Hearts In Touch
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 5:00am
Even on days when I go without makeup, something my daughter Lauren will never accept about me, I rarely leave the house without perfume. Those sweet-smelling clear liquids that are sprayed out of beautiful glass bottles had quite humble beginnings. Much of the world's supply of attar of roses, the oil that is used in many perfumes, comes from the Balkan Mountains. Because 40% of the fragrance of the roses disappears during the day, the best time to collect the roses is before sunrise, when it is still dark.
