Coco and Chanel No 5 story You are welcome to click on the above image to enter the fascinating world of the History of Perfumery and the relationship with the making of Chanel No 5 Parfum. A fascinating story about Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel, a woman born from very humble origins who became a very …
The Old Perfumery Book
This includes historic material in the Grasse Museum of Prefumery and materials at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery such as this wonderful book “La Parfumerie Francaise et L’art dans la présentation”
Day 2 – Garden of Isnard
Posted by TONY. These posts are made from Ana’s emails and Skype talks to me about her adventures in Grasse. The first day was simply the arrival at Hotel Le Virginia in Grasse and going to the supermarket. Day 2 was a Sunday. She discovered it was the last day of the Grasse Rose Expo. …
Grasse – World Perfume Capital
Posted by ADMIN. Grasse is considered the world capital of perfume. 2/3 of French natural aromatic production comes from the town. The town was a medieval producer of leather goods, especially gloves. During the Renaissance a fashion arose in Italy for perfumed gloves and so the long association with perfumes started. During the 18th century …