The ingenious perfumer Francois Coti, somehow told: "Give to the woman the best composition of aromas which you can make. Present it in a bottle, simple, but faultless. Quote reasonable price for it and there will be a business which the world did not see before. "Armand Petijan great Coti's pupil well learned the master's lessons. He created the Perfumery House of Lancôme, the house representing luxury and dazzling beauty... To read further"

Walk on the Soviet era as it is peculiar to all travel returns us in native Penates, namely on Novaya Zarya factory which became an embodiment of the October revolution... To read further"

Life in the USSR was at the same time both difficult, and joyful. Small pleasures to us were brought by scarce cosmetics and of course perfumery which was very complex to be got... on big protection with an enormous overpayment, but for us - the female is not present anything impossible and we managed to buy tremendous perfume, having waited in huge lines in TSUMAKH or haberdasheries, then carefully bore home the trophies got in an unequal fight with the same hunters behind beauty... To read further"

", the Birch and a birch", someone will carelessly throw this phrase what other, except a gentle tree without meaning, and in vain the word "birch" caused genuine delight on the verge of fantastic ecstasy in the unsophisticated average citizen of the Soviet Union... "Birch" the shops scattered across all territory of the huge country attracted interest and awe, especially of ordinary people to whom it seemed that is there, behind a bright show-window there lives the present fairy tale which so there is a wish to touch a little... To read further"

Throughout our digression on the Soviet era, memoirs brought me on the coast of solar Bulgaria with its fragrant pepper, strong brandy, juicy sheep cheese and which amazing perfumery petals, the most fragrant rose are the cornerstone.
I remember this lovely tiny bottle from the Bulgarian brand Alain Macque with a thoughtless gas bow, blue color which with sweet spirits and a name to these spirits "Signatyur" gently twisted a bubble neck... To read further"

Long beeps by a nasty echo sounded in a tube, in Alex's head only one thought wandered, the immemorial foolish request is more right: "Well, take the call... just throw a stock phrase... I will understand. "That morning was rainy, gray and from it even more depressing. Before eyes different fragments from the lived years which made up for the aching melancholy even more flashed... on the unknown... To read further"

Maiden wishes and desires... it something mysterious, air, desired and... very hitting into the zone of comfort, that is on the bank account.
The truth not always so byvayetiny time is lucky and the magnificent bagatelle can be snipped off at very attractive price.
Went to shop behind one perfume, and left with absolutely another of which reduced the price because of slightly rumpled box corner what I am not sorry about at all... To read further"

In a fragrant travel we go this time to Catholic Poland which smells bigosy, foam beer and fine spirits delicious.
Then at the dense Iron Curtain, all the same there was a wish to look good and to smell elegantly. In departments of cosmetics/perfumery sale the Polish Miraculum/Pollena Uroda brands which were famous for the powder, unary eye shadow, fragrant lip gloss actively were on sale and... To read further"

Ted Lapidus the Jewish boy from family of the Russian emigrants who conquered the world in the 60th years of last century, the ideas of a unisex with a crape of "the Russian mysterious soul". Ted studied at Tokyo at Technical school, then returned to France to study in the capital as the physician, but... having soon changed the decision, began to work as the tailor in "the Paris Club". Soon his friend Charles Aznavour acquainted him with the recognized master of fashion Christian Dior and Ted went over a training in the well-known Fashion house Dior with success... To read further"