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Perfume's history

There's more to La Parfumerie than just shopping: the online fragrance store has an interesting write-up on the long and smelly history of this ancient cosmetic. People have been using perfume for various purposes for thousands of years, and volumes could be written about the trends and cultural currents that have been associated with it, but this article, while not lengthy, does contain some interesting factoids--for instance, the term "cologne" actually refers to the city in Germany. Who would've thunk it?

Thu, 09 Dec 1999 08:35:31 -0800