mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. The 1939 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Leopold Ružička stated in 1945 that "right from the earliest days of scientific chemistry up to the present time, perfumes have substantially contributed to the development of organic chemistry as regards methods, systematic classification, and theory.

Ancient texts and archaeological excavations show the use of perfumes in some of the earliest human civilizations. Modern perfumery began in the late 19th century with the commercial synthesis of aroma compounds such as vanillin or coumarin, which allowed for the composition of perfumes with smells previously unattainable solely from natural aromatics.

THE DIFFERENT PERFUME CATEGORIES

There are five main categories of Perfume:

Perfume or Parfum,
Eau de Perfume or Eau de Parfum,
Eau de Toilette,
Eau de Cologne,
and the less well known Eau Fraiche.

Perfumes are much more than just a smell. They have the power to evoke feelings of love, energy, power, happiness, awe, sensuality and peace.One of the most common feelings is lust