As most of you know a perfume is a fine mixture of solvents, oils, aromatic compounds and fixatives with a special fragrance. Perfumes does provide a special fragrance to the human body, objects, animals and living spaces. The special compounds that constitute the fragrance are either extracted from a plant, animal etc. or just manufactured synthetically.
You can not say which parfume is the best as this depends not on the smell but on the person’s taste. One person might love the smell while the other may dislike the exact same perfume. There are many things that set a perfume apart from its pears like its marketing and which celebrity is endorsing it. Perfumes are also a very popular gift item especially for your mother, wife or girlfriend. There is a large variety of scents and fragrances available at most malls and special stores. With such a large variety of perfumes at disposal a lot of people tend to get confused while buying them, not knowing which to choose.
Basically there are four kinds of perfumes available: Parfume (or Parfum) contains the maximum quantity of fragrance so its price is also quite high. However you need to apply only a small amount as it is long lasting. Eau de Parfum is popular due to its durability and strength. Eau de Toilette ranks third in terms of strength. It is cheap as compared to Eau de Parfum but isn’t long lasting. Eau de Cologne contains the least amount of fragrance. It is the cheapest among the various kinds of fragrances and also fades away quickly. Scented oils are also a good option.
You might say that a good and expensive model has three fragrance notes. These scent notes come in three layers. The first is among the first to be smelt but it doesn’t last for a long time. Then the middle note takes precedence, in which it is followed by the last note. The base note is the only one that lasts and defines the character of that specific model. If you don’t like a particular smell then ensure that the base note doesn’t contain it.
There are several categories of perfume like oriental, leather, woody, floral,, citrus, aquatic and of course chypre. You can often buy parfume testers bottles or small sized bottles should you not be able to decide which perfume to buy at the moment. A good quality parfume will most of the time be rather expensive. So make sure of its smell before you purchase it. Do not buy a bottle in a hurry. Do try it on first and smell all the three notes of the fragrance and how long does it last. Then return a little later and do the actual buy and you will won’t be wearing a smell you get tired of after just a few hours.
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