ancient perfume uses of the Celts/Japanese?

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Any historians out there who care to take a jab at this?

2 cultures.

Ironically there was a time I could tell you everything about the ancient Celts

and what was known of the Druids, poets etc....but guess my gray matter hard

drive is too full or rewrote over that info....duh.

I know that Pliny established or thought that the Celts invented soap and

clearly historically the celts did NOT look so dirty like one would see in

Bravehart. (I know, scots but still clean)....they did mark their children with

ash so the fae or spirits would not find their child attractive and lure them

away. I'm thinking that may be metaphor for all mothers' worst fear, the death

of her child so she dare not entertain the idea consciously too much in case

'it would see her looking' and know the way to her home'...we moms actually do

that....

But they did love to look nice, wear jewelry, made jewelry, and I can't seem to

find my old info on what scents and herbs/fruits they used for color (tho fair

was preferred, the mouth of a rose a wee blush of cheek).

So if you know where I might find this please do share.

Also, my grandfather lived in Japan for 7 years. I'm 53 so you figure out how

long ago that was! He was in the Army and an officer and told me when I was a

child the Geisha was not depicted properly after the war nor were there many

real Geisha's left but that they didn't wear scent per se but would scent their

garments. So they were more into a scented atmosphere long before Glade! If the

garden was scented and the home and garments scented then the person need not be

, tho they were clean.

I believe the Geisha was living art tho they were 'special' for 'special' people

but also represented of Japan herself so it was highly important they learned to

use scent, make up, dance, walk etc....I did have some lovely kimono's he

brought back but those are gone now.

so info on the celts and scent and the japanese and scent pre war Japan would be

most appreciated. Post war women simply had to do what they had to do to survive

and often passed them selves off as Geisha when they were not.

diggin in my old books of the Celts is some work as there is no written history

by them, it was oral. This collateral info is a bugger to get through and no

easy feat. So I'm doing two lines I hope to use appropriately and as

historically accurate as possible.

any takers?

(boy I sure dont ask much do i? I am googling my little butt off tho so I'm not

just sitting here waiting for anyone to do it for me. just share if you know, if

you dont, there's always 'delete' . LOVE that button)

evie