Perfume

Turn Your Flowers Into DIY Green Perfume

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green


A lot of those designer perfumes out there aren't that green. You could do better by making your own perfume or cologne out of plants that you can gro...

My Beef with Burger King's "Flame" Cologne

Disgrasian | Posted 01.19.2009 | Style


Disgrasian

The thing is, I don't like when people smell like meat. It reminds me of our own fleshy-ness, and my mind drifts to cannibalism and mortality, two unappetizing thoughts.

Natural Misconceptions

Haley Alexander van Oosten | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living


Haley Alexander van Oosten

Over the last century, perfumery has transitioned from its 4,000 year old history of relying solely on natural raw material usage to an almost entirely man-made, synthetic chemical palette.

Space "Smells Like Steak And Metal," Astronauts Say

Times Online | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home


Outer space smells like hot metal, fried steak and the welding of a motorbike, scientists suggest. A chemist is recreating the smell to help Nasa to t...

Why More Women Just Say No To Fragrance

The New York Times | Natasha Singer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Like red roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, perfume has traditionally been one of the fail-safe offerings of Valentine's Day. But this year, ...