Basic Perfume Facts
A parfume is a fine mixture of oils, solvents, aromatic compounds and fixatives with a unique fragrance. Perfumes provide a special fragrance to the human body, objects, living spaces and animals. The special compounds that constitute the fragrance are either extracted from a plant, animal etc or 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 could say there are four kinds of perfumes available: The perfume contains the maximum quantity of fragrance so its price is also the highest. But you need to apply only a small amount of it as it is long lasting. Eau de Parfum is very popular due to its durability and it’s strength. The Eau de Toilette ranks third in terms of how much scent it gives out and how long it lasts. It is pretty cheap compared to Eau de Parfum but isn’t long lasting at all. Eau de Cologne contains the least amount of smell. It is the cheapest among the various kinds of fragrances and also goes away rather quickly. As an alternative scented oils are also a nice option but can in certain cases be even more expensive like the coco chanel.
There are also a variety of categories of parfume like floral, oriental, leather, woody, aquatic, citrus and chypre. Most places you can buy testers or small sized perfume bottles, in case you are unable to decide which buy. A good quality perfume will generally be very expensive if it’s an original one. So it’s best to be completely sure o its fragrance before you buy it. do not buy a bottle in a rush. Try it on first and smell all the three notes of the fragrance and notice how long it last. If you then are all pleased go ahead and buy it the next day. Some models are heavy while others are light. A light fragrances might be a perfect choice in the day time and then during the summer season and in the evening the heavy perfume fragrance would be the better pick. So please keep these tips in mind when deciding which parfume defines you the best.