Who Was the God of Perfume?

Ancient peoples had a god or goddess for almost everything you could imagine.  There were gods of beer and wine, gods of lust and restraint, gods of blood and murder, gods of the kitchen and the hearth, gods of money and trade, gods of the wind and the sky, gods for everything great and small. …

What Are Gourmand Perfumes?

The amount of jargon to familiarize yourself with if you want to get into perfumes must seem overwhelming to the initiate.  Eau de toilette, eau de parfum, chypre, fougère, oriental, sillage…and that’s just scratching the surface.  And now gourmand! Just what is a gourmand perfume, anyway?  Just like the word “gourmet”, “gourmand” relates to food….

Do Pheromone Perfumes Really Work?

Let’s talk turkey: pheromone perfumes.  You might’ve seen them advertised on Instagram or Youtube. With titillating appellations like “Pure Instinct”, “SexyLife”, “AlphaQ”, “RawChemistry”, and “Pherazone”, these products claim that once you wear them, you’ll be practically swatting the women (or men, though mostly women) away like flies.  But do pheromone perfumes actually work?  The science…

11 Perfumes That Will Make You Smell Rich

Money, money, money.  Like it or not, money runs the world. As such, emulating the rich and famous, from the clothes they wear, the cars they drive, and yes, the perfumes they use, is something that will never go out of style.  Of course, rich people are just people. And just like everyone else, some…

What It Means When You Smell Perfume Out of Nowhere

Smelling perfume or other odors out of nowhere when there’s no one around?  Don’t panic just yet, but you might have reason to be concerned.   Smelling odors out of nowhere might be a sign of phantosmia. Phantosmia is a condition which causes “olfactory hallucinations”, phantom smells. It could be a result of a previous incident,…

What Was the First Celebrity Perfume?

Celebrity perfumes are all the rage these days. Almost everyone has had a crack at the whole perfume thing, from Ariana Grande (whose fragrance Cloud is actually pretty popular), Kim Kardashian, Michael Jordan, Lady Gaga, Bruce Willis, Anthony Hopkins, and even Donald Trump.  It makes sense why celebrities love to release perfumes – it’s a…

Should You Spray Perfume in the Shower?

Imagine:  You take a hot, steamy shower that opens your pores wide open. You lather yourself up and down with some artisanal goat’s milk soap, and scrub your silky smooth skin with some oh-so-exfoliating brown sugar scrub.  Spying a bottle of your favorite luxury perfume by the vanity, you decide to spray yourself a few…

What is Perfume Sillage?

Have you ever been walking down the street and smelled a mysterious and intoxicating perfume seemingly from out of nowhere?  If so, then you experienced a perfume’s sillage (pronounced see-ahj).  But what is sillage?  “Sillage” refers to the trail of scent that a perfume leaves behind you as you walk or move around. When you…

What Is Musk in Perfume?

Musk, musk, musk.  It’s probably one of the most famous perfume ingredients. Most people probably have no idea what oud or patchouli or ylang-ylang are, but they’ve probably heard the word “musk” at some point in their lives.  It’s hardly specialized jargon, after all. We often use it to describe how things smell, both in…

What Is a Niche Perfume?

Today’s article is yet another clarification of a word out of the ever-so-confusing and lingo-laden perfume world.  That word, namely, is niche.  The word is popping up around the Internet more and more nowadays:  “(x) brand brings you a sensual yet elegant new niche perfume.”  “Expand your horizons with a bold and powerful niche perfume.” …