A perfume is an intimate object; it is the reflector of the heart.
Emanuel Ungaro
Get your own perfume this season, as spring & summer is all about feeling light and refreshing with so many seasonal gifts. One of the important seasonal gifts is ‘Perfume’, which plays vital role in keeping you fresh and smelling fine.
Perfume which is a mixture of different fragrances, aroma compounds, indispensable oils, different solvents, fixatives, etc is used to give you the pleasant feeling of fragrance.
Perfume making is no doubt an art; it was started in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt also by Romans & Persians and later came in India. Although among Muslims it was named as ‘Attar. Archaeologists have revealed the fact about the world’s oldest perfumes which is ‘Pyrgos Cyprus’ and it dates back more than 4,000 years.
Due to the advancements in perfume making, especially since 1945, new varieties have materialized to portray modern scents. Now there are so many types of scents prepared from Bright floral, from fruity aromas, Gourmand scents with "edible" or "dessert"-like qualities, citrus scents, Aquatic, Oceanic etc.
Always feeling & smelling nice in summer is not as easy but we can make it by choosing the right perfume for us, from the huge range. Testing perfume is mostly an individual’s own appealing experience, as everyone like scents of his/her own choice. Remember that when you try a perfume, apply few drops and then let it evaporate naturally on the inside of your wrist. Spray it lightly and do not rub on your skin. Rubbing damaging the scent molecules and can change the fragrance notes. Wait for few minutes to allow the first note of the fragrance to be released above the alcohol and also allows your skin oil content & pH balance to reflect how the actual scent will develop in combination with your own body chemistry. Avoid more than three fragrances at one time.
Now according to the modern trends and people’s taste, a huge range of scents are easily available in the markets. Like the ‘Pretty Elizabeth Arden’ are present with its full bloom these days. Pretty Elizabeth Arden is the perfect spring & summer scent with soft floral fragrances, like flowers in bloom in a vast meadow, with a hint of woody smell.
Other then this try Eternity Summer by Calvin Klein, try refreshing cucumber, sea, scent by Davidoff Cool, Kenzo with almond milk, mimosa, amber and fresh citrus notes for a hit of liquid sun shine. Give yourself a stimulating boost with the United Colors, Pleasures by Estee Lauder, Romance by Ralph Lauren, Echo, and with the lovely fragrance by Davidoff etc.
Another important thing is that once you open your perfume try to use it within six months. After this period, the fragrance may start to alter because of its exposure with the surrounding air, body heat and light.
Although testing different fragrances is an interesting and fascinating experience. A person who loves perfumes mostly remains a part of this testing experience.