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This is a list of some of the most widely known commercially available perfumes from the 14th century onwards, sortable by year, name, company, perfumer, and the authority for its notability. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Chanel No. 5 was the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1921. The scent formula for the fragrance was compounded by French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux. The design of its bottle has been an important part of the product's branding.
Fragrance companies produce and sell fragrances and aroma chemicals. There are two broad areas of the fragrance business; fine fragrance (designer labels such as Chanel) and consumer fragrances used in personal care products such as soaps, deodorants and shampoos. They sell their products to perfume houses or producers of consumer goods.
He founded his own cosmetics company in 1919, and in 1926, began marketing beauty products under the name "Charles of the Ritz". Perfume was added to this line in 1927. In 1932, at the age of 24, Richard B. Salomon was named president of Charles of the Ritz, Inc. Twenty years later, he was elected chairman and chief executive officer.
The perfume references are part of a larger text called Brihat-Samhita written by Varāhamihira, an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer living in the city of Ujjain. He was one of the ‘nine jewels’ in the court of Vikramaditya. The perfume portion mainly deals with the manufacture of perfumes to benefit ‘royal personages’.
List of scents / brands showing name, celebrity, occupation, label, production period, notes and references Scent / brand Celebrity Occupation(s) Label Prod. period Notes Ref. Salvador Dalí fragrance line Salvador Dalí: Artist Francis Kurkdjian, Les Parfums Salvador Dali, and more 1983–present 75+ fragrances inspired by Dalí's work Born ...
Aramis (fragrance) Aramis is an American luxury fragrance brand, introduced by Estée Lauder in 1964. [ 1] It was the first prestige men’s fragrance widely available in department stores, and is now sold in 120 countries. [ 2] Aramis was created by perfumer Bernard Chant.
The ex-retail CEO offered DailyFinance a rare glimpse into the breakdown of the costs built into department store prestige fragrances, using an average $100, 3.5 ounce bottle of a "celebrity ...