Wearing scent is one of life’s great pleasures. Perfumes express certain emotions and trigger old memories. I appreciate the compliment: “Annick, you smell good” and I don’t shy away from acknowledging new fragrances on people around me. You would have thought being allergic to strong colognes would deter me from wearing them. Don't worry, I still found ways to rock my favorite essences.   The origins of perfumes dated back to the Bronze Age when the Egyptian Civilization attained its first peak in complexity and achievement. Upper classes would wear fragrances as a symbol of stature. Persians explored the arts of...