The word "
Perfume " or "
perfume " from the Latin "per
" and "
fumare " which means produce smoke, referring to aromatic substances that gave off a smoke when burned, used for flavoring. Currently, the word "perfume" is refers to the aromatic liquid used a woman or a man, to release odors nice.
Ramon Planas and Buera has a Perfume Museum in Barcelona where find among the many wonderful collection regarding
perfume man and
fragrances Women . and supports the theory that "it all started in prehistory, the day that one of those primitive man lit a bonfire to warm or decrease the beasts they could stalk and, by chance, lit some branches or tree resins and they began to give off a pleasant smell, an unusual odor that nobody had ever felt before. Perhaps the fact to find it so nice and the smoke ariseth to heaven, made them think to use it as an offering to the gods ".
The art of making perfumes
born in Egypt , developed Arabs and later by the Romans. Within Europe, it all started during the Renaissance, especially in France, in the mid-fourteenth century. Since cultured flowers to make perfumes. Therefore, it becomes the rule of the perfumes. Over time, the first tiny laboratories perfumers settled those engaged in producing and selling its own aromatic preparations. Not However, aromatic preparations were exclusively for their customers, depending their tastes and requests.
Eventually it spread consumption of water odor, specifically, courts of the kings of France,
Louis XIV and Louis XV , were great essences consumers. The story goes that looked a little forced to hide poor hygiene and odor of the time. During the French Revolution perfumery market stagnated. However, at that time the guillotine
rolled scented heads of the nobility, giving name to a new scent called "Guillotine".
Naturally, with the call to the throne of Napoleon began an expansion to the
perfume . Sorry perfumers would become a large industry, providing jobs and of course, money. In this point, it was important not only
fragrance , but also should take into account the bottle, the packaging and advertising. Regarding Spain, in the south, the Glovers were pioneers and selling the bottles with perfumed gloves.
Regarding the
cosmetic , the Greeks were responsible to introduce their customs from the Middle East up Spain. Early barbers and perfumers were Greeks who settled in Rome during the time of the Republic. The most important role of the Greeks was applied to create art that had ceramic jars in order to keep perfumes there until today difficult to match.
Designed seven different bottles for perfumes and they keep separate the decorated with mythological animals, geometric figures and ceremonial scenes. Furthermore, Christianity back the use of perfumes and cosmetics
as they felt they were "tricks Devil used by women to seduce men. "
Today, in the twenty-first century, the market has other needs. Before it was the tasters fragrance "noses" who determined the course of fashion, now they must have attention to the marketing department. Currently, the perfume is growing at a rampant pace. More and more brands come and perfumery cosmetic and there is no room for everyone. Alongside
perfumes on-line has appeared another business model sector that is causing a stir among consumers socioeconomic high. They are what we call "perfume niche" where they can find the brands most exclusive and not distributed in traditional perfumeries.
Perfume's Club You can find some of these brands at the best price.
It is important to note that perfume is not mandatory, but certainly perfume that strengthens the individual's personality, like an invisible snap that affects the senses and emotions. Sometimes if only for the smell You can identify people achieving convey different feelings and thoughts.
Types of Perfumes
The different types of perfume depends on its aromatic intensity
• Perfume: the most concentrated form contains between 15-40% of aromatic essence. Blended with high-grade alcohol. Generally, it has a very intense aroma and lasts about 7 hours.
• Eau de Perfume: best known as EDP contains a concentration of 15%. It lasts about 4-6 hours.
• Eau de Toilette: EDT or better known as bath water contains a concentration of 7-15%. It is perfect for use on informal occasions lighter version in perfumes. Experts recommend applying it on the clothes and not the skin. It lasts for about 3 to 5 hours.
• Eau de Cologne: better known as EDC, contains a concentration of 3-6% but with citrus aromas. It lasts about 3 hours.
• Splash Perfume: best known as EDS, contains a concentration of 1%.
Anecdotes
• The Emperor Nero, while celebrating banquet and invited their friends most prestigious ordered to fall from the ceiling thousand petals of all varieties and exotic flowers. At the same time commanded them to let their birds with wings bathed in perfume so that would spread the fragrance throughout the room.
• The Roman ladies had a very personal way to perfume and that did fill the mouth of their slaves with perfumes before being sprayed in the face and body.
• When they found the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun discovered that he was surrounded by more than three thousand pots with fragrances that still retained its odor despite having been buried for more than 30 centuries.
• Historical texts claim that the body odor of Alexander the Great was so nice and strong perfume that was capable of all places coming.
• Marilyn Monroe, when he said that before going to bed is perfumed with two drops of Chanel No. 5 perfume sale increased to exaggerated levels.
• Patrick Süskind the narrator of the novel "Perfume" is very thorough, when describing all the details and features the characters even smells: depending unpleasant or do not belong to the character make it pleasant or not; somehow the smell defines the character corresponding to the character.