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 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 ...
Mary Duke has a couple of thousand bottles in his attic. There are more in the house, some on shelves, some stashed in drawers. Many of them came directly out of the damp, dark Houston gumbo along ...
Imagine talking bourbon with people, and then going to their houses to appraise their whiskey collections. That's all part of the job for Adam Walpole, Barn 8’s Bourbon Steward. Barn 8 at Hermitage ...
With collectible perfume bottles, it's not only a matter of aesthetics. Other factors include the maker, the bottle's ...
When you come across vintage items at thrift stores, garage sales, or even tucked away at home, it's easy to overlook their ...
“Whiskey flasks touted their full or honest measure of contents,” Hartman writes. “Medicine bottles listed conditions that ...
Long before minimalism and refillable spritzers, perfume bottles were works of art. Crystal stoppers, hand-painted glass, and sculpted silhouettes turned fragrance into a luxury display piece—and ...
Walk down any soda aisle in any given grocery store and you'll see all the familiar faces of mass-produced soda pop. These recognizable brands are, for the most part, packaged in aluminum cans or ...
Fiona Bruce and the team headed to Clissold Park in Hackney in a recent episode of the BBC show where guests brought old possessions and treasures to be appraised by the experts. One Antiques Roadshow ...