MILAN — Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is expanding its eau de parfum offering with three new fragrances, dubbed “Bizzarria,” “Magnolia” and “Gelsomino.” As reported, the ...

MILAN — Historic Florentine apothecary Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella has named Giovanna Paoloni as its new chief executive officer and general manager. In the role, Paoloni ...

Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella has endured the rise and fall of various kingdoms, two World Wars, every pandemic from the Black Death to Covid, and countless other historical ...

Need a throat lozenge? How about some pasticche whose original formula dates from 1612? Or Catherine de' Medici's favorite perfume? You can find them in Florence in one special place: The Officina ...

FLORENCE, Italy — It always helps to call on some divine intervention — for the way we look, smell and feel. Divine intervention, coupled with the human touch, is perhaps the secret to the success of ...