Perfume is one of the most powerful cosmetics around. With just a spritz, it can unlock memories, make us feel glamorous, and even serve as a prelude to romance. There’s also a lovely sense of ritual ...

Perfume isn’t cheap, whether we’re talking Baccarat or Chanel. Sometimes it’s the brand’s big name. Sometimes it’s the luxurious fragrances within the bottle. And sometimes it’s the bottle that holds ...

Large, elegant crystal stoppers particularly characterize vintage perfume bottles made in Czechoslovakia, first appearing in large quantities in the 1920s and lasting through the 1930s. Today, we ...

Since the time of St. Valentine centuries ago, perfume has been a gift of love, and the luxury and novelty of its vessel have been part of the pleasure. Perfume bottle collectors can celebrate ...

Atomizers are bottles with flexible stoppers that pump air into a liquid in order to create a mist. An atomizer reduces liquid to fine droplets and delivers it as an airborn spray. Many, especially ...

Today’s collectors are considering and collecting vintage perfumes, both nationally and internationally. While the scents are alluring, the design of the perfume bottles are what attracts one to a ...

Perfume is always a popular Mother’s Day gift. It combines luxury and sentiment — the sense of smell is closely linked to emotion and memory — and lasts much longer than a bouquet of flowers. Perfume ...

Typically, when you think of collector's items, you might think about jewellery, artworks or gold coins. However, something else to consider are perfume bottles. If you have perfume bottles from the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the old days people bought perfume by taking their own empty, generic bottles to be filled with their scent ...

The actor began her collection of antique vessels three years ago, while developing her fragrance line, Henry Rose. Text by John Wogan Illustrations by Aurore de la Morinerie Michelle Pfeiffer began ...