8 Italian Perfumes That Embody La Dolce Vita in Fragrance Form

8 Italian Perfumes That Embody La Dolce Vita in Fragrance Form

Courtesy of Brands / ByrdieSome consider France to be the world’s perfume capital, but there's a piece of olfactive history that’s usually skimmed over: Many French perfumers picked up their techniques from Italians. Modern-day perfumery got its start during the Italian Renaissance, when Venice and Florence became hot spots for developing new distilling techniques. In the 14th century, aqua mirabilis—the cornerstone of contemporary perfume compo…