Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Be Beautiful !


If you want people to think that you are beautiful, attractive and good, then the easiest way to do it is to select the right perfume.

From its inception in human history, cosmetics have always played different roles in making people presentable. Perfumes are one of the most used cosmetics since then, even though they were not made of synthetic contents as of today. But the fact remains that in ancient times, perfumes were used as part of ritual cerimonies. Back then aromatic grasses, wood and spices like cinnamon, cardamoms and fenugreek were squeezed into fluid to produce perfume.

The word "perfume" has originated from a Latin word "parfumare" meaning "through smoke". Archeological researches say the concept of perfume came from Egypt. Of course, followed by other Chinese, Indians, Romanians and Greeks before the whole world made it daily-essential in their lives.

Even though in the ancient culture perfumes were considered womanly affair, in today's world there are as many male versions of perfumes as female ones. Some of the famous brands of male perfume are: Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Jean Paul Gaultier, Tommy Hilfiger, and Weekend for men and many others.

Beware that brand perfume by itself is not considered a fragrance. There are style conscious men who wear perfume according to their moods. There are perfumes that go with their schedule, for instance corporate, semi-casual or casual perfumes. Some of the corporate brands of perfumes for men are Sean John, Armani, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Hugo Boss which are the most chosen perfumes internationally for corporate getup. While Armani has a few corporate fragrances with woody flavors, together with Calvin Klein perfumes are supposed to be most luring with a heavy masculine touch.

Also, Hugo Boss has been a famous brand, for both its cost and class. You don't have to earn like a CEO to wear Hugo Boss, but it certainly does make everyone to smell good!

There is a range of must-wear perfumes for party freaks, avid bikers or those to want to smell great even on weekends: Weekend for men, though is a new brand, does have a whole range of fragrances to make one's weekend sensual. Hugo Boss new collection with aqua elements are always recommended for casual wears. For bikers or car race fans - Ferrari, DKNY or Tommy Hilfiger are among great choices.

Where should a woman wear perfume? The answer is simple wherever they want to be kissed! We cannot talk about perfumes if we don't talk about women. Perfumes play a great role in women's sensuality.

All time favorite for any woman when it comes to perfumes are Christian Dior's collection: Dior's Jadore and Addict that have been in the market for a long time. For women who want to smell a bit sweet and yet want to leave a whiff of smell behind, it is suggested the latest collection of Burberry perfumes. And if sensuality is something your partner is luring for, go for Nina Ricci's spring-summer collection. The other perfumes that you can pick are Escada, Gap, or Tommy Hilfiger's exclusive girl's collections when you want to accompany him on a car race.

Apparently, a perfume is bottled to blend with natural odor to create a distinctive fragrance for your personality. So, you must use a single brand of perfume to make your signature style perfect over days and days. Last but not the least, you must not wear perfume over sweaty clothes to cover bad body odor, it makes the vicinity around that personal intolerable. Perfumes, as the saying goes were used as a tribute to Gods so they must be sprayed when you are clean.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Facts about Perfumes

1. Ancient Egyptians used perfume for religious ceremonies and embalming of bodies

2. Egyptians used a perfume called kyphi, which scholars believe is the odor that came from Tutankhamen’s tomb when it was excavated and opened.

3. Persian viewed perfume as a sign of rank in society.
Petals of the famous red rose covered the floor when Cleopatra first met Mark Anthony and it became a symbol of the House of Lancaster during the War of the Roses. The scent of those petals became famous worldwide and their scent increased greatly as the petals dried.

4. Persians widely used perfumes after bathing and men splashed musk type fragrances on their beards

5. Alexander the Great’s floors were sprinkled with scented waters and his clothes were imprinted with the perfumes of fragrant resins and myrrh.

6. The Greeks believed that the Gods invented perfume and they believed that you could mark a visit from a God by the scent of their presence.

7. Greeks played a major role in the development of perfume by categorizing them by the part of the plant from which they were made and documenting their compositions.

8. Romans held yearly festivals to celebrate the goddess of Flora and to celebrate the first flowers of the season.

9. In the Roman Senate House, the "world's first parliament", the Alter of Victory was sprinkled with incense before the day's commencing business.

10. In the famous Roman baths, bathers would get massaged with oils and ointments after they were done bathing in the warm waters.

11. In Roman banquet rooms mo meal was served without fragrant flowers and waters.

12. Constantine the Great as the first to bring scents into the Christian church. He burned oils and incense St. John-in-Lateran church, the home of early Popes for thousands of years. This ceremony continues to this day when the Pope gives his annual blessing of the Golden Rose.

13. The first perfumes were derived from bark of twigs and shrubs in the form of resins.

14. In Muslim religions, Mohammed, centers his faith on the enjoyment of material pleasures, including perfume. He promised his believers the Garden of Paradise where the most exotic perfumes are to be found.

15. An Arabian doctor, Avicenna, was the first to obtain the oil from flowers, known as attar, by distillation. This method was the first of its kind and made the making of perfume very popular with other manufacturers following his method.

16. The visitors to Arabian homes were sprinkled with rose water as a mark of esteem.

17. In India, perfume and scent was widely used in culture and religion. In fact, a huge bull in the temple at Tanjore in Madras is still rubbed everyday with perfumed oil until he shines.

18. The scent of patchouli was used to scent Indian shawls.

19. Chinese women wore their hair in buns that were wrapped with flowers whose fragrance would last until dawn.

20. In the year 1190 the first record of perfume sellers was made in Paris by the first registered letters of patent granted by Henry VI of England and France.

21. Francois Coty is widely considered to be one of the first and greatest perfumers of all time. It was his perfumes, his creations, that were his inspirations, but it was his ability to market these products that brought him the success he knew then and the Coty products still enjoy today.

22. Besides images and ideas, perfumers have said that their creations come from dreams, traveling expeditions, reading, and inhaling the scents all around them.

23. Perfumes are composed of three notes: notes of the head (top notes), notes of the heart (middle notes), and notes of depth (base notes). The top notes are the most volatile and evaporate the fastest, hence the name "notes of the head". Each of the notes creates is its own scent, yet blends with the others to create a smell, an emotion pieces.

24. The number of new perfumes being released each year has increased more than 400% since 1973.

25. Perfumers have found themselves at the four corners of the Earth trying to find an original scent, one that will be the completion to a palate, the final piece to create the finest perfume.

26. It is a fair and accurate consensus among the perfume industry, that packaging, such as the bottle the perfume comes in is half the sale and attraction for the woman shopper.

27. Perfume makers use raw materials from all over the world, including essential oils, extracts and concentrates derived from fruits, vegetables, flowers, woods, and other botanicals, animal products and raw fruits to create their scents.

28. The power of human scent is still a mystery as well as the fact of why certain scents appeal to certain individuals versus others.

29. Many perfume makers have tried to copy the natural “pheromones” that humans release, that are thought by psychologists to be the magic in attraction between the opposite sex.

30. The scent of a woman's perfume can drive a man crazy.

How to use Perfumes


Over the past 100 or so years, perfume has given people inspiration while delighting enticing ones sense of smell, therefore other senses of the body. Men and women all over have scents that will arouse them or turn them off in the worst way.

I’m sure you’ve stepped into a place were someone has on entirely too much perfume and their head would start hurting and felt queasy or been pulled in by the enjoyableness.? If you’re going to use perfume you must recognize the correct usage and apply it the right way as well.

The Proper Scent :

All smells aren’t good for all people, is a key point when choosing a fragrance. Someone may want to try out all kinds of perfume and see what fits them best. Even the pricy ones will only take to particular wearers. You should set some time aside to find which sent best suits your body chemistry and the effect they’d like to have on another individual. An everyday scent, for instance, would be totally ulike one you’d used to entice your mate.

A good place to test and spray various items is the department store counter. To see which perfume blends best with their body, a person should try them out over a course of several days. Learn to recognize the grouping of all labels, and you can save a lot of time. Scents include woody, floral, and a blend of some. By identifying and finding the kinds of desired smells and selections to choose from, unnecessary perfumes can be crossed off the list.

The Application

After finding a scent you’re happy with, the best application method should be taken into consideration. One shouldn’t be obvious, but slight about it. Someone walking past is not supposed to get a blast of the delightful aroma, or be overtaken by them. The most common areas to apply fragrance is the neckline and wrist pulse po

ints. Spraying the perfume in the air and stepping through it is another way to be subtle about your fragrance, while getting your entire body. Put a splash of an attractive scent around the bodice for a different effect and arousing at the same time. Spraying certain perfumes in your hair is a good idea because the sweat and natural body scent doesn’t interfere with the genuine smell.

Shampoos, lotions, and powders with their own unique odor shouldn’t be mixed with your fragrance, something a wearer definitely should know. The merchandise should all be used with unscented items or the same scented product. Be cautios, as procedures should never be ignored, the scent should be alluring yet not too strong.