GRASSE, France — The town of Grasse sits in the hills above the more famous French Riviera city of Cannes, and it doesn't have the Mediterranean Sea at its doorstep. What it does have is fields of ...

Yes, we all adore Dior and love every number of Chanel – but sometimes a girl just has to have her own custommade perfume, specifically made to please her particular olfactory senses. So I went to ...

Take a deep breath to inhale the sweetest-smelling town in Europe! Not just the lavender that grows in abundance in Provence, but the eau de toilette, soaps, powders... of which the fragrances come ...

An employee of the French cosmetic company 'L'Oreal' checks make up bottles near the assembly lines at the production center in L'Oreal factory in Ormes, central France, on November 17, 2022.

Its jasmine and roses are prized by perfumers and those eager to learn the trade. But the French Riviera town of Grasse didn't always smell sweet.... In France's Perfume Capital Of The World, There's ...

Perfume flower grower Pierre Chiarla picks jasmine flowers in his field in Grasse, France. (Bénédicte Desrus for NPR) GRASSE, France — The town of Grasse sits in the hills above the more famous French ...