

The spirit company changing the face of alcohol production.

14/03/2019