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Perfumery: Art, Science, and Legacy

In the world of perfumery, the debate between natural and synthetic fragrances has persisted through the ages. At Histoires de Parfums, we celebrate the harmony and contrast between these two ...

Scents of the Summer Holidays

Holidays have a scent, that's a fact. If you need convincing, just close your eyes and imagine a beach near or far, scorched by the sun and battered by the sea spray, the coastline of a seaside tow...

The story of the Blue Bottle

In the beginning was blue. It's the cornerstone of an olfactory edifice launched with the first This is not a Blue Bottle. While its name left many pensive, the color is all but an accident, chosen...

How the Carnation became the Mother's Day Flower

In a month's time, we will celebrate Mother's Day, the perfect opportunity for Histoires de Parfums to revisit the unusual history of one of the most beloved flowers of perfumers: the carnation. Wh...

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...

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...

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...