Before you go, I have put together a review of the most elegant perfumes ranging from timeless classics to modern day sophistication that I think you will enjoy. Excavations in 2004-2005 under the initiative of an Italian archaeological team unearthed evidence of an enormous factory that existed 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age. There are records of the Pepperers Guild of London, going back to 1179; which show them trading with Muslims in spices, perfume ingredients and dyes.

A cuneiform tablet from Mesopotamia, dating back more than 3,000 years, identifies a woman named Tapputi as the first recorded perfume maker.

Although perfume and perfumery also existed in East Asia, much of its fragrances were incense based. Another fragrance categorised as floral green, this too evokes the wild forest flower in vivid fashion. We actually had a contract for the manufacturing of natural ingredients; we had a different rapport with them. The Egyptians predominantly ruled between circa 3000 BC to 1000 BC where perfumes and incenses were used in religious ceremonies. Initially used in religious ceremonies, it was also used to demonstrate social status by the wearer due to it’s rarity and cost.

It was the Muslim world that kept the traditions of perfume alive during this time—and helped trigger its revival with the onset of international trade.The company eventually expanded into Asia, and remained under the operation and management of family members until 1999, when it was acquired by Compagnie Financière Richemont S. The court of Louis XIV was even named due to the scents which were applied daily not only to the skin but also to clothing, fans and furniture.