Some leading names in perfumeries will be jealous, a recent analysis of a rare find of a Royalty dating back to the 15th century BC sheds light on Perfumery of the ancient Egyptians. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, announced in June 2007, that the mummy of an elderly female from tomb KV60 in the Valley of the Kings was surely Hatshepsut, female pharaoh of Egypt in the 15th century B.C.

Hatshepsut ruled for 22 years, longer than any female ruler before or after her, and left behind a remarkable record of buildings and sculptures, including her mortuary tomb Djeser-Djeseru, a marvel of architecture.
To underscore her position of power, Hatshepsut often wore the complete regalia of a male pharaoh, including a false beard. Some speculate she actually liked wearing men's clothing, in spite of that she was cared to wear her own perfume, and was fond of incense.
The use of perfume was common among high-society ladies in ancient Egypt historians say, but even they didn't use the rare incense plant.
Analyzing a metal jar belonging to the famous queen the team from the Bonn University Egyptian Museum in Germany recently found residue thought to be leftovers from Hatshepsut's own perfume. Their next step will be attempting to "reconstruct" the scent, which was likely made from pricey incense imported from present-day Somalia.
Top specialists say that Perfume (in ancient Egypt, always some kind of oil) was a product for the upper class only. The Egyptians used local blossoms, fruits and aromatic wood for that (they put it into non-smelling oil, until the scent was "accepted" by the oil).

Egyptologists believe that Hatshepsut's love of incense was likely connected to her desire to project power, a tenuous mission as one of just a handful of female pharaohs in Egyptian history. Many paintings and statues of the pharaoh-queen show her dressing like a man in full royal regalia, and some even depict her with a beard. Wearing such an expensive product on her body, one usually reserved for tributes to gods and kings, was another way to cement her status as Egypt's supreme ruler.