1.   The moist mountain forest is a far cry from the perfume houses of Paris or Manhattan, but the sweat and insect bites paid dividends.

2.   Frankincense was once commonly used in perfumes, but today Western perfume houses prefer synthetic oils, Bakry said.

3.   A replacement to head the perfume house has yet to be named.

4.   The perfume house said Guerlain would not entirely turn his back on the business.

5.   Paris-based perfume house Guerlain also said chief executive Thibault Ponroy was resigning and would be replaced by the marketing director for Christian Dior perfumes, Renato Semerari.