Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. They say it’s never good to judge a book by its cover, but can you judge a perfume by its bottle? Should you?

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 into a perfume store, and you’re overwhelmed with the scent and shine. Glowing bottles, long, dramatic names, and a vast array of scents that just want to become your next go-to. Perfume’s been a ...

Before artists are lionized, canonized, given major retrospectives at major museums, they are people. And when they are people, they are often poor, and so they must find ways to make money. Paul ...

While it's true that good things often come in small packages, it's also true that the package can last longer than the thing. Such is the case with perfume bottles. Indeed, the whole idea of glass ...

South Korean painter, sculptor and philosopher Lee Ufan is the latest artist to accept Guerlain’s annual invitation to reimagine a signature fragrance bottle from the French perfumer’s archive.

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 ...