How To Choose And Wear Perfume

Coco Chanel was a revolutionary women in more ways than can be described. She changed fashion and she changed the way women dress. Her vision was to make femininity and luxury comfortable and she succeeded. The woman who invented the, to this day, the best selling perfume for women, Chanel No. 5, once said:

“A women who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” – Coco Chanel

Today, there are thousands of perfumes to choose from. Some are better than others, and in this post, you can learn more about them.

What Are Perfumes?

Perfume is a mixture of essential oils, aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents. The concentration of these ingredients decides the longevity and the intensity of the perfume:

• Eau de Parfume – contains from 10-20% (typically 15%) of aromatic compounds – These are long lasting perfumes, that are a bit more expensive than eau de toilette.

• Eau de Toilette - contains from 5-15% (typically 10%) of aromatic compounds. This means that the intensity and longevity are not as strong as eau de parfume.

• Perfume extract – contains from 15-40% (typically 20%) of aromatic compounds. It is the strongest and the most expensive perfume. But this also means that you only need a few drops to smell good all day long.

How to put on perfume!

Often times women complain about perfumes not staying on a long time. Here are some advice onhow to put perfume the right way.

• Apply perfume to the pulse points of the wrists and throat. Do it from a distance of 5-6 inches.

• Over-applying, thinking that the scent will stay strong all day long, is not the way to go. Subtly is the key to proper application.

• Re-applying the perfume throughout the day is not recommendable. Your smelling sense becomes desensitized to fragrances and you will not be able to smell the perfume while others still can.

• Never put different perfumes on at the same time – the mixture of the scents will most likely make a horrible combination!

How to choose your perfume

• Wear a fresh perfume during summer and a sweet during winter. For instance a perfume like D&G ‘Light Blue’ is a very fresh and soft summery scent, while Chloé’s ‘Elle’ is a stronger and more solid scent that warms the cold days of winter.

• Many women have a signature perfume – ‘This smells like you’. There is nothing wrong with having that one perfume that you love, but a little variety never hurt anyone, and you should have a few different perfumes to choose from for evening and day looks.

• Some perfumes are more suitable for some age groups – when in doubt, ask the person selling the perfume about it!

The Daily Mail created great insight into some of the most famous perfumes – check out their article here! Here are their comments on the perfumes – I agree with many, disagree with some – it’s all about your own taste:

Celebrity Perfumes – Yay or Nay?

Celebrity endorsed perfumes have become a must in Hollywood. Not for people wearing them, but for the celebrity. Almost everyone has their own perfume, Paris Hilton, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Britney Spears and even personalities and bands like Kiss, Cliff Richard, Tim McGraw and Carlos Santana.

Generally, they are a no go. Celebrity perfumes are made to sell because of a name and not because of the quality and the irresistible scent. Some of the perfumes are actually pretty good, like Kate Moss’ ‘Kate’, but some of them are as bad as the time Tyra Banks attempted to be a singer or Ashlee Simpson attempted to be an actress.

Celebrity perfumes are like Z-list celebrities when the perfume red carpet rolls out and Chloé, Dior, Chanel, YLS, Thierry Mugler, Nina Ricci and Cartier send their perfumes out. There’s something just a bit less sophisticated about these perfumes in comparison to classic brands like Chloé, YSL, Chanel and so on…

The most expensive perfume in the world

Clive Christian No. 1 Pure Perfume – a mere $2,350 at Saks Fifth Avenue buys you a 30ml handmade lead-crystal bottle of No. 1 Pure Perfume, complete with a single natural white brilliant cut diamond in its gold collar.

What’s your favorite perfume?

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