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*DESCRIPTION*

Embrace who you truly are with SIGNATURE PARFUM for her. The timeless yet modern fragrance that makes an elegant Signature impression that lasts.

Crafted by Master Perfumer Olivier Cresp and his son Sebastien.

Fizzy Pink Pepper brings a sparkling facet to this beautifully feminine scent, as Fleur de Lavande blooms with floral and woody undertones. A new modern classic destined to become the next tradition – and your authentic Signature scent – through the years.

Reveal the true you with Signature Parfum for her.

*There is only one you, and this is your Signature*

*"A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you - Isabel Mebarak*

*PERFUME* is a liquid mixture used to emit a pleasant scent. It is formed from fragrant essential oils derived from plants and spices or synthetic aromatic compounds.

Cosmetic fragrances applied to a person’s body to emit a pleasant scent include perfume, cologne, and aftershave.

*DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCE*

What are Natural fragrances?
Natural fragrances are scents created from nature; including the trees, plants and extracted from animals. Those flowery and musky scents you love? Often, these scents are often derived from natural properties. However, natural notes don’t last long. And recreating the same natural fragrances is difficult, even if you get the notes from the same sources. This is why much of the world of fragrances uses synthetic notes and bases. Natural scents give inconsistent results.

Natural fragrances are beautiful but they do take a toll on the environment. The process of harvesting scents from trees and plants has caused deforestation throughout the world. And extracting scents from animals isn’t much better — it’s a long, painful process.

Additionally, the state of natural scents fluctuates based on human interaction and climate change. If something affects the natural sources such as a heatwave or pesticides it may be impossible to recreate the fragrance.

Natural fragrances contain ingredients only from a natural origin – typically a mixture of essential oils and botanical extracts – while synthetic fragrances are lab created. Even brands that claim to use essential oils or natural scent often contain synthetic fragrance.

*Here are the top 3 things you need to know about fragrance:*

Natural fragrance and synthetic fragrance are not the same. *Natural fragrances contain ingredients only from a natural origin – typically a mixture of essential oils and botanical extracts*, * while SYNTHETIC fragrances are lab created.
Synthetic fragrances are not necessarily bad, but there has been some bad publicity in recent years given to parabens and phthalates, which can be found in synthetic fragrances. Natural fragrances are pure plant extracts and should also be used with care due to their potency. Even brands that claim to use essential oils or natural scent often contain synthetic fragrance.
The only way to know for sure is to look for the word “fragrance” on the ingredient list as that indicates that synthetic fragrance was used.

*All perfumes are not alike*
Did you know that perfume can come in different concentrations? And these concentrations actually form different categories of perfumes. These concentrations also affect the price point for the perfume.

Given this, it is easy to get confused about what each type of perfume means, and therefore what you should choose.

*THE DIFFERENT PERFUME CATEGORIES*
There are five main categories of Perfume:

1. Perfume or Parfum

2. Eau de Perfume or Eau de Parfum

3. Eau de Toilette

4. Eau de Cologne and the less well known 👇
5. Eau Fraiche

And we would like to add a new category, which is

6. Perfume Oil or Oil Perfume

That makes SIX categories!

**The main difference lies in the concentration of essential oils in the fragrance base** The perfumes “base” can be water, alcohol or oil base.

When we mention the concentrations of essential oils in the different categories, it is only in natural perfumes that those essential oils are guaranteed to be made directly from pure essential oils. With other mainstream fragrances, those fragrance blends are made from synthetic perfume extracts and are often purely man-made and not natural. Some of these “perfume extracts” can also come from animals - see our article ‘A Guide to Vegan Non-Toxic Perfume’ about animal scents and how they are used in perfumes.
Therefore, always check the ingredients and certifications of the perfumes you purchase to ensure they are all 100% natural and vegan if that is important to you.

1. PERFUME / PARFUM:
This has the highest concentration of essential oils or “perfume extract” with around 20 to 30% essential oils in the fragrance blend. It is the most expensive of all the categories due to the higher concentrations of oils.
It is usually heavier and oilier.
It is said to last longer and can last up to 24 hours.
It is recommended for people with sensitive skin, as there is less alcohol in the blend.

2. EAU DE PERFUME / EAU DE PARFUM:
This is the perfume category with the next highest concentration of oils with around 15 to 20% essential oils or “perfume extract” in the fragrance blend. It is less expensive than perfume.
It has slightly more alcohol and water in the ingredients. However, it still has a high level of perfume oils.
It can last 6 to 8 hours.
Even though it has a slightly higher alcohol content, it is still recommended for people with sensitive skin.

Women’s Range

Men’s Range

3. EAU DE TOILETTE
This perfume category is for fragrances with essential oil or “perfume extract” concentrations of between 5 to 15%. It is a light formula and usually in spray bottles.
Surprisingly, it is the most popular type of fragrance, and you often buy “perfume” thinking it is eau de parfum and it is actually eau de toilette. It is much more affordable than Eau de Parfum, and can last 2 - 4 hours.
Due to the low combination of essential oils and high percentage of alcohol it tends to dissipate quickly.

Women’s Range

Men’s Range

4. EAU DE COLOGNE
The category known as Eau de Cologne is one of the lightest fragrance concentrations with essential oils or “perfume extract” of between 2 to 4%.
It is often thought of as a masculine formula. However, there are feminine Eau de colognes as well. They often come in large bottles as you tend to need more of it and will require regular applications.
It can last up to 2 hours and is fairly inexpensive.

Women’s Range

Men’s Range

5. EAU FRAICHE
This category is for perfumes that are the most diluted with essential oil and “perfume extract” concentrations of around 1 to 3%.

The main ingredient is water as ‘Eau Fraiche’ which means fresh water.

It can last up to an hour and is often used to freshen up.

6. PERFUME OILS
The final category that we would like to add is PERFUME OILS. These are perfumes that have a pure oil base, and no alcohol or water are used in these blends.
Within perfume oils, the concentrations of essential oils used for the “perfume” fragrance element can vary.
Most perfume oils will have concentrations of fragrance essential oils of up to 20%, and then a carrier oil will make up the remainder of the blend.

There are also Perfume Oil Attars which are more concentrated. A natural perfume oil that is an attar is the pure undiluted version of their respective Eau de Parfum. They are made with pure essential oils and absolute and do not contain any carrier oil or alcohol. Attars are longer lasting than eau de perfumes. They are applied with the stick of the bottle instead of being sprayed.

Hopefully this has helped you to understand the different natural perfume categories on the market today, so you know what you are getting.

*WHY ORIFLAME FRAGRANCE??*

*What made oriflame Fragrance different*

7 Things You Didn't Know About Oriflame Perfumes
You've probably noticed that we have a huge variety of fragrances, but did you know that Oriflame is amongst the biggest brands in the fragrance industry? Or that we only work with the best perfumers in the world? Keep reading to find out more!

1. WE HAVE 50 YEARS OF EXPERTISE
Since the launch in 1967, we have gained five decades of expertise within the beauty industry. This helps us create scents that people truly adore!

2. WE WORK WITH MASTER PERFUMERS
We are very proud to work with the best perfumers in the world, such as Master Perfumers Olivier Cresp, Maurice Roucel, and Nathalie Lorson, to name a few. They are industry icons that have created world-famous fragrances.

3. WE HAVE WON MULTIPLE AWARDS
Our fragrances have won widespread acclaim from best-selling magazines, reader’s choice awards to the prestigious FiFi Awards held by organizations partnering with the Fragrance Foundation. Most recently, My Destiny won Lifestyle Femme at the 2016 Russian FiFi Awards, which is like winning the Oscar’s in the world of perfumes.

4. WE’RE ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST FRAGRANCE BRANDS
Our fragrances are loved in more than 60 countries around the world. And in most of these countries we are amongst the Top 5 fragrance sellers. That’s something to be proud about!

5. WE HAVE PROVEN QUALITY OF PRESTIGE PERFUMERY
We strive to meet and exceed the quality levels of prestige perfumery. Together with perfumers, we carry out tests to make sure our fragrance quality levels meet the standards of prestige perfumery. Tests are done with professionally trained panels and measure fragrance impact, diffusion and longevity at 8 hours.

6. WE SELL ONE FRAGRANCE EVERY SECONDS
Our fragrances are so popular that we sell one fragrance bottle every seconds. That’s amazing!

*How to Apply Perfume*
8 Secrets to Make Your Scents Last

1. Don't rub perfume onto your skin if it's not natural or safe.

2. Spray it onto your pulse points.

3. Where you store your perfume matters too.

4. Spritz, then walk into your perfume.

5. Feel free to spray on your clothes.

6. Apply it post-shower.

7. Moisturize first.

8. Only spritz certain formulas in your hair.