Finding the scent of love The Egyptians used it in their religious rituals. Louis XV applied it to his clothing to hide the stench of unwashed skin. And during the French Revolution, people rubbed Parfum a la Guillotine around their necks in celebration of still having their heads, according to the International Museum of Perfume in France.

Fragrances are worth every scent There's something extremely alluring about entering someone's home and finding it's softly scented with something posh like fig or jasmine rather than eau de dog.

Nanoencapsulation paves the way to perfumed pants High street fashions and the products developed to clean them will soon use nanotechnology delivery systems to deliver distinctive fragrances

What Your Fragrance Says About You This comprehensive scent guide will help you make better decisions about what fragrance combinations work best with the attitude you have and the vision of yourself that you want to portray to others.

Seasonal Scents, Purging The Pompadour and More For winter, I'm fond of Kenneth Cole Black and White Moss by Acca Kappa. You're definitely thinking like me (and many other guys) when it comes to Polo Blue in the summer. You also might try Christian Dior's Fahrenheit for Men. It's been around since the late '80s, but it still does the trick in hot weather

Shiseido Finds That Some Fragrances Have Greater Effect on Taste When Frequently Experienced Japanese major cosmetics manufacturer Shiseido has announced the results of its latest research on fragrance.

Learn about the different kinds of scent and how to make yours last In his famous book Perfume, Patrick Süskind writes, 'For a moment he was so confused that he actually thought he had never in all his life seen anything so beautiful as this girl? He meant, of course, he had never smelled anything so beautiful.'

Best fragrances are modern - but not too trendy Not according to Erwin Creed, 25, the seventh generation of a family of esteemed French perfumers. Reached at his Paris office, the youngest Creed in the family business dished about an industry secret: Perfumers tinker with the chemistry of fragrances through the years, even when the names on the bottles remain the same

Brut offers new fragrances Brut is celebrating its re-launch in 63 countries by adding new fragrances Sweetyet Development Ltd (SDL) representatives, together with their main principal

The scent of Christmas 2005 This is probably the most important time of year to launch a new fragrance - in time for the Christmas rush. The festive season 2005/6 has attracted perhaps more than its fair share of newcomers and old favorites with a new twist