Are you looking for a gift for the special lady in your life, or are you a woman who wants to treat herself to something nice? Choosing perfume can be a real challenge, particularly when you don't have a discerning nose or much experience around perfume. Many of the descriptions and reviews can be pretty nonsensical to the layperson. They use that weird perfume jargon that only makes sense to people Read the rest of this entry

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Traditionally fragrances have been defined by both the olfactive groups that they fit into as well as whether the fragrance is masculine or feminine. Is there really a definite line to be drawn between masculine and feminine fragrances though? The majority of perfume shops will separate the male and female perfumes even though, despite their branding, a large percentage of fragrances are comprised Read the rest of this entry

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Fragrances run the gamut from pungent perfumes to barely-there aftershaves or splashes. The composition of all of these is similar, with perfume oils or "aromatic compounds" diluted by a solvent, which is ethanol most of the time. The percentage of aromatic compounds to solvent varies with each type of fragrance, with women's perfumes like eau de toilette, eau de parfum, and pure perfume running Read the rest of this entry

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