perfume

Before perfume, there was incense—in fact, the origin of the word perfume is per fumum, a Latin term meaning “through smoke.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

He also said that their two children reminded him of "the best" of Michelle and that they "ask for her perfume so they can still smell her".

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Maybe one person’s stink is another’s perfume; maybe we’ve gone nose-blind to all fetidness.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

As long as the full-size product’s box is sealed, customers can return the perfume for a full refund or exchange it for another scent from the company’s stock of past fragrances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

“It’s going to be at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. They’re decorating the front of it to look like Bagdad and they’re going to perfume the theater with scents of Arabia!”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The oil perfumes the whole pan with garlic and tomato while adding a subtle richness to the eggs themselves.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

The company sends customers seasonal perfumes four times a year, packaged with a sample kit and the full-size perfume in a separate, sealed box.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

At another wholesale mall, iridescent streamers and gold mirror balls hung from the ceiling of Wen Linpeng's shop selling colourful soap bars, perfumes and make-up products.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Add “volatile organic compounds,” which come from cars, paints, industrial processing, perfumes, cleaning supplies — just open your cabinets and you’ll find some.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Servants wheel in tiered trays bursting with skin-color pastilles and rouge pots, brushes and combs and barrel irons, tonics and creams, bei-powder bundles, waxes and perfumes, measuring rods and metal instruments, and sharpened kohl pencils.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

But when we spoke about his second solo album, “Acomodo,” the Nayarit-born, Sinaloa-raised singer, whose real name is Jesús Roberto Laija García, arrived polished, perfumed and poised.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

This dish, colored with saffron and perfumed with warm spices, was inspired by a meal I recently enjoyed in Rafidi’s luxuriously updated restaurant, and shares his locavore approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

Cold, tannic and gently perfumed, it’s the only part of my routine that makes me feel like I truly have it together.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025

People gather in crowds to pelt each other with perfumed, coloured powder called gulal.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2023

“Nothing to worry over, my dear,” his mother cooed, turning to her son and patting his face with a small, plump, perfumed hand.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

After some time in the oven, perfuming the entire house, the ham would emerge crispy and crackly on top—a perfect interplay of umami, sweetness, and spice.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

The Weeknd’s songs tint the show’s atmosphere — Episode 4 centered, right on the nose, on his too-languid cover of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy” — ultimately perfuming the show with an ever-present whiff of self-satisfaction.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

Overripe pomegranates bloodied the sidewalk, the fleshy rot of fallen guava perfuming the air, as Jesus Garcia and his skeleton crew surveyed their sleepy block of Santa Ana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

I complained to my mom about how the sharp, sweet smell was perfuming my kitchen and living room, and she suggested slicing and saving them in the freezer.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2022

Dona Zaida, once a formidable matriarch who ruled her eight sons by a resolute jealousy, spent long afternoons watching novelas on television and perfuming her thickening wrists.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García