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The modern perfume industry encourages the practice of layering fragrance so that it is released in different intensities depending upon the time of the day. Lightly scented products such as bath oil, shower gel, and body lotion are recommended for the morning; eau de toilette is suggested for the afternoon; and perfume applied to the pulse ...
An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance or flavoring, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor. For an individual chemical or class of chemical compounds to impart a smell or fragrance, it must be sufficiently volatile for transmission via the air to the olfactory system in the upper part of the nose.
Poison is a perfume for women introduced by Parfums Christian Dior in 1985. [1] The popularity of the scent made it become a brand in its own right and resulted in the subsequent release of five flanker fragrances: Tendre Poison, Hypnotic Poison, Pure Poison, Midnight Poison, and Poison Girl.
Gleeden.com, a dating site for people already married, asked 1,000 men and 1,000 women what their favorite fragrances were, and there were definitely some favorites. Let's start with the men: They ...
Many celebrities have signed contracts with perfume houses to associate their name with a signature scent, as a self-promotion campaign. [1] The scents are then marketed; the association with the celebrity's name usually being the selling point of the campaign.
Opium is an Oriental-spicy perfume for women, created for the French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent by perfumers Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac. Introduced to the market in 1977, Opium quickly generated publicity with its controversial name and the ensuing press coverage helped to increase its sales.
As French-Armenian perfumer Francis Kurkdjian tells Vogue, perfume doesn’t last long on dry skin, so lather up with either an unscented lotion or your product’s companion body lotion before ...
Perfume is a tricky thing to buy for several reasons. For starters, it’s highly personal, and you don’t quite know what something smells like until it’s on your skin. Also, it's not exactly ...