PERFUMES

Here are some interesting facts about perfumes:

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:08:00 +0000

Here are some interesting facts about perfumes:

Women have a keener sense of smell than men.
The sense of smell is affected by your medication, diet and lifestyle.
Perfumes react differently on blondes, brunettes and redheads.
Our ability to remember smell is greater than the ability to remember things that we have seen.
Our sense of smell is sharper in the latter half of the day.
The older you grow the less sharp your sense of smell is.
Perfumes rise and if worn only on the face or behind the ears, it will rise and vanish quickly.
Oily skin holds perfumes better than dry skin.
Perfume once opened will fade with time.
Increase in altitude reduces the lasting ability of a perfume.

How to get the best out of the perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:06:00 +0000

Here are a few tips on how to get the best out of the perfume:

* Do not expose your perfume to extreme temperature and sunlight. After the perfume bottle is opened the perfume will change and exposure to sunlight will disturb the delicate smell of the perfume. Store it in a cool dark place to keep the fragrance intact.

* Use shower gel, body lotions and body sprays of the same fragrance as your perfume it will last longer if you do this. Use your perfume as a highlight on your pulse points finally.

* Perfumes should be used throughout the day. Even concentrated perfumes do not last for the whole day. You will have to re-apply every 3-4 hours.

* Use a different perfume for the morning and a different one for the night. Choose a perfume according to your mood.

Branding vs. the goods...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:16:00 +0000

Branding vs. the goods...
Apart from favourits...

What do you think is the thing you go for in a perfume? From all the favourite lists I almost only see brand names... and almost no mentioning of the contents, tones and construction of the smell.

I tend to think there are many people who buy a perfume for the brand or image... be it hip&cool or oldfashioned&mysterious...

Would you use a brand that in image is so YOU, while the smell is just OK?
Or the other way round: would you tell people you tell people you wear a totally uncool brandname?

I for one do not feel I should try a perfume when I only read the name or brand...

Tell me more...
What is the exact kick in that smell you wear!?

Incredible use

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:13:00 +0000

incredible use of Alabastron Perfume container
The pagan religions had one particular ceremony of “Initiation”, where humans were smeared their bodies with unguents, balsams, perfume, myrrh, aromatic resins, with metaphorical symbology. This act would provide youthfulness and juvenility, and immortality.

This essence products was contained in alabastrons (“A container for perfumed oil that takes its name from alabaster, the material from which the original Egyptian examples were made. Greek artists adopted the Egyptian alabastron's form in the 600s BCE, but made the vessel in a variety of materials. Among the other types of Greek vases are the amphora, hydria, kantharos, krater, kyathos, kylix, lekythos, oinochoe, pelike, phiale, pinax, pithos, pyxis, and rhyton”), Alabastrons was made of alabaster, gold, clay, crystal, glass,...They have cylindrical phallic form, with a circular base and two small handles where one thread was spinning: People took hung round their neck as a Talisman.

The same recipients, Alabastrons, were used by priestess, on orgiastic ceremonials as a phallus for masturbation acts, to enjoy their goddess. In the Embatusis parties also “embasicetas” ,a kind of perfume recipient, were used in honor of Cybele. May be this is the curiosity that the word alabastron in greek will evolve to mean “insatiable”, one feature of Goodness of Love and their priestess.

Chanel Perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:46:00 +0000

Chanel Perfume Is Synonymous Of Class And Elegance

Chanel is a name so well known in the perfume business that nearly everyone of any consequence will know about it and will recognize its distinctive logo, and there is no doubt that Chanel perfume is the very last name in quality as well as style making it amongst the most highly regarded of all perfumes. And, as every good thing must be copied, unfortunately there are also many imitations that are doing the rounds, especially in the third world countries where trademarks are not as rigidly protected as in the West.

A Brand Apart

You may well wonder what it is about Chanel perfume that sets it apart from the rest and why women cannot do without it, and the answer is easily available when one considers the vision of its founder Coco Chanel who wished for women to wear perfumes that gave them a sense of freedom and of belonging to an important part of society. Though she may not have realized just how well her vision would become reality, today there is no denying the fact that Chanel perfumes are the very epitome of perfumes.

Thus, today all the famous personalities in the world including of course the Hollywood beauties are all sporting Chanel perfume, all of which contributes to the popularity and glamour associated with such a brand of which Chanel Number 5 is a good example. Such free advertising and also the effect of celebrities endorsing Chanel perfume has made millions of women want to own a bottle of such perfume for them, thus contributing to the success of this brand even more.

So, with hundred years of experience in selling its brand, it is no accident that today everyone wants to own Chanel perfume and all that a woman needs today is to walk into a department store where there are sure to be shelves filled with Chanel perfume bottles of different sizes, fragrances and shapes.

The hugely popular Chanel No. 5 that was the brainchild of Ernest Beaux contains ylang-ylang and also neroli and blends of jasmine as well as rose makes for a very alluring perfume indeed. Though no one (outside of the company) really knows the exact blend, there is no doubting its popularity and it is believed that a bottle of Chanel No. 5 is sold once every thirty seconds. So, this product is certainly filling the coffers of its maker while proving it a huge success with the public as well.

Perfume Bottles

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:45:00 +0000

Not All Perfume Bottles Are Created Equally

There is something elegant about a vanity or dresser that is lined with perfume bottles. While many wonderful fragrances come in interesting and beautiful perfume bottles, you don’t have to leave your perfumes in the perfume bottles they came in. With a little creativity, the perfume bottles that line your dresser or vanity can be as unique as you are.

Reuse Your Favorite Perfume Bottles

Often manufacturers will produce a special limited edition perfume bottle. These bottles are so pretty that it is hard to throw them away when you have finished with the perfume inside. Rather than throw them away, carefully refill them and continue using them. You don’t even have to refill them with the scent they originally came with. You can find many older novelty perfume bottles from companies such as Avon and fill them with your favorite perfume. Scour garage sales, thrift stores, antique shops, and even online auction houses to find old but interesting perfume bottles.

If you browse around an antique store, you might come across a few gorgeous atomizers or old fashioned stopper perfume bottles. Simply wash them out and let them dry for a few days before you place your new perfume in these golden oldies. It is a lot of fun to mist yourself from an atomizer that reminds you of the type your great grandmother had sitting on her vanity. When you purchase an antique bottle or atomizer, always make sure that the stopper is tight so that you perfume won’t evaporate from the bottle.

Make New Perfume Bottles

A visit to a beauty supply shop or even a glass manufacturer can score you several different looking atomizers and bottles that can be used to store perfume. If you buy a rather plain bottle, you can decorate it to your own taste. You can decoupage thin triangles of colored tissue paper to the bottle to create a stained glass look. You can paint the bottle with stained glass paint or even fabric paint for a textured look. You can even glue beads or other decorations to a perfume bottle to make it truly unique.

If you are really creative and enjoy different kinds of crafts, consider taking a glass blowing class and making your own perfume bottle from scratch. Working under the supervision of master artists you can make something that is truly beautiful and unlike anything anyone else will have or have seen.

The Proper Use Of Perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:43:00 +0000

The Proper Use Of Perfume

Perfume has been used over the centuries to inspire, delight, and arouse people’s sense of smell and thereby other desires of the human body. People all over the world have certain scents that attract them or will turn them completely off. Many people have had the experience of walking into a room where someone is wearing a strong smelling perfume and they have either gotten a headache and felt nauseous or have been drawn in by the pleasantness. It is important for anyone who uses scents to understand the proper use of perfume and be able to apply it to their own application.

The Proper Scent

A very basic thing to understand about the use of perfume is that all scents are not good for all people. Even the most expensive products will only smell their best on certain people. A person needs to take time to explore what scents are best with their body chemistry and with the desired effect of the perfume. If the scent is meant to be a pleasant smell for day to day use it will be completely different that a scent that is meant to seduce a lover.

Perfume counters at department stores are great places to smell and sample different products before buying them. A person should take the time to smell all types in the bottles and find scents that are pleasing to them. Then the person will want to try each type one at a time over several days to see which perfume blends best with their body. One thing that can help to make this process go faster is to learn to identify the category of each label. Some scents are floral, some are woody, some are blended and so forth. By determining what type of scent a person wants and defining what the different perfumes are a person can quickly eliminate many products. A professional in the industry that works at a fine perfume shop can be very helpful in this venture.

The Application

When a proper scent has been found, the person should understand how best to apply the product. It is important that a perfume be subtle and not overpowering. People who pass by should get a whiff of the pleasant smell and not be overcome by the odor. Applying a dab of fragrance to the pulse points of the wrists or neckline has always been a popular use. Others choose to spray the scent in the air and walk through so that they have a total body application. For the woman who is intent on seduction a dab of an alluring scent in the bodice area is very effective. Some scents work well when sprayed over the hair allowing them to be more true to the original scent and not mixed with the perspiration and musk of the individual.

It is important that the wearer not mix the scent with other lotions, shampoos and powders that have their own odor. These products should all be used in the unscented varieties or in the same scent as the perfume. Caution always needs to be taken to make sure the scent achieved is simple and desirable.

Women’s Perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:41:00 +0000

Types Of Women’s Perfume

The common person often does not understand and know about the types of women’s perfume that are available providing different fragrances for different body chemistry. By understanding and knowing about the different types of women’s perfume a person can buy and wear scents that are suited to them and will produces the positive benefits of perfume. There are some simple basic bits of knowledge that will prove useful for the perfume buyer and wearer.

Types Of Women’s Perfume Groups

The basic breakdown of women’s perfumes is in the type of scent that is the basic ingredient. There are different smells that a perfume is created from and that will be an asset or detriment to the wearer. Perfumes can be defined as floral, oriental, woody, fresh, and fougere. These labels of perfume types are determined by the type of scent that they create and the ingredients they are created from. A basic floral will be the scent of a flower, a fresh scent will be a citrus or natural smell and a woody will be created by using the barks and oils of different woods. By understanding these simple breakdowns in the fragrances a person can choose the type of women’s perfume they want and that will blend with their body type to create a tantalizing aroma.

Types Of Women’s Perfume Strengths

The most basic type of women’s perfume strength is a true perfume. A person who wears true perfume will have an expensive small bottle of the strongest concentration of the scent. Perfume is concentration of aromatic oils that will be at least twenty percent. By using the true perfume a person will have the full essence of the fragrance offering an unmistakable aroma.

For the average person on the average day a less expensive, lower concentration of a perfume will be completely appropriate. The eau de perfume, eau de toilette, and eau de cologne will all be reduced concentrations in order of listing. These concentrations can be bought in larger quantities for less money making them affordable types of women’s perfume strengths.

Learning Types Of Women’s Perfume

For the person who wants to learn more about women’s perfume taking the time to study these various groups and strengths will be very useful. By looking at the more popular brand names and perfume and defining the group of scents they fall into a person can quickly determine what the fragrance will be like. Some scents are obvious as to their group. For example, Lily of the Valley is a floral. Other classic scents are well known in the perfume industry but a newcomer will need to investigate their category.

Ralph Lauren Perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:41:00 +0000

Ralph Lauren Perfume Is Probably Not Worn By Ralph Lauren

You never know, but odds are Ralph Lauren does not wear of the members of his Ralph Lauren perfume line up. Like clothes, some smells seem more suitable for women than for men. Menthol, saddle leather and cigar smoke are considered masculine smells, for example. When you were a little girl, you ever put on your Dad’s Old Spice? Made you gag after a few minutes, didn’t it? The differing body chemistry of the sexes predetermines what scents are better on female pulses and what are better on male.

Some Specifics

The name behind Ralph Lauren perfumes is the same Ralph Lauren who makes all those high prices clothes – or, at least, the labels. Anyway, Ralph Lauren was not content to rest on his laurel colored jeans and looked for new ways to get into women’s pants…pockets, where the credit cards are.

Ralph Lauren perfumes come in a variety of flavors because the world is filled with a wide variety of women. Besides, one perfume cannot handle all of the moods and situations a woman might find herself in. You can choose from Ralph Lauren perfumes entitles Glamorous, Glamorous Daylight, Lauren, Romance, Polo Sport for women, Turquoise, Cool, Ralph, Ralph Rocks, Hot and Safari for women.

Where To Go

If all of this information gets your nostrils twitching, you can head on over to a fine department store or a crappy department store of your choice. You can also shop at their online branches. You can also shop at perfume specialty websites, which tend to be cheaper. The only problem is that you can’t try the Ralph Lauren perfumes before you buy. Your best bet is to go to a real world store, try a Ralph Lauren perfume there and then actually buy the stuff online.

Online shopping can be done with credit card or PayPal, depending on each store. Some online shops still take checks, whether they are real world checks or electronic checks. Before you buy, check to see that the online perfume store has a Privacy Policy and some sort of customer service phone number or email. You could also try your luck with online auction sites like eBay that often sell perfume. Ralph Lauren perfumes are very pricey. If you have your heart set on a particular Ralph Lauren perfume, wait before buying it. Or better yet, wait until your birthday, anniversary or winter holiday rolls around and get some other schmuck to buy it.

Bvlgari Perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:39:00 +0000

Bvlgari Perfume: Spelled Funny, Smells Funny

All English majors in the world -- RUN! The Bvlgari perfume is going to drive you and your spellchecker insane. Sometimes, when trying to find information on Bvlgari perfume, you might have to look for “Bulgari perfume”. It in the nature of our brains to try and make order out of chaos. “Bvl” just doesn’t have a phonetic equivalent. But “Bul” does, and so perfume sellers continue to market “Bulgari perfume” even though this is a misspelling of the product.

Squeeze Me?

Bvlgari is a famous designer label, making everything from sunglasses to watches. They also, obviously, make fabulously expensive perfume. They are considered the brand you want to wear if you are nominated for an Oscar. The Bvlgari brand name is less well known than Tiffany’s, but has a more fanatical and discriminating following. Bvlgari watches, for example, are considered equal to Rolex.

Bvlgari perfume is made with expensive and hard to get ingredients like roses. Roses? Aren’t they everywhere? Well, it takes about 4000 pounds of rose petals to yield one ounce of pure essential rose oil. Any perfume with rose included is going to be very pricey just because of that. One of the most popular Bvlgari perfumes is Rose Essentielle, which is mostly made up of other scents other than rose, or no one would buy it. It also has blackberry, living mimosa, patchouli and several other flowers whose names makes this writer’s eyes cross.

Testing, Testing

One of the more realistic and fun options Bvlgari perfumes provides that many other designer perfume makers don’t is that they sell tester sized bottles. They are usually are sold online, so you need to fire up the old Google and your old noodle in order to find them. One of the stores that sells them is Amazon.com. These bottles usually do not have the fancy designs and packaging of their larger siblings, but do you want to buy the bottle or the perfume?

Another place you can check for more economical prices on Bvlgari perfume is from online sites like eBay. You might have to deal with a used or opened bottle. Be sure to never send a seller money by wire – that usually indicates a scammer. Check the seller’s rating to read what other buyers think of the seller. Be patient and do a lot of praying. Even for expensive perfumes, when the sniffer is ready, the perfume will appear within your budget.

Paris Hilton perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:38:00 +0000

Let Your Nose Give Paris Hilton Perfume A Chance

Although products named after celebrities tend to hope the famous name will make the product sell better, in the case of Paris Hilton perfume, the name might actually harm sales. Paris Hilton, the unfairly beautiful female who is also richer than a Devil’s Food Cake, recently made headlines for a jail sentence where the Hilton hotel heiress acted far less than either her age or show size. Although some women reporters refused to interview Paris Hilton, they still might want to give Paris Hilton perfume a chance.

Good Reviews

On online product review sites like Girlfriend.com where real women weigh in with their views on everything made under the sun, moon and the names of stars, Paris Hilton perfume gets more compliments than insults. It is a very feminine, “girly-girl” perfume with sweet, almost cotton candy like tones. This can work with some women’s body chemistry more than others.

Paris Hilton perfume, introduced to noses worldwide in 2005 and put out by Parlux fragrances, comes in a brilliant bottle. It looks like the bastard child of the Eiffel Tower and a lamppost thrown into a plate glass window. Despite the description, it is quite interesting and can fit in with a lot of interior design instead of being hidden away in the bathroom medicine cabinet.

What Does Paris Hilton Smell Like?

Apparently, if Paris Hilton perfume is anything to go by, Paris Hilton smells like a trend-setting blend frozen apple, oak moss, freesia, mimosa, peach nectar, jasmine, sandalwood and ylang ylang. Although ylang ylang, sandalwood, freesia and apple are generally considered aphrodisiacs, Paris Hilton perfume gets an extra dose of head turning smell with human sex pheromones.

Paris Hilton perfume comes in sprays of various sizes and in gift sets which include bath and shower gel and body lotion along with the perfume. Considering how expensive some designer perfumes can be, Paris Hilton perfume one of the more affordable on the market, perhaps because it is made with more readily available ingredients.

Perfume Shopping

It is not recommended to buy a perfume scent unscented, unless you are a collector or are buying a gift for someone who knows the perfume goes well with their unique body chemistry. All good department stores and even drug stores will have tester avialble for you to try. You place a spray or wipe on one of the pulse points of your wrist and sniff. You then need to wait a few minutes as the perfume sinks into your skin. This after smell will often be different that first sniff.

Christian Dior Perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:37:00 +0000

A Christian Dior Perfume Will Be Sure To Win Over Many A Heart

The trends in perfumes today are certainly a lot different from what they were when Cleopatra used them and when they were mostly used for religious ceremonies, and according to legend Cleopatra even managed to win over the Romans with her excellently smelling perfumes. Today, it is products such as Christian Dior perfume that are winning over peoples from all parts of the world and even though there are no new territories to conquer, such perfumes have certainly made it possible to win many a partner over.

Win Your Man Over

If a woman wants to win her man over, there would hardly be any other perfume quite as enticing as a Christian Dior perfume and even though every second day there is a new line of perfume hitting the market, staying with a tried and tested name such as Dior will stand you in good stead. Perfumes may come and go, but Christian Dior will live on and with so many appealing fragrances to choose from, you won’t be constrained for choice either.

However, before picking a particular Christian Dior perfume, makes sure that it suits your personality and you can choose from between different categories that include floral, flowery aldehydic, citrus, green, oriental, soft-oriental and also woody and watery. You will find some excellent oriental fragrances in the range of Christian Dior perfumes that are sensuous and also very exotic and which allude to mysteries unknown.

With Christian Dior perfume you should also find that the perfumes smell fresh much like greens and the often will remind the wearer of grass that has been freshly cut, pines and also herbs and it is ideal for wearing in the outdoors, and its sporty fragrance will be well appreciated as it provides a naturalness of character that is also married to a fruity and also floral note as embodied in the Christian Dior Poison perfume.

And, one must not forget mentioning the Christian Dior perfume that has floral fragrance that is certainly a very commonly found fragrance in every line of perfumes, though the Christian Dior J’Adore perfume is quite exceptional that has an ensemble of different floral notes to please the senses no end, and it can certainly remind one of the valleys and rose as well as jasmine.

So, the next time you are looking for outstanding perfumes, the name of Christian Dior will certainly figure among the best, and as the modern methods of perfume making have changed, it is only names such as Dior that are able to offer many different perfume types including J’Adore and Dior Ella to name but the best which are so compelling that they will be hard not to buy.

Britney Spears perfumes

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:35:00 +0000

You just can’t get of Britney Spear, can you? She’s like a bad penny. Her face keeps turning up in the media; her voice on talk shows, videos and radio. She’s even had cameos in movies such as Austin Powers: Goldmember. And now even your nose can’t get away from her – there are three Britney Spears perfumes floating around for you to run screaming into the night away from.

Ok, So I’m Not A Britney Spears Fan…

Britney Spears perfumes come in three different flavors; Curious (released 2004), Fantasy (released 2005) and In Control, the newest to the stable. Britney Spears perfumes are found in department stores and online specialty perfume stores and online department stores. You usually can find the best deals on the web – but you can’t try before you buy. Check to see if there are any return policies.

Britney Spears perfumes are made my Elizabeth Arden with complete cooperation of the star. In other words, Britney does know these are being sold in her name and is most likely getting a big slice of the perfume pie. Britney Spears is just one in a long line of celebrities diving into the world of perfumes, swimming in the same pool as Elizabeth Taylor, Prince and fellow blonde Paris Hilton.

Curious

The oldest of the Britney Spears perfume line up is Curious, a typical perfume for the non-typical female. It is packaged in a classic blue or pink perfume bottle in sort of squashed diamond shape. It is recommended for special occasions or for trying to get a good estimate on your car repair down at Hank’s Garage. It is considered a youthful, fun, flowery and yet sexy fragrance.

Fantasy

The middle child of the Britney Spears perfume family has an incredible marketing campaign. Going to the official website, there is gorgeous computer animation with lush, sensual colors and sparkles. It is amazing what this country spends on frivolities such as perfume. And even more amazing – someone got paid for thinking this campaign up! Perhaps making perfume look like Love Potion No.9 was someone’s Fantasy at Elizabeth Arden.

In Control

The youngest child of the Britney Spears perfume family smells perhaps more like Britney Spears recent image as temptress and siren. Its base is white vanilla, but then includes a blend of creme brule (I kid you not), loquat fruit, midnight orchid, sugared sandalwood and musk. Elizabeth Arden does not test on animals…just customers

Angel perfume

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:30:00 +0000

Angel Perfume Makes You Feel Very Heavenly

Way back in 1992, the Thierry Mugler design house came up with an excellent perfume called Angel perfume that had a fragrance that was very refreshing as well as oriental and also woody, and of course very feminine. With vanilla sandalwood blended with patchouli and a few fruity notes that contained melons, peaches, plums and fresh citrus this scent is certainly amongst the better perfumes found on the market today.

Have Compliments Paid To You

As its name implies, Angel perfume is a very heavenly smelling scent that will instantly remind one of angels in heaven and its fragrance is such that it calls for wearing it all through the day. Anyone that gets a whiff of its scent will be sure to pay compliments and most will enquire what this romantic fragrance is called, though not every fragrance suits everyone. Nevertheless, trying out Angel perfume is certainly well worth your time and money, and seeing that its designer Thierry Mugler would like to see women who are not only perfectly clad, but who also smell perfect, this is certainly a wonderful perfume that meets these ends.

In the year 1999, Thierry Mugler came up with five beauty products of great innovation that were sold under the name of Secrets D’Angel and they included sprays for the body, masks for face and hair to ensure that women not only walked in beauty, but also smelt that much more beautiful as well.

Angel perfume is sure to make a wonderful addition to any lady’s beauty makeup and once worn it will leave many pleasurable memories to not only the wearer, but also to those around the wearer. So, if you are into designer perfumes and are looking for something out of the ordinary, then Angel perfume should be your choice as it is also high up on the list of best selling perfumes and its fragrance has a lot to do with its success.

With Angel perfume, you can begin your day in heavenly fragrances that will last through the day and the wearer will feel like she is walking in heaven just like an angel. In fact, Angel perfume is the best as far as patchouli and sandalwood based perfumes is concerned and with this perfume you will be sure to love it more than you will hate it. If you have any lingering doubts about Angel perfume they will easily be dispelled when you learn that it was this perfume that toppled Chanel No. 5 from the top most position in France way back in 1998, which only shows the great appeal such a perfume has on consumers.