Perfume |
The revolution is coming. Perhaps it has already started. In the last 50 years there have been more perfumes introduced than ever before. They integrate international scents and revolutionary ideas. From trying to express intangible emotion to bringing about colognes for men, a lot has changed and will continue to change on into the […]
Your sense of smell is vital for appreciating the wonderful fragrances available in today’s perfumes. Noses can determine over ten thousand different smells and that includes the myriad of perfumes that you can find. But what is interesting is that the exact number of detected smells varies among individuals and different groups of people.
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Perfume (or fragrance) bottles offer an intriguing glimpse into the history of man. In the past, they just weren’t treated as mere containers for the scents that they held. Perfume bottles from those times attempted to empower the fragrances within them. They used design, color and symbology impart this meaning.
For example, ancient Egyptians used […]
History reveals itself through the small activities of everyday human activities. Today, entire museums are devoted to history in perfume bottles! Halls and halls are devoted to exotic fragrance bottles from ancient China to today’s typical drug store selection. The use of perfume has been documented throughout recorded history and continues to be a part […]
One important bit of information to keep in mind when using perfume is that what may smell great on a friend may not smell so great on you. This is because of our natural pheromones….
Your hair color can influence the way your favorite perfume performs on your body. No, we’re not talking about the color that you dye your hair. We’re talking about your natural hair color…
These products don’t compare to their genuine originals. They’re not as potent; they don’t last as long; and they don’t smell like the real thing. Their scent may last 30 to 40 minutes opposed to all day. They’re not worth the money that’s why they’re priced so cheaply…
Home perfume making is an art, not a science. Most commercial fragrances contain hundreds of ingredients, even the simplest perfume made from flower petals and water can be fun to make when it expresses who you really are…
A factor in the storage of cologne like Ralph Lauren is temperature. Heat can distort scents and cause the liquid to turn sour. It begins to smell like a form of mildew or mold mixed with perfume…
The high notes, or the top notes of a perfume, are the scents that you perceive first. Seeming higher and softer they are like the flutes in an orchestra. Light floral and citrus fragrances created these ethereal floating fragrance “sounds.” You notice these scents first, they determine your initial response to a fragrance…