Perfume from A to Z

Perfume from A to Z

Armani, Chanel, YSL, and all famous perfume brands came from France…but, do you know that perfume was born in Egypt. In the beginning, perfume was used for religion ceremonies, from birth until death. Because of the Arabian trader and their distillation cylinder to teach chemistry to the Greek, now perfume can you use for sacrificed thing, car perfume until save you from bad body smell at club last night.

Well, perfume is very helpful, especially for your love sex. Romi, my friend, started his relationship with Sarah from gave compliments to their perfume fragrant each other. Yup, almost the same with animal, human instinct is mostly also controlled by scent sense. And for that, there’s nothing wrong to know more about perfume, from their contents, fragrant which is suitable for you, until some tips to apply perfume, that Men’s Guide give it specially for you.

Types of Perfume

It depends on the mixture between oil, alcohol, and any other ingredients, perfume split into 3 types:

• Eau de perfume (EDP)
  Less alcohol with 10-30% fragrant composition so the fragrance will stay longer and stronger. It’s very good for a party or a special night occasion because of the sharper and stronger smell.
• Eau de Toilette (EDT)
  The level of alcohol is high and contains 5-20% fragrant. It has soft, not too strong, and lasting fragrance. You can use it every time.
• Eau de Cologne
  Kind of perfume which is mild and standard smell with 5-20% fragrant. It is usually used after bath to refresh our body.
• Perfume and You
  Besides split into 3 types, perfume is also categorized by their ingredients’ smell which is used to create an unique fragrance.
• Chypre
  The fragrant is made from bergamot, oak moss, and labdanum. Its characteristic is from apricot and custard fragrant and in France is known as Cyprus. This perfume is very match for French guys who are dandy, soft, very romantic, and a great flatter. Its sweet and soft fragrance is matcher if it’s used at night or in a cold situation. Reference MensGuide: Pi by Givenchy
• Woody
  This fragrant is dominated by wood smell grown in South Pacific Islands. It’s signed with sandalwood and cedar fragrant. For you independent guys, serious, introvert, and like doing extreme things, this fragrance will very match to have an adventure with you. Reference MensGuide: Gucci pour Homme by Gucci
• Citrus
  Citrus fragrant comes from orange and its friends such as lemon, tangerine, clementine and grapefruits. Its main characteristic is fresh. And almost all EDT use this fragrance. This kind of perfume has a fresh fragrant which is smelt right after it is sprayed. For you who are active, sporty, lively, and extrovert, this perfume is very fresh for your sporty activities. Reference MensGuide: 212 Men by Carolina Herrera
• Oriental/Ambers
  Amber fragrant is a mixture from vanilla, flowers, wood, and camphor oil. This fragrant brings us to an oriental exotic feel. And it is very match for you who is romantic but also want to look mysterious and masculine. This perfume will accompany your night when you are warming her. Reference MensGuide : Armani Code/Black Code by Giorgio Armani
• Fougere
  Coming from lavender, coumarin, and oak moss, this fragrant is signed with spices fragrant mixed up with wood fragrant. This perfume is a kind of perfume that needs time to adapt with your body condition. For you, an ambitious, classy, and a little conventional young executive, this soft fragrance can be your choice to inspire you. Reference MensGuide: Boss Soul by Hugo Boss

How to Use Perfume?

1. Spray it on your wrists aorta and behind your shell of the ears. That both places are the centre of blood circulation that helps the perfume oil to adapt with your skin oil easily.
2. Apply it one hour before you go out so the fragrance won’t over smell and become milder.
3. Don’t spray it on your clothes, it will make a spot.
4. When you’re choosing perfume, don’t try two kinds in one time because the fragrance will change. Besides that, try it on your skin to know the fragrance correctly.
5. For the packaging, choose the coloring bottle to protect your perfume from direct sunlight so the product will stay longer.

After you know everything about perfume now it’s time to experiment with the fragrance and find the most fit for you. Don’t forget to pay attention to the rules in using perfume. You don’t want your girl get suddenly headache and migraine after smelling your perfume, right? Perfume is an art sense, made from many even hundreds mixtures from its creator’s imagination. And every result has its own elements. So just explore it! (jod)