Perfume Know-How

Perfume etiquette for different occasions

Have you ever experienced someone wearing a really intense perfume in a professional setting or even a funeral that seems almost inappropriate, like a fragrance dressed for clubbing? Wearing too mu...

Unisex perfumes: does perfume have gender?

Do you know, it is unknown who decided the gender of perfume notes? Ideas may have came from cliché association that women smells like flowers. In fact, until the end of the 19th century, perfumes ...

How to wear Perfume in Hot Weather?

In Singapore's hot and humid weather, you may find some fragrances seems ‘stronger’ or more overpowering, and unfortunately also simply ‘disappears’ on your skin with poor longevity. How can you he...

Myth: Does more intense perfume means it last longer on the skin?

False, the intensity of the perfume is not equivalent to the longevity of the perfume. The longevity of the fragrance depends on several other factors such as the percentage of neat fragrance oil (...

Why does perfume smells different depending on who wears it?

Not only does a perfume smell different on different skin, it also smells different from the blotter/ smelling strip a.k.a the paper that sales assistant spray on. Hence, it is important to test th...

Why can't I smell my own perfume?

Have you ever gotten the comment that you smell amazing but you thought your perfume was already long gone and you can’t smell it? You have always wondered why can’t you smell yourself when others ...

Perfume Olfactory families

Perfume olfactory families help to classify the world of fragrances into its own fragrance library. We discuss some of the common families and examples of fragrances found in each family.

Here are the top five myths about perfume you need to know.

There are a lot of myths surrounding perfume. Check out our myth-busting blog post to see which myths are true and which are not!

What is the expiry date of perfume?

Perfumes, unlike cosmetics, do not have a fixed expiry date. However, once a bottle of perfume is open and used, the headspace, which the the amount of air let into the perfume will start to increa...