In 1981, Sophia Loren became the first to launch a "celebrity scent" as we know them today — by celeb-magnet Coty, no less.
"Taylor's White Diamonds wasn't the first celebrity fragrance — there was Cher's Uninhibited in 1987 and Sophia Loren's Sophia in 1981 — but it's known as the first hugely successful celebrity fragrance that told the world back in 1991 that if you're famous, a perfume might not be that bad of an idea."
The first perfume maker on record was a woman chemist named Tapputi. Stories of the inventor of perfume have been found on a clay tablet from Mesopotamia, suggesting that perfume was invented by Tapputi sometime during the second millennium BC.
Creation of the Eau de Toilette and Eau de Cologne
Queen Elisabeth of Hungary commissioned a lightweight concoction of scented oils with alcohol in 1370, which is now considered as the world's first Eau de toilette. It evaporated on the skin instantly and was called the Hungary Water.
CHANEL NOº5
She also bestowed us with the most iconic fragrance of all time. After she traveled to Monte Carlo in 1921 with a cousin of the tsar, the Great Duke Dmitri of Russia, the abundance of luxury must have inspired to create a .
CHANEL Nº5 EDP (DIVAIN-106)
Since it was launched in 1921, it has sold millions of bottles and it is rumored that a No. 5 Chanel is sold every 30 seconds, making it the best-selling perfume in history.
The songstress has also been described as smelling like 'dreams and wishes coming true' and she's been dubbed the best-smelling celebrity by others. After posing for a photo with Rihanna at the 2019 BET Awards, Cardi B told photographers, "She smell good!"
The top notes of a fragrance, also known as the head or opening notes, are what you smell immediately after spraying your perfume or aftershave; they evaporate quickly but will form the first impression of the fragrance. The middle, or heart, notes appear once the top notes have disappeared.
French perfume. France is renowned for its perfume industry and is home to some of the world's most famous perfumeries, such as the Maison Guerlain.
Archaeologists in Cyprus have discovered some of the oldest perfumes known to exist, thought to be over 4000 years old. A cuneiform tablet from Mesopotamia, dating back more than 3000 years, identifies a woman named Tapputi-Belatekallim as the first recorded perfume maker.
Princess Diana
The late Princess of Wales wore Houbiquant's Quelques Fleurs, a sumptuous blend of tuberose, jasmine, lily of the valley, and rose to marry Prince Charles. In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry also revealed his mother's favorite scent—First by Van Cleef & Arpels.
But it was the Hungarians who ultimately introduced the first modern perfume. The first modern perfume, made of scented oils blended in an alcohol solution, was made in 1370 at the command of Queen Elizabeth of Hungary and was known throughout Europe as Hungary Water.
Jeremy Fragrance
Former model Jeremy has amassed a strong following on YouTube (790K subscribers) by reviewing various fragrances. Jeremy vlogs about both women's and men's perfumes and features niche fragrances as well as the popular scents. He has a high 55.85 influencer equity score.
No. 1 Majesté impériale by Clive Christian Perfume: $215,000.
Kilian Love, Don't Be Shy ($265)
If you believe the rumors, Rihanna is the best-smelling person in Hollywood; fellow celebs including Jennifer Lawrence, Cardi B and Lil Nas X are among those who've been left in awe of her alluring aroma.
Well, a team of scientists from the University of Oxford think they've worked out the best and worst smells in the world. According to their study, the best smell is vanilla and the worst smell is sweaty feet. The results show that people share favourite smells regardless of where they come from in the world.
A study conducted by researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the University of Oxford has found that vanilla is the world's most universally-loved scent.
Earthy scents like sandalwood, patchouli, and rosewood are strong scents commonly associated with masculinity. The earthy aroma can warm the body and increase feelings of well-being, thereby increasing a woman's desire for a sexual encounter.
It's been said that modern perfumery as we know it would not exist without the House of Houbigant — the world's oldest fragrance house. It began in 1775, when a young man named Jean-Francois Houbigant opened a perfume shop in Paris on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
François Coty, the father of modern perfumery, a pioneer and industrialist, commonly used natural "Absolutes", from the development of the extraction technique using volatile solvents, that he used with new synthesis products.