Articles on Perfume | Topics: perfume, perfumes, cologne, colognes
by Chaim York
The perfume market is a ten billion dollar industry. Each year, thousands of companies compete to decide which scents to market this year. The scent has to reflect modern tastes in smells in order for the company to make a profit on the huge investment they put into a new scent. Last year, more than one hundred and fifty new scents were launched in the United States. Most new perfumes are not only sold a fragrance sprays; they are also sold with as hand lotions, soaps, bath gels, and bath spritz as companion products. Women typically have seven to nine scents in their perfume wardrobes. Some make a point of using a perfume each day while others use it only on special occasions. Over the past several years, many perfumes have increased in popularity.
One popular scent is Arden Beauty. This perfume is marketed by Elizabeth Arden. It has an interesting floral base. Ingredients in this perfume include Rubrum lily, golden sweet orchid, lemon, Indian sandalwood, amber, and musk. Another popular scent is Emporio Armani Night for Her. This perfume is marketed by Armani. It has a combination base that includes woody, floral and amber scents. The most likely candidates for ingredients in this perfume are peonies, lily of the valley, black currant, cranberry, sandalwood, patchouli and myrrh. Sensi, marketed by Georgio Armani, is another popular perfume. It has a combination base that includes woody, floral, and oriental scents. Ingredients to create this fascinating scent include Kaffir lime leaves, barley, Palisander woods, vanilla, mimosa, and jasmine. Boss Intense, by Boss, has an amber base. It seems to be created from vanilla orchids. Initial for Women is also a popular scent. This floral base has an ingredient list that includes lily of the valley, Turkish rose, cinnamon, patchouli, black currant leaf, and vanilla. Burberry Brit, created by Burberry, is another popular scent. It seems to have an oriental base. Ingredients in this one include soft wood, sugared almonds, lime, pear, and amber.
Gloria, created by Cacharel, is an interesting oriental scent. Its ingredients include Hibiscus, roses, amaretto, and vanilla. Clinque Happy is created by Clinique. This floral scent offers an interesting vase of fruit and flower. Ingredients include magnolia, red grapefruit, and blonde wood. Another Clinque frangrance, Clinque Simply, also features a floral base. Its ingredients include white flowers and aniseed. ISA Bella by Cotty has a fascinating base that includes vanilla, balsam, and an assortment of flowers. Escada Ibizza Hippy is created by Escada. It uses amber, pear, freesia, and cranberry for an interesting base. One Dior perfume that is popular is Dior Addict. This scent includes sandalwood, vanilla rose, jasmine and Jamaican flowers for an interesting scent. The scent Sicily, created by Doce and Gabanna offers ingredients like honesuckle, Italian bergamot, jasmine, Hibiscus, and sandalwood for a citrusy scent. Mago, created by Etro, has a fruit based scent to create one of the most interesting perfumes on the market. Fendi, created by Fendi, is a spicy oriental scent. It uses ingredients like amber, musk, vanilla, and soft woods to create its unique aroma. One final popular perfume is Mahora by Guerlain. This perfume has a combination of a floral and oriental scent. The ingredients in this fragrance include frangipani, jasmine, tuberose, ylang ylang, neroli, vanilla, sandalwood, and vetiver.
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Walter Neff: I’m crazy about you, baby.
Phyllis Dietrichson: I’m crazy about you, Walter.
Walter Neff: That perfume on your hair, what’s the name of it?
Phyllis Dietrichson: I don’t know. I bought it in Ensenada.
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Most popular perfumes include floral, citrus, or other naturals as part of their ingredients list, but those ingredients are only a small part of what goes into popular perfumes. Some of those natural ingredients are even synthesized. Aldehydic base is a popular perfume additive. It is used to synthesize balsam and chypre. Cedrat base is another popular additive. It is used in both oriental and floral perfumes and offers a citrus like scent. Another perfume additive is Curacao base. It is used in both citrus and herbal scents. Gardenia is also a popular scent. It is used primarily in floral perfumes. Hawthorne is used to help with amber, balsam, and woody scent. Neroli has a number of different uses. It is used for amber scents, floral scents, leather scents, lilac scents, magnolia scents, lily of the valley scents, and gardenia scents. Orange Flower is used in poppy based scents, cedar scents, and freesia fragrances. Red rose is used in almost every fragrance on the market. Verbena is used primarily to synthesize citrus fragrances.
The perfume market is a huge industry. The bases vary from scent to scent.
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