Most fragrance fans notice that a perfume smells different on their skin than it does in the bottle, or that the scent …
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An international team of researchers and experts from Turkey’s Association of Aromatic Culture and Tourism, which promotes ancient scents, have recreated Telinum — the perfume famously worn by Julius Caesar.…
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Turkish researchers uncovered the formula for an ancient Mesopotamian perfume during excavations in Ashur, the capital of ancient Assyria in modern-day Iraq. In the second millennium BCE, the area where…
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A perfumer, much like a composer, works with notes. But while a composer can write down a score, perfumers must keep their recipes secret. The fate of an original aromatic…
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Spanish archaeologists uncovered perfumes that had hardened over two millennia during excavations at a mausoleum in Seville. The fragrant substance was sealed inside a carved flask made from rock crystal…
