The 13 Scents Perfumes

When the weather is hotter, a lower amount of perfume should be applied. Also, light and fresh perfumes are recommended for such weather.

Perfumes that contain alcohol (which is most of them) can cause dryness in hair so perfumes should not be applied to hair too often.

Perfumes often smell more intensively when are applied to hair.

The same perfume can have two different smells on two different persons because of the different chemistry of their skins.

Molinrad, a perfume manufacturer from France, started producing a fragrance called “Habanita” in 1921 which was used for scenting ci******es.

Today's perfumes have between 10 and 250 ingredients.

Many of today's perfumes don't use natural scents like flowers anymore but synthetic ones.

Perfumes can influence the mood and can even make you feel better.

Studying in International Flavors & Fragrances Perfumery School, where you can learn to be to become a connoisseur of fragrances, lasts between five and seven years.

Today's technology can synthesize almost any type of smell.

Scents that have floral notes are not a good idea to be worn in parks and open-air natural places because they can attract insects.

Not mix perfumes (wear them at the same time). Even when you test new perfumes don't test more than three one after another because you will “confuse” your nose (you will not be able to differentiate between scents with too many odors). You should make pauses between tests or even smell some fresh coffee which will “reset” your nose.

If your skin is dry, the perfume will not last long. You should first apply petroleum jelly or some type of skin moisturizer and then perfume which will prolong odor. Many skin lotions work well for this purpose.

Over one-third of scents for men are worn by women.

Perfumes are best kept in cool (moderate room temperature), dry and dark place.

“Clive Christian No.1, limited edition men perfume” is one of the most expensive men's perfume. It is produced in just 1000 bottles every year and the price of each bottle of 30ml is around $1800.

The reason why perfume managed to spread throughout Europe was because of perfumed leather gloves which were popular in the 16th century. Glove makers perfumed gloves to cover the smell of treated leather which was prepared in ammonia.

The first fashion designer to design her own signature smell was Coco Chanel. It was, now famous, Chanel Number 5.

Some scents can cause asthmatic reactions in some individuals and excessive use of perfumes may cause allergic reactions of the skin.

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