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Cleopatra’s perfume

November 12th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Wondering what perfume the queen of the Nile wore?

Beauty Queen: What perfume did Cleopatra dab behind her ears to impress Mark Antony and Caesar? - Healthy Living, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent reports:

“Nenúfar, billed as ‘The Sacred Scent of Cleopatra’, evokes the fragrance of the blue lotus, which was sacred to the Pharoahs, frequently depicted on tomb walls, and had hallucinogenic properties. Pybus captured its scent using a technique called ‘headspace’ whereby you place a big glass jar over a plant, suck out the surrounding air, then use a machine to identify its components. The result is a sweet, watery floral. He says that the perfume ‘is as near as we can get to the aromatic experience of the ancients’; the scent Ankh must be even more authentic, taking its make up from a temple inscription.”

Perfume: buying your own signature fragrance

November 11th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Looking for just the right perfume for you?

Lots of things have a bearing on how any particular perfume will smell on you. Your diet, body temperature, skin chemistry and natural aroma will determine how a perfume will smell when you wear it. Therefore a fragrance that smells great on your friend could quite easily make people mistake you for a cat’s litter box, so never buy anything just because it happens to suit someone else.

There are two ways to determine whether a fragrance will suit your or not. You can find out if a perfume smells nice on you by trying it, and this is the only way to determine what suits you if you have only just begun to experiment with fragrances.

However, once you have been wearing perfume for a number of years you will start to develop an idea of which fragrance notes smell good on you, and which do not.

Fragrance notes are what make each perfume smell unique. Every fragrance is composed of top, middle and base notes. Top notes generally have a well-defined aroma and they are what you smell when you initially apply a perfume to your skin. Middle notes have a more delicate smell and you will start to perceive them after the top notes begin to evaporate. Base notes have lush, resonant aroma and they last longer. The middle and base notes of a perfume form its core.

Finding your signature perfume is analogous with choosing the right romantic partner in that it often takes time and experience and it isn‘t something that can be rushed.

If you want to find your perfume then you must forget about the latest trends and fashions. Instead try various discount perfumes or trial size bottles until you eventually find the one that suits you best. Once you have found the one for you, you’ll know it because your smell will be so enticing that people will ask you what you are wearing.

Finding your signature perfume can require a lot of effort, but once you do it will make you feel attractive and boost your self-esteem so it is definitely a worthwhile endeavor.

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