The Timeline: the evidence

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The Complete Timeline of Perfumery

• unsourced a paris perfumer's handbook of louis xiv's last years; it opens with perfumed gloves. public domain mark (wellcome collection): the wellcome collection record. legacy helped make france the arbiter of perfumed taste 1709 eau de cologne is born giovanni…
• sourced new fragrances drove innovation. his "cour parfumée" established french dominance in luxury fragrance that persists to this day. ⚜️ jean-françois houbigant 1752-1807 · france perfumer to royalty founded houbigant in 1775, perfumer to marie antoinette.… (from the record) · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation)
• sourced entered any room. - on the politics of scent at versailles 1800 - 1950 the synthetic revolution when chemistry gave perfumers impossible colors organic chemistry transformed perfumery from craft to science. coumarin (1868), vanillin (1874), and the… (from the record) · Stepanyuk and Kirschning (2019). Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase
• sourced - on the politics of scent at versailles 1800 - 1950 the synthetic revolution when chemistry gave perfumers impossible colors organic chemistry transformed perfumery from craft to science. coumarin (1868), vanillin (1874), and the aldehydes enabled scents… (from the record) · Lanfranchi et al. (2025). Transforming a Historical Chemical Synthetic Route for Vanillin Starting from Renewable Eugenol to a Cell-Free Bi-Enzymatic Cascade
• sourced Chanel No. 5: 1921 (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced 5 - "a woman's perfume that smells like a woman" - rejected the literal florals of her era for something abstract and modern. key molecules of the era natural harvest coumarin (1868) new-mown hay scent. enabled the entire fougère family. still widely used.… (from the record) · Stepanyuk and Kirschning (2019). Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase
• sourced 5. passion ionones (1893) violet-iris scent. unlocked powdery, romantic accords. essential to classic feminines. the synthetic revolution did not replace nature - it completed it. what the chemist created in the laboratory were not imitations (from the record) · Stepanyuk and Kirschning (2019). Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase
• unsourced art." his writings argue for perfumery as a creative discipline. eau sauvage is often cited for its use of hedione. eastern mystique serge lutens 1942- · france/morocco creative director launched his niche line in 2000 after years at shiseido. each…
• unsourced each fragrance is an artistic statement. féminité du bois redefined woody perfumery. his marrakech boutique is a temple to scent. knowledge frédéric malle 1962- · france niche pioneer created editions de parfums in 2000, commissioning perfumers with full…
• unsourced modern master created ck one, acqua di giò and flower by kenzo. his clean, transparent style defined the 1990s-2000s aesthetic. works across mass and niche with equal mastery. key molecules of the era sillage hedione (1962) jasmine radiance. gives perfumes…
• unsourced (pentyl-2-oxo-3-cyclopentylacétate de méthyle). helvetica chimica acta 45 (1962). publisher (wiley), doi 10.1002/hlca.19620450234 (checked 2026-10-08). · the source · the record's historic texts marine notes calone (1966) sea breeze, watermelon, ozone.…
• unsourced 100 ce roman excess rome imports frankincense and myrrh from arabia on a vast scale; nero is said to have spent a fortune on roses for a single banquet. pliny the elder complains that luxury imports drain rome's wealth to arabia and india. the met · object…
• unsourced cologne remains a category today 1700s grasse jasmine cultivation begins in the eighteenth century, grasse farmers take up jasmine grandiflorum as a crop. the microclimate between alps and mediterranean proves ideal. by 1900 grasse grows jasmine on a large…
• unsourced florals of her era for something abstract and modern. key molecules of the era natural harvest coumarin (1868) new-mown hay scent. enabled the entire fougère family. still widely used. extraction vanillin (1874) far cheaper than natural vanilla. made…
• house interpretation a scent radiate from the skin - and is now widely used in modern perfumery. legacy changed how perfumes project; now used very widely 1977 opium: the designer blockbuster era begins yves saint laurent's opium launches with spectacular controversy and a…
• unsourced enabled the entire fougère family. still widely used. extraction vanillin (1874) far cheaper than natural vanilla. made gourmand perfumery possible. used very widely. discovery aldehydes (early twentieth century) waxy, sparkling, diffusive molecules, used…
• sourced catalog, and countless flankers bring agarwood to western audiences. an ancient material goes global. legacy globalized middle eastern perfumery traditions; oud is now ubiquitous 2020s sustainability & biotechnology researchers have made sandalwood's… · Diaz-Chavez et al. (2013). Biosynthesis of Sandalwood Oil: Santalum album CYP76F Cytochromes P450 Produce Santalols and Bergamotol

Perfumer Lineages

• unsourced Their in-house perfumer position remained within the family from 1828 to 2002; in 2008 Thierry Wasser, from outside the family, was entrusted with the legacy.
• sourced Created Eau de Cologne Impériale (1853) for Empress Eugénie, earning the royal warrant and establishing Guerlain as perfumer to European courts. · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Created Jicky (1889), an early perfume to blend synthetic materials (coumarin, linalool, vanillin) with naturals, after Fougère Royale (1882 or 1884). (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Jicky (1889) — an early modern perfume (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Rococo (1892)
• sourced Après l’Ondée (1906) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced L’Heure Bleue (1912) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Mitsouko (1919) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Shalimar (1925) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Vol de Nuit (1933) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Signature Works: Vétiver (1959) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Habit Rouge (1965) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Chamade (1969) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Nahéma (1979) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Samsara (1989) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Signature Works: Idylle (2009) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced La Petite Robe Noire (2012) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Mon Guerlain (2017)
• sourced Shalimar (1925) is often taken as the model of the oriental family; many warm vanilla-amber fragrances since follow its outline (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Jicky (1889) blended synthetics with naturals, after Fougère Royale (1882 or 1884) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Founded in 1895 in Switzerland, Givaudan grew from a small family business into one of the large fragrance houses. · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation)
• sourced Ma Griffe (1946) — green chypre archetype · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Miss Dior (1947) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Canoe (1936)
• sourced Acqua di Giò (1996) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Flower by Kenzo (2000) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced La Vie est Belle (2012) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Signature Works: J’Adore (1999) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Tommy Girl (1996) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Beyond Paradise (2003) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Valentino Donna (2015)
• sourced International Flavors & Fragrances — founded in New York in 1958 — became the American counterweight to European fragrance houses. · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation)
• sourced Signature Works: Paris (1983) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Eternity (1988) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Trésor (1990) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Yvresse/Champagne (1993)
• sourced Created Polo (1978) — the fragrance that defined 1980s American masculinity. · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Signature Works: Polo (1978) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Juicy Couture (2006)
• sourced Signature Works: Ysatis (1984) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Alien (2005) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Portrait of a Lady (2010) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Lancôme La Nuit Trésor (2015)
• unsourced Mon Paris (2016)
• sourced Femme (1944) — peach-plum chypre · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Diorissimo (1956) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Eau Sauvage (1966) (from the record) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Diorella (1972) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced French perfumer who created Angel (1992), a gourmand, with Yves de Chirin; its accord pairs ethyl maltol, patchouli and a chocolate note. · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Angel (1992) — gourmand archetype · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Light Blue (2001) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Signature Works: Tocade (1994) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced 24, Faubourg (1995) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Musc Ravageur (2000) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Signature Works: Fierce (2002)
• unsourced Prada Luna Rossa (2012)
• unsourced Acqua di Giò Absolu (2018)
• unsourced Created Shiseido’s artistic fragrance division, then launched his own house in 2000.
• sourced Féminité du Bois (1992) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Ambre Sultan (1993) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced La Fille de Berlin (2013) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Founded his own house in 2009 with Marc Chaya.
• sourced Signature Works: Le Male (1995) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• sourced Narciso Rodriguez For Her (2003) · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums
• unsourced Baccarat Rouge 540 (2015)
• unsourced Grand Soir (2016)
• sourced Swedish-Indian former basketball player who founded Byredo in 2006 with no perfumery training. · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation)
• unsourced Mojave Ghost (2014)
• unsourced Mixed Emotions (2021)
• house interpretation One of the longest unbroken perfumery dynasties.
• sourced A fragrance house founded in Geneva in 1895, long privately owned. · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation)
• unsourced Jicky is still in production — reformulated over the years.

from the house’s claims register and the records, checked against the pages’ own words when the site was built