In a gleaming laboratory in Edinburgh, robotic machines whirr and mix. The final product that they are creating will be a pine-smelling chemical that can be used as an ingredient in perfumes.

Delve into the world of the perfume industry and you'll quickly realise how little you know about how our favourite fragrances are made and what's in them. This is no accident. If you pick up a ...

Shoppers may recognise Chant's work on Clinique's Aromatics Elixir and Estee Lauder's Beautiful ... A second penned: "I love this perfume, used to wear it in the 1970s and it still smells exactly ...

Shabnam Tavakol, the founder of the New York City-based independent fragrance studio Kismet Olfactive, said recent perfume trends have been all about soft fragrances that mix with your body's ...