Ancient Egypt is the original source of all primary recognized application of women's perfume. In used it medically in their application of balms and ointments and for religious rites by burning incense.

They were used as cosmetics, or in the treatment of sickness and injury balms and ointments were applies. During various rituals they were implements for clearance and purification. During the first one and half millennia before the Common Era, they applied them for increasing sexual thrills and utilized them in festivals and parties.

In succession Greece, Rome and the Islamic empires eventually heard about the ancient Egyptians’ use of fragrances and they followed them. Although the Arabs maintained consistent use of women's perfumes, the increasing following of Christianity considered them wicked and irrelevant. Its renown sprung up anew approximately in the twelfth century in a new commercial upswing.

In France scented gloves now became popular, and this was followed in the second half of the seventeenth century by the establishment of women's perfume manufacturers. The perfumed odor continued to increase in popularity among the aristocracy and common people at the same rate and developed into an obsession to add fragrance to everything and everybody.

It was in the nineteenth century when the discovery of eau de cologne became a turning point, and to give enhancement to the odor, fruit and natural herbs were added. Some people even made injections of it apart from adding it to their bath water, wine, using it for washing out the mouth, enemas and additions to sugar.

The scent was frequently packed into a small bottle or package, or applied to a saturated sponge. As more and more people wanted to package their assorted odors glass suddenly grew in demand. The industry began to rapidly chance in the wake of the modern chemistry’s developments. The design of special glass containers was taken up the renowned Baccarat company as the package grew in importance.
Gabriel Chanel’s renowned Chanel No.5 was introduced into the market in 1921. From that moment on perfumes appeared with added fruits, fresh herbs, flowered fragrances and touches of leather. Like wildflowers the fashion took off, and the women's perfume market was joined by any designer who had become famous. Pierre Bal, Nina Ricci and Christian Dior are just some of the names producing perfumes everywhere. And today these are the brand names we are so aware of.

Almost anyone has access to purchasing any one of the approximate thirty thousand at least designer brand perfumes to date. Until the modern marketing and packing arrived, history shows that the fragrance saw its first importance as alluring to the senses, only then was it joined by the need to package it in a wooden or glass container. The attraction of the opposite sex, the romantic enhancement and its seduction continues to be women's perfume principal purpose.