In our society, we use perfumes in almost every product we make. Perfumes are in our soap and our cleaning products. We use perfumes to freshen our air, our bodies, and our pets. We cannot escape these scents in our society, yet they could be making you feel much worse than you could ever imagine.
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Fragrance products have been around almost since the beginning of civilization itself. Certain scents are the key to unlocking many of the world’s memories. Perhaps that accounts for their popularity. The fragrance industry did more than ten billion dollars in sales last year alone. We are not the only culture to be fragrance obsessed, though. […]
The fragrance market did more than ten billion dollars in sales last year. They managed to make such a record profit for a number of reasons. First, we like to smell good. We are convinced that unless we buy scented products in every aspect of our lives, we will not fit in with the societal […]
Perfumes have been around since civilization itself began. In the early years, they were typically associated with religious ceremonies. However, as time moved on, as time reach ancient Egypt, people began adorning their bodies with various fragrances. The connection to fragrance is a psychological one. Fragrances work on levels that we cannot even consciously process. […]
The sense of smell is one of the most fascinating of all of our sensual receptors. It is also one of the most critical for all animal species. As humans, we can detect and distinguish more than nine thousand odors. We use our sense of smell for any number of different things, including enjoying the […]
The perfume market is a ten billion dollar industry. Each year, thousands of companies compete to decide which scents to market this year. The scent has to reflect modern tastes in smells in order for the company to make a profit on the huge investment they put into a new scent. Last year, more than […]
Perfumes are a billion dollar industry. Each year, thousands of companies compete to decide which scents to market this year. The scent has to reflect modern tastes in smells in order for the company to make a profit on the huge investment they put into a new scent. Last year, more than one hundred and […]
The fragrance industry did more than ten billion dollars in sales last year. People love perfumes. They like scents in everything they use. In our society, we use perfumes in almost every product we make. Perfumes are in our soap and our cleaning products. We use perfumes to freshen our air, our bodies, and our […]
Fragrances are a multi-billion dollar industry. People love perfumes. They like scents in everything they use. In our society, we use perfumes in almost every product we make. Perfumes are in our soap and our cleaning products. We use perfumes to freshen our air, our bodies, and our pets. We cannot escape these scents in […]
Fragrances are a multi-billion dollar industry. People love perfumes. They like scents in everything they use. In our society, we use perfumes in almost every product we make. Perfumes are in our soap and our cleaning products. We use perfumes to freshen our air, our bodies, and our pets. We cannot escape these scents in […]
If your life is in need of a pick-me-up consider spicing it up with some scents! Perfume is defined as “a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a lasting and pleasant scent.” It is the amount and type of solvent […]
Ever wonder how fragrances are categorized? Traditionally all fragrances are a part of a specific family or group. Although their names vary somewhat, there are basically six categories or olfactive families of perfume. They are floral or sweet, sporty or clean, green or natural, musk/oils, chypre/woody and finally, oriental/spicy. Some people like to find one […]
The appealing fragrance of a perfume has been described as being “like gathering an armful of luscious rose petals at the height of their bloom.” Fragrances today last longer on the skin than ever before. To use an example, Revlon’s “Lasting” is truly that- it has lasting power for up to ten hours. There are […]
Perfume has been described as being the “ultimate sensory experience, calling up emotions and forgotten memories.” If there were lessons in fragrance then fragrance 101 would be learning the secrets to making your scents last all day.
How long a fragrance lasts on the skin is not the same for every individual. As a general rule […]
Pheromones are defined as “a naturally occurring chemical compound found in all insects, animals and humans.” There are different types of pheromones including alarm pheromones, sex pheromones, food trail pheromones and a host of others. When secreted from the body pheromones have a hand in attracting the opposite sex as well as in dictating to […]
The choice of one’s perfume says a lot about one’s personality, lifestyle and way of thinking. And it also makes quite an impact on other people as well. Long after you leave a room you want your fragrance to linger on, as if in remembrance of you and your strong presence. It was famous perfumer […]
It is believed that perfumes have their own unique personalities. This view was first put forth by the famous perfumer Jean Guerlain who is the creator of the well-known names L’Instant de Guerlain and Shalimar. Perfume is worn for a variety of different reasons- to attract and seduce the opposite sex; to improve one’s mood […]
Just as the change of seasons brings with it changes in fashion, skincare, and makeup colors so too does it have an influence on perfume choices. It’s smart and can be fun to introduce seasonal scents into your beauty regime. As the temperature changes with the seasons so should the scent you choose to wear. […]
Creating your own special scent can be a way of personalizing a fragrance and making it truly your own. One of the greatest advantages of creating your own perfume is that you allow it to maintain its true essence and you are guaranteed that you are getting the real thing. It is not about fancy […]
Fragrance layering is an interesting, not to mention effective, concept in the world of scents. It is defined as, “the process of applying all the various forms of bath preparations in the same fragrance.” The process is done to optimize the impact of the fragrance in question and to allow it to have lasting power.
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Choosing that perfect fragrance as a gift for that perfect lady in your life may seem like a Pandora’s box that is better left lidded, but with just a little advice the task may not seem as daunting.
The right fragrance will make her happy and make her feel as beautiful as you know she is, […]
Oh what wicked fun it is to smell pretty and to feel that scent carry you away to a place in your mind where everyone you encounter is as enraptured by your scent as you. It would be so easy, while in that state of mind, to add just a bit more; to extend that […]
France has been the heart and soul of the world’s perfume industry since the middle of the 17th Century and French perfumes, like French wines, are famous around the world for their character and originality. The idea of scent as an important ingredient of everyday life, however, started long before that in a very different […]
There are so many possibilities . . . possibilities that will fill your home with luxurious scents that are uniquely yours. Scent, as we all know, invokes memories but it also affects our mood, our appetite and our erotic desires. Natural scents like jasmine, lilac, cedar, myrrh, and tuberose, are just some of your natural […]
The bedroom is a personal space; its that private sanctuary where we wind down at night for a good nights sleep and motivate ourselves in the morning to get up and get started on a new day. And, of course, bedrooms are not just for sleeping — at certain times, with certain company, the bedroom […]
Smell is the sensory input that works fastest to create emotional responses. This has been suggested in numerous commercials for perfumes and bath oils and it’s not just marketing hype; the right scent used in the right way will not only attract a man it will give him amorous ideas.
So what is the right scent […]
Perfume, colognes and other ’scentfull’ things like oils, sachets and candles trigger our strongest, fastest sense — the sense of smell. So few people know, however, how to use these scents to help them get through their otherwise unscented days. Here are some tips about different kinds of scents and how to make them last […]
Perfumes, colognes and other body scents trigger our strongest, fastest sense — the sense of smell.
Perfume is the strongest and therefore the longest lasting fragrance available. Just a bit will net you hours of scent — days actually. Cologne is just a bit weaker and is sometimes mischaracterized as a men’s product.
Perfume! To talk perfume […]
To the celebrities, getting their names on a fragrance is pretty much like getting their names on a movie marquee — its a matter of getting their names into your head so that they can demand larger paychecks. To the multi-billion dollar fragrance market, however, these celebrity names mean profits, in the short run, but […]
Young people like to experiment — its in their nature. They experiment with relationships, occupations. musical tastes, fashion trends and experiment, as well, with scents.
Today’s teens, equipped with fairly large allowances and/or part-time jobs and armed with an individuality that was unheard of in their parent’s day, want perfumes and cologne’s (as well as other […]
How did you acquire your current fragrance? Did you just happen to wander around the fragrance counter of a department store or did you receive some perfume as a gift? Chances are good that you probably saw an ad somewhere for your fragrance. And there is also a good probability that because of that ad […]
These days, it is all about whether you have any scents or not, at least in the beauty products arena. Something that is pleasing to your sense of smell can be great, but when does it become too much of a good thing? Luckily, it is in the nose of the beholder. Each person’s preference […]
There’s a popular saying that goes, “Stop and smell the flowers.” It usually means that you need to slow down a bit in your life and take time for simple pleasures … like smelling those proverbial flowers. Isn’t that the first thing you do when someone hands a bouquet to you or you are walking […]
Did you know that there is music occurring in your nose? Well, there is, only instead of music you hear with your ears, it is music for your olfactory senses. You’re probably wondering what the heck all this means. Well, in the world of perfume and fragrance manufacturing, the varying scents that make up a […]
Aromatherapy is a big business these days. Different smells invoke different memories and emotions in people. It stands to reason that manufacturers would jump on this scented band wagon and take advantage of the popularity of smells. And one of the most popular rides on this scented bandwagon is the market for home fragrances, specifically […]
Choosing a new scent for you or for someone else is almost like science. There is a lot of experimenting and trial and error. Luckily, you know what you like and dislike. That’s the easy part. The hard part is wading through the fragrance counter in a department store with all of your olfactory senses […]
Choosing a fragrance is almost like a chemistry experiment. You have a hypothesis: A fragrance smells great in the bottle, but will it smell equally as good once it reacts to your skin chemistry? The results could be inconclusive unless you do a lot of experimenting of new perfumes and fragrances. You see, it takes […]
The World Wide Web opened up so many opportunities for retailers to really expand their position in the marketplace. In fact, some retailers only have “storefronts” on the internet. This means that the retailer is not spending money on overhead, salary for extra employees or even rent expenses. These web retailers often will pass those […]
When was the last time you bought or received a perfume or other fragrance in a stand-alone bottle or package? It has probably been a while, hasn’t it? Do you wonder why that is? Stop and really think about why you don’t go out and buy just the bottle of perfume or cologne by itself […]
For some people, their perfume is a personal reflection of who they are. The scent of a fragrance can say so much about the person wearing it. So what is it you think of if it smells like someone has bathed inside a vat of perfume? Your first thought is probably, “Help! I need a […]
When you look at cologne and perfume in a store, the men’s and women’s fragrances are always separate. With few exceptions, there is always a difference between the fragrances designed for men and the ones designed for women, and the difference is not just the look of the bottle. If you smell them, you will […]
The fragrance you wear often says a lot about you as a person. At the very least it can often define you since smell is the sense most closely related to memory. People will remember your smell more than even your face in many instances. Because of the uniqueness of fragrance with each individual, it
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Is there anything more relaxing than a long hot bath at the end of an exhausting day? There just might be. What about a bath with lavender scented oils or bubbles in a floral fragrance? The truth is that aroma therapy has become as much a part of bath time as the rubber ducky. It […]
Whether it is the vending machine in a truck stop bathroom, the department store, or the counter at your local drug store, perfumes are available everywhere. If we pay no regard to quality or price, perfume is something that can be bought most anywhere we go. With the large range in places to buy perfume […]
Scent is the sense that is most closely related to memory. Since we know that, it is easy to see why your choice of cologne or perfume can mean a lot. Being memorable and making a great first impression is always the goal of anyone when meeting someone for the first time. As the old […]
Fragrances are all around. If you take the time to examine the environment around you, you may well notice that they are, in fact, a part of most everything you do. The world has gone fragrance mad, and there is no sign of slowing down. Where are fragrances showing up now? It is hard to […]
Fragrance and perfume are big time business in the world market today, and nothing helps sell more than celebrity. In the United States alone, the fragrance industry was worth over $22 billion as recently as 2004. Putting a celebrity name with perfume is a much used strategy to help fragrance companies get a piece of […]
Literally, aromatherapy means “a treatment using scents.” You have probably heard the word and had a vague idea of what it means, but do you really know what aromatherapy it is? It is actually a holistic treatment. It is usually used to take care of the human body through the use of scents and fragrances. […]
Fragrances, in what may be a surprising revelation to many, do not last for an infinite amount of time. Like many other things in life they will eventually go bad. They will, over time, lose their qualities and eventually turn to something you certainly don’t want to smell like. How, though, do you know when […]
You have had that bottle of perfume at your dressing table for more than three years. It was given to you as a gift and you just can’t get rid of it. You know it is beginning to lose its zest and becoming less effective as a perfume. However, you just can’t bring yourself to […]
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