Choosing a gift for someone is not an easy task especially when it is for a lady. But the other aspect, which is more difficult, is choosing Perfume gifts for women! We all believe that buying a perfume is something very simple to do. It is definitely not like buying a dress. We cannot just walk into a store, ask for a perfume, smell it and buy it. There are lot of factors involved in buying a perfume.
It would be good idea to know a few things about perfumes. Perfumes can be categorised according to three main factors:
- Concentration Level.
- The family it belongs to
- Scent notes
It is very important to know the concentration levels of the aromatic compound in it. The percentage of the aromatic compound in the perfume determines how intense and the time that the fragrance will last. Perfume extracts contain 20-40% aromatic compound, Eau-De-Parfum contains 10-30% and Eau-de-Toilette contains 5-20% of the aromatic compound. Hence, the duration of the perfume depends on the aromatic compound in it.
Perfumes are of different fragrances depending on the family it is from. Single floral are made from only one type of ingredient. Floral bouquet is a fragrance made from many ingredients but smell like a single fragrance. The Woody smell is made from sandal wood or cedar and does smell very woody. Honey, tobacco and wood are the base ingredients for the Leather fragrance. A combination of single fragrance and bouquet floral is one of the modern techniques used to make the Bright Floral. One of the newest perfumes is the Oceanic or ozone fragrance which has a very clean, pure modern smell. The Gourmand fragrance smells of something edible like vanilla or tonka beans.
The immediate scent or the Top note is the smell you get the moment you put it on you. The middle note is the smell you get from 2 to 20 minutes after application and the base note is the smell that one gets after 30 minutes of application.
With the help of this knowledge, the next point that we have to think about is the personality of the person to whom you are going to gift the perfume. You cannot gift a very lively person a very heavy, sexy smelling perfume. There is nothing wrong in buying a perfume that smells heavy and sexy but it would not fit the personality of the person since she is a light hearted, lively woman. Do consider her lifestyle and activities too. Climate plays a major role too in the selection of perfumes. Hot weather tends to evaporate perfumes faster. Cold or humid climate strengthens the perfume. Your budget is also a key issue here. Do you want to buy a designer perfume as a gift? Branded perfumes do come on discounts and so you could save money and buy good quality perfumes as gifts. If you have to buy a cheap perfume, buy a cheap perfume which spells quality. Do try on the fragrance that you want to buy on your body. Of course everybody has their own unique scent and the same perfume that you use may not smell the same on somebody else. But still trying on the perfume is essential. The last thing that you should remember is do not try too many samples. Too much of sampling confuses your sense of smell.
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