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March 8th, 2010Yves Rocher dies
December 28th, 2009Yves Rocher, founder of the cosmetics and fragrance firm that bears his name, passed away in France Saturday at the age of 79. His grandson will take over the Yves Rocher company. You can read more at France24.
Oh la la
December 22nd, 2009My Spanish is rusty and I can't follow the dialogue, but despite that (or perhaps because of it?) I love this commercial for Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's Oh La La fragrance.
The well-dressed rebel
December 17th, 2009Womens Perfume – Angel Perfume Review
October 16th, 2009Thierry Mugler’s Angel is in many ways the Marmite of the perfume world. That’s right, you either love it or loathe it. But whichever camp you’re in, the scent will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression. In addition if you’re a fan of Thierry Mugler’s Alien perfume, Kylie Minogue’s Sexy Darling or Britney Spears Fantasy, then Angel will also be right up your street.
It is cutesy, girlie and bordering on sickly sweet, but it still remains one of Mugler’s best-selling scents. It is also distinctive, ultra feminine and you only need one squirt. So powerful is the scent that one spritz is easily enough, so it’s kind to the bank balance, too.
Described as an ethereal, heady blend combining hints of ripe berries, citrus, caramel, vanilla, chocolate, honey, sandalwood and patchouli. With strong oriental, spicy notes the Angel perfume is long lasting and intense – perfect for a day at work or an evening out.
The Composition of Most Perfume Blends
October 16th, 2009Perfume may come in small bottles, but that doesn’t mean that the fragrance isn’t complex. Perfume actually refers to any type of fragrance, including cologne, but modern terminology separates men’s cologne and women’s perfume. Essentially, all types of fragrances ranging from proper perfumes to aftershaves consist of various perfume oils diluted with a solvent like ethanol. Overall, any fragrance is a composition of essential oils, aromas, fixatives, and a solvent, with ethanol being the most common.
The most pungent fragrance is actually perfume, but most women’s fragrances, with the exception of a “splash,” are categorized as perfumes. The next two are eau de parfum and eau de toilette, both with concentrations of 15 and 10-percent aromatic compounds. Eau de cologne is more diluted, while a splash or aftershave has the lowest concentration of aromatic compounds or perfume oils.
Regardless of the type of fragrance, perfumes, as well as colognes, are composed of three parts that segue into each other. These parts, or “notes,” consist of a top, middle, and base, with this section of notes coming in up to 30 minutes after the perfume is sprayed. All three parts influence each other. All types of perfumes have this composition, and this includes all traditional perfume types like single floral, bouquet, amber, wood, leather, chypre, and fougere. Out of these traditional perfume classifications, patchouli scents are associated with wood, while tobacco is associated with leather. Bergamot, the first citrus cent, is a chypre type of scent, while fougere often has a base of lavender, coumarin, and oakmoss. These basic types aren’t exclusive to perfumes, however, and also apply to colognes.
Modern perfume and cologne classifications expand upon this to include green, bright floral, aquatic, citrus, fruity, and gourmand fragrances. While some, such as green, are self-explanatory, bright floral actually combines single floral and bouquet fragrance types and gourmand includes dessert-scented perfumes, such as those fragrant of tonka bean, vanilla, or white chocolate. Some perfumes even combine these modern classifications to create a green and bright floral fragrance or a floral and gourmand perfume.
A sampling of classic and modern perfumes often reveals this palette of fragrances. Although most women’s perfume comes in eau de parfum and eau de toilette varieties, some scents still come as more concentrated perfumes.
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Perfume – An Extension of Your Personality
October 16th, 2009Wearing a certain fragrance is the most common part of our pampering and beauty regime. We choose and buy them according to our taste, and change every now and then depending on our mood, fashion styles and trends, and even based on whether it`s day or night, summer or winter. Perfume is the extension of our personality, our trade mark, recognizable mark and it must suit us and be similar to our nature. This cosmetic product is well accepted worldwide by both men and women, and the variety of smells is amazing, so each personality basically can find a custom option.
How does perfume work? Fragrance comes into our body, through the skin pores, mixes with our body and “starts working”. Since it mixes with our natural body smell, it is very important to match the smell with your normal skin scent. For instance, sweet perfumes smell excellent on some people, and too strong and unappealing on other. You also might know that fragrance never smells the same on two people and the reason is their unique body chemistry.
When you are buying fragrance (or even better – creating your own) you must consider the body chemistry as a very important factor. That is the reason you will not have the real impression on how will fragrance fit you, without actually testing it on your skin. Perfume should be tested on your hand wrist, and after few moments, you will have an impression of the smell, and know if it fits you or should you keep looking. This testing spot will also show if you are allergic on some substances in the fragrance, which can also sometimes be the case.
The smell of fine perfume should be noticeable immediately after the applying of a small amount of fragrance. The fragrance should not be too aggressive, but it still has to be noticeable around the person wearing it. A good fragrance is highly sustainable, it should stay for hours and you should not have to re-apply it often. It should be hypoallergenic, and must not leave any marks on your skin. And also it should be completely color free.
The strength of the fragrance depends on the concentration of the aromatic concentrated oils in a perfume. That defines the lasting of a sense and the smell intensity. This is the classification you should memorize, based on the concentration of aromatic oils:
Perfume is the strongest version of a fragrance, Eau De Parfum is next, slightly lighter, Eau De Toilette follows with even milder sense, and finally Cologne and Body Splash follow as the mildest and most discreet ones.
How to wear it? For the best and most lasting effect, apply perfume on your pulse points. Best spots for putting the perfume on are elbows, wrists and sometimes neck, and behind the ears area. If you are a lady, you can consider putting some fragrance on the cleavage, or behind the neck area.
When choosing the right smell, be sure to find a note similar to your personality. It will and should be an addition to your image, style and appearance, so keep that in mind when visiting the perfumery.
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Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for PoloMercantil |
How to Find Great Perfume Discounts
September 18th, 2009Looking for great perfume discounts? There are many ways to find great perfume discounts, and it is my aim in this article to give you the greatest tips to make that happen. Join me as we look at ways to find great perfume at great prices.
Are you looking to save a huge amount on perfume? Luckily there are many ways to save on perfume. Perfume like a lot of different goods available for purchase has room to save. This saving is well worth it, as extra money in the pocket is a good thing.
So how do you make these savings? The savings work because of a simple principle of economics, and that is what we call competition.
This is not going to be an economics lesson! However, a simple understanding is simple to grasp. Consider this, we have 2 stores side by side. They both sell the same products, and they both charge the same price. They want to get more customers so what does one do?
One looks at the factor of price. People like saving money on perfume, so they lower the price. The result is that they may earn less profit, but the extra sales make it ok to do.
Another store opens and now we have 3 stores. Well the new store wants customers so he beats the stores price that lowered there price.
Now competition is formed and it benefits 1 person, and that is you! The key then becomes to search several stores. The world has become a complex place, and there is not 1, 2 or even 3 stores. How many stores selling perfumes are there? I don’t know it could be tens of thousands, it could be millions, overall though there is room to save, especially when you know where to look.
So what are the steps to find perfume discounts? The first is research. In its simplest method, you could go to several stores, and compare prices for perfumes.
Next you could select the best price and buy. This would result in savings, and wouldn’t have cost a lot of your time, it would just make shopping have more of a purpose – find the biggest discounts!
Stopping there is not the only thing you can do, as there is more things that can be done. Advertisements in magazines and newspapers may show up more bigger findings.
There is also the option of buying online, and now that word – power to the people really takes a new dimension, as you can find the greatest and best perfume discounts!
Retail stores have certain costs, such as rent for retail space, and possibly paying commissions to staff. However, the internet allows stores to operate from cheaper warehouse space, and have no need for staff on commission.
The result is amazing savings. And mostly these savings are passed onto you. Discover these savings online, and you may just find the savings which no retail store can offer.
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