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Summery Cocktails and Scented Concoctions

This July, as we feel inebriated from a free summer and a month of days celebrating the history of liquor and cocktails, let’s pair them with your favorite scents from Histoires de Parfums. READ MORE

Preserving the History of Pride in New York City

Walk yourself through the history of Pride in New York City, one landmark at a time. READ MORE

Starting Summer with Official and Unofficial Stories

As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, what actually determines the official and unofficial starts of summer? For many, it will be Memorial Day Weekend, the first three-day weekend tha...

Full Bodied Book-and-Wine Pairings

Pair your glass with a book and scented story. READ MORE

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...

The Queen of Flowers & The Flower of Queens

Thinking of perfumery and femininity inevitably leads to looking at the history of the Rose. This flower, the most emblematic of all, almost the queen of all plants, still captures our imagination....

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...

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...