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Scent of a Man: 4 Tales of Discovery

Of life's many riddles, is a tale as old as time. One of self discovery, and one to find your true identity as it fits into societal norms. Tying each of our characters to personality archetypes is...

The Play of the Mind

At the turn of the 19th century, on a night of play, trick and sneaky deceit, a middle-aged widow realized, among thick curtains and velvet-lined seats, that love really is ‘an illness to which man...

What does gold smell like? Eternity, Wisdom and Love

Much history has been written on the essence of golds and their significance in our lives. From Tolkein to Plath, many have wondered whether the quest for golds is more arduous than their acquisiti...

1969: Histoires de Parfums X Baby Yors

With an effervescent history of characteristic scents inspired by the evocative, evasive and controversial lives of characters, Histoires de Parfums is humbled to collaborate with Baby Yors, the c...

1804 - George Sand

In July 1804, Paris, a great French novelist was born. Known as Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant: she was Aurore… before George. READ MORE

Are natural perfumes better than synthetics ones?

There are several considerations one must make on niche perfumery. You will surely have noticed that the world of niche perfumery has somewhat shattered lately into even small bubbles, each more co...

3 Reasons to Wear Perfume in the Times of Social Distancing

What a curious, what a marvelous sensation – to inhale, to breathe in, to seep in the micro perfumes of the day at last, to smell. For the days have been long for all of us confined, forced to wat...

1828 - Jules Verne

Dubbed the literary father of science fiction, Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. It was there in Nantes, a port city, that Jules first became fascinated with travel, adve...

Celebrating #NationalAuthorsDay on November 1

Every November 1, we celebrate #NationalAuthorsDay. In 1928, Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, president of the Bement, Illinois Women’s Club, developed the idea to celebrate American authors. READ MORE

7753 - The Unexpected Mona

7753 is a perfume about hands softly overlapped, eyes gently inquisitive, and lips smirked oh so subtly. 7753 is a perfume about a woman unexpected. The Unexpected Mona by Histoires de Parfums. R...