Perfumes

A two million plus price for a tiny bottle of perfume? Yes, an ounce of Imperial Majesty, a limited edition Clive Christian signature scent, will cost you $2150 an ounce. An expensive crystal bottle, with a 5 carat diamond stopper and an 18 carat collar and holding 16.9 ounces of the No.1 perfume costs $215000. Only 5 bottles were released last season and three were sold. You want to buy the next, this Christmas?

This perfectly delightful site is where a search for the history of perfumes best stands justified. Like they say, a world without perfumes would be a world without history. Separated into 15 tablets of the most interesting facts on perfumes and history and their links, the reader exits the site with a brain full of new facts that tickles one’s curiosity.

Perfume bottles have a history of their own that is one completely separate from that of perfumes themselves. Most of us think of Egypt first, but Mesopotamia before that and pre-historic evidence shows that even more ancient civilizations had a perfumed existence. Clay, stone, Glass, Bronze, the mediums are as varied as the perfumes themselves

How cannot one think of perfume and not think ‘French’? Read about a powerful industry that is dominated by so many contradictions. There are major players, and minor players coexist still, which is a rarity in any business; in this age of globalization. Lots of interesting snippets to nibble on this site.

Now you must be in the mood to buy some fragrances yourself. Although you will miss the bouquet of the sampling, if your nose is not sensitive enough to withstand half an hour of sampling, here is a place to do your shopping online. A half-price store as they call themselves.

Another interesting online site to buy your fragrances. Read all the famous names, Maria Sharapova, Paris Hilton, Aramis, 5th Avenue, Opium…the list is quite long. There are celebrity favorites, men’s perfumes and gift sets too. Jan Moran helps you find celebrity fragrances. Or go by your star sign to see what suits you.

Here is your chance to invent your scent! No! it’s not at a famous Paris fragrance store and costing a packet, but at your home and mixing a few simple essential oils. There are several recipes to choose from and you can do perfumes, after shave recipes, cologne recipes and also body sprays. Try it out!