A great perfume like every other thing in life does not just come to be. They are made by series of small components brought together.
With all the thousands of fragrances in the market, one would be tempted to think that the greatest perfumes are those associated with famous brand names or the most expensive ones. But, it is not necessarily so.
While you’re are not completely wrong, it is wise that you learn and familiarize yourself with the key elements of a great perfume to avoid further misguidance.
Features and Characteristics of outstanding Perfumes:
1. Quality Ingredients
Most perfumes you see have part of their ingredients gotten from nature and the other part made by the hands of men. Some of the nature-gifted ingredients are Jasmine, Oud, Orange blossom, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Leather, Amber, Lavender, Herbs, and Spices amongst others. These natural or nature-inspired ingredients fuse with the synthetics that influence their stay time when worn on the skin. What makes the ingredient excellent is when the quality is not compromised. High-quality ingredients only.
2. The Blend
An incredible perfume should have the top, heart, and base notes dancing together in one accord. Not jagged or obvious. A great perfume should have its ingredients well blended. Not having some in excess, too spicy, too harsh, or too sweet. Contrary to popular take that a perfume has to have plenty notes to be good.
A great perfume can be simple and well made with few notes. And it can equally be complex with plenty of notes. An example is Chanel No 5 that is made with up to 80 ingredients and is considered one of the best perfumes for women in the world.
In essence, a good perfume is supposed to beautifully portray a good balance where all the notes harmonize to give an interesting smell. If that is achieved, then such is an extraordinary perfume.
3. Longevity, Sillage and Protection
Longevity is the lifetime of your fragrance. How long a fragrance will last on your skin is dependent on different factors. One of which is your body chemistry. While some prefer to have the smell of their perfume around for only a few hours, some others wouldn’t mind it being on a 24 hours shift (if possible). But, in all, decent longevity is pertinent for a perfume to be considered a great one.
Similarly, it is easy for people to turn away from a perfume if it has a poor sillage. Like that trail your perfume leaves behind. A minimal sillage is considered good enough unless of course, you want to be noticed. Then you can choose a perfume with a strong sillage.
Projection refers to how far the perfume diffuses when sprayed.
4. Uniqueness
As far as we know, everybody wants an unusual scent and that is where the uniqueness of a perfume comes in. A great perfume should smell unique and pleasant. Making anyone who gets a whiff of it fall head over heels in love with it.
5. Packaging, Beautiful Rich Designs
Take it or leave it. Before you get to smell any perfume, the first thing that most likely attracts you is the packaging box, beautifully designed bottle, or canister.
A great perfume should be beautifully packaged as this is thought to portray the content within. If a perfume bottle is aesthetically designed, it boosts the value of the elegant scent making it mysteriously alluring to all.
