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 ...

Before LuLaRoe cracked open the world of multi-level marketing schemes, our parents were hawking cosmetics and dinnerware for decades. In a way, Avon was the first of its kind, and it was insanely ...

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 ...