Perfumes – Fragrances and more.

A perfume is simply the mixture of many elements such as aroma compounds and fragrant essential oils, fixatives and solvents. Perfumeries keep the exact formulas of their perfumes secret. Nevertheless, perfumers and connoisseurs have the ability to smell the components of a perfume. Perfumes can be classified according to the notes of the scent, the concentration level and the family they belong to.

Undiluted oils are highly volatile and hence can cause allergic reactions or injuries to a person’s skin. Therefore, perfume oils are diluted with a solvent. The most common solvent for dilution is the mixture of ethanol and water.

The classification of perfumes based on the concentration level is as follows: perfume extract (20-40% aromatic compounds), Eau de parfum (10-30% aromatic compounds), Eau de toilette (5-20% aromatic compounds) and Eau de cologne (2-5% aromatic compounds). The kinds of perfume families are: Floral, Oriental, Woody, Fresh and Fougèr.

With regard to musical metaphor, a perfume has three notes. Upon application of the perfume, the scents that are immediately noticeable are called “top notes”. “Middle notes” constitute the scent of a perfume after the dissipation of the top notes. The “base note” along with the middle note make up the perfume’s theme. It is the scent of a perfume when the middle note disappears.

Nowadays there are many discount perfumes available on the internet. Metspirit.com has done price comparison between three online stores, Scented Monkey (scentmonkey.com), fragraceX (fragrancex.com), and Perfume Emporium (perfumeemporium.com). In their conducted survey, Scented Monkey emerged as the winner – the one offering the lowest deals for perfume online.

Nothing smells sweeter than a cheap perfume. Though there are many stores offering low prices for perfume nowadays, you might also want to try concocting your own blend. Because of the presence of the internet, all kinds of merchandise are available to consumers. One can easily buy perfume ingredients and even the bottles easily with just one click of the mouse. You can start a small business selling perfumes for a capital as low as $300.

If you want to start a business on perfumes but don’t have the nose for the job, you might also want to try purchasing wholesale perfume. Whether you opt to create your own or do some retailing business, never forget that it’s important to do proper promotion. Perfume ads are a powerful tool because due to the lack of information the perfumers can give about their products, they rely on the visual to attract consumers.