Perfume Across The Ages

Derlume - Acrosi The Ages The word perfume originates from the Latin phrase 'per' translating as "through" and "fumus" translating as "smoke". The French later gave the name 'parfum' because of the pleasant scents that emanated from burning incense. Perfumery – the art of making perfumes – started in ancient Egypt with the use of spices, but was refined by the Romans and Arabs. Although perfumery was also practiced in East Asia, the majority of its fragrances are based upon incenses. There are very few periods of time that haven't been influenced by the art of perfumery; its history is inter- twined with the different periods of the human race. 3000 BC 3000 BC Perfumery, the art of making perfumes, began in ancient Egypt but was developed and further refined by the Romans and Arabs Jat Century BC The Romans used perfume on their pets, mainly their dogs and horses. They also created the ingenious idea of using perfume on the wings and plumage of birds, releasing the fragrance as they flew 1st Century BC నిడిిడి 94th Century 100-200 AD around the room at feasts. 14th Century Queen Elizabeth of Hungary brought perfume into Europe with the first known perfume called Hungary Water. అ 1616 Century Perfume finally arrived in England – Queen Elizabeth Io ordered all public places to be scented. 16th Century 16th Century The production and refining of perfume moved to France, where it became the Euro- pean Centre, and like today, was predomi- OO nantly used to mask body odor. 181h Century 17th Century Y ):Tik Cintury Louis XV's court became known as The use of perfumed gloves became popular 'Le cour Parfumme' (The Perfumed Court) due to his demands a different fragrance be used daily.o in France. Perfumers also used their knowl- edge and skills to create poisons - a French Duchess was murdered with the perfumed glove, poison administered instead of perfume, where is absorbed into her skin. 18th Century 19ih Century Napoleon used 60 bottles of a strong, heady jasmine extract a month, and his first wife, Josephine, preferred stronger scent of musk - her perfume was so strong that 5 decades after her death you o 1976 Century the The first synthetic fragrance was created in the 19th Century. 19th Century could still smell it in her bou- doir. 1976 Century Perfume gained popularity, and even the industrial revolution didn't impede sales – there was even a fragrance named 'Parfume a la Guilotine'. 1950 1950 The fifties saw the materializa- tion of masculine Eau du Toilette, 1985 O O Christian Dior outdid themselfs with better known as aftershave. Poision, a perfume that was adver- tised to create love-hate feelings. It's floriental fragrance was so pow- erful (37%) that some New York resturants banned it because it was 1985 POISON Dior 1990's overcoming the aroma of food The 90's saw the use of ingredients that added a freshness in perfumes, encouraged by growing environ- mental issues. Fragrances had. tones that reflected the ocean and 1990s ozone, Calvin Klein the leading brand with its iconic advertising campaign, and is still today extremely popular. అిి