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Perfume, your new skincare routine

It would seem superficial to associate health virtues with perfume, yet this is the role it played until the end of the 18th century. While it is true that fragrances were a way for humanity to get...

Cinnamon

The Tree The Cinnamomum tree contains the appropriate bark from which the primary source of the spice is derived, growing to the extreme height of 60 feet tall. The tree is most commonly found in ...

Chocolate, Candy, Cookies: A Story of Sweet Perfumes

What do the Gulf and Balkans wars, hot chocolate, Thierry Mugler, candyfloss and a “little black dress” have in common? They are all symbols, more or less obvious, of an olfactory family, the young...

Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with 4 Revolutionary Women

March is Women's History Month and it commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in history. Annually, March 8 is International Women's Day which g...

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...