Apr
29
Filed Under (Cosmetics) by Lisa
perfume
lazy submit asked:


When someone says ‘cheap perfume’ the image everyone gets in their mind is a tub of perfume that is sold in a convenience store, which does not smell like anything someone would want to wear on their body.

This is a common misconception, and it is what keeps many people away from discount perfume, which in most cases, is just as good or better as the perfume that can be bought at stores.

One such place is Perfume Bada Boom. This website, which is the cheapest online retailer for quality perfume in the world, has the largest supply of perfume anywhere on the internet.

Every single bottle of perfume on the website is of the highest quality, and because the company gets all of its perfume at costs, while buying in bulk, they are able to pass along large savings to you.

Those savings mean you don’t have to put out a lot of cash when you want to get yourself a nice bottle of perfume. Cheap perfume is not a bad word here, it is a great word because cheap perfume is wholesale perfume, and wholesale perfume is perfume we all can afford.

Perfume Bada Boom is committed to providing the best quality perfume that can be found on the internet, and they are committed to doing this without making their customers spend a lot of money.

It is for this reason that Perfume Bada Boom has become the leading online delivery-to-your-door perfume provider in the world. If you are looking for unisex, female or male perfume, then you have come to the right place with Perfume Bada Boom.

When you buy from Perfume Bada Boom, you know that the women’s perfume, men’s perfume and unisex perfume is not fake or a knock-off, it is the highest quality. Perfume Bada Boom takes its ability to provide great perfume to individuals at cheap prices very seriously, and they choose not to destroy the trust that exists between their customers and themselves. When you buy from Perfume Bada Boom, you are getting brand-name original perfumes that can be found in any store. The only difference is that they are much cheaper with Perfume Bada Boom.

Cheap Perfumes



Stephanie
perfume
Sammykins asked:


I’ve recently bought some nice clothing items on eBay. The only trouble is that some of them have been laundered with fabric softener and/or dryer sheets, and they smell really strongly of that perfume. I don’t want my clothes to smell like anything besides clean clothes, and those perfumes actually make me kind of sick. Repeated washings don’t seem to remove the smell. Does anyone know a trick to remove fabric softener perfume from laundered clothes?

Many thanks!

Doug

Apr
17
Filed Under (Cosmetics) by Lisa
perfume
Joanna McLaughlin asked:


Mystery? Intrigue? No, this isn’t the CIA. It’s the modern world of fragrance.

The world of perfume is big business, but it’s a business built on preferences, noses, tastes, and the ability to protect your formulas.

There is no legal protection for a perfume formula. If I mix a bunch of ingredients and come up with a wonderful perfume, anybody who can figure out my recipe is free to market the perfume. There is actually a tiny sub-industry of chemists who are doing that very thing, trying to imitate perfumes with drug-store knockoffs labeled “Smells Like White Diamonds” or “Smells Like Eternity.”

To protect formulas, perfume experts rely on one ancient and one modern technique. The ancient technique is secrecy. You could probably get the formula for Coca-Cola more easily than you could dig up the ingredients for a hot new scent. “Noses,” the people who invent the scents, work in secrecy and often lead extremely low-profile lives despite the fact that they are highly sought after professionals.

Another secret of the perfume industry is a pretty “open secret.” It’s obvious to most perfumistas, and it ought to be obvious to people who buy perfume, even if they don’t really think about it much. Here it is: The people who attach their names to the perfume are not the ones who invent it.

Coco Chanel did not concoct her legendary No. 5 in a Paris apartment; it was created by Ernst Breaux, a “nose” of the 1920s. Celebrity perfumes today may be created with minimal to moderate involvement of their spokespeople, but the real creation of the scent is done by someone else. What this means is that when you buy a scent by J Lo or Beyonce or Liz Taylor or Paris Hilton, you are purchasing a product they agreed to endorse. So don’t be too overawed by a celebrity on the label.

Good old-fashioned secrecy about perfume formulas still works great in the perfume industry, but that does not stop copycats from trying to steal the formulas. The modern technique to help prevent perfume piracy is making the perfumes incredibly complicated.

Even back in the 1920s, this was done with scents like Chanel No. 5, Youth Dew, and Evening in Paris, in that they used dozens of ingredients in precise proportions. Even if you could figure out what most of the ingredients were (and Chanel No. 5 has over 100), you could spend a lifetime in the lab experimenting to get the proper balance.

Perfumes today are so extremely complex that it’s hard to copy them.

There are two types of perfume copycat. The first is the legal type. The method is simple: identify a popular perfume and then create a much-cheaper imitation of it. It may or may not be a good imitation, but it’s at least in the ballpark. They then package their product in a plain box and advertise it as a scent that “smells like X perfume.”

This is legal, but it’s really not a good thing. First of all, it probably does smell vaguely like the original, but it is doubtful that a “nose” who could steal the exact recipe for a perfume would work for one of these copycat labs. You’re dealing with an approximation, and that’s on the best day.

Second, this kind of “smells-like” scent is marketed entirely on price; they are the bargain fragrances. This means you can expect a lot less fragrance and a lot more alcohol, smaller sized bottles, and all round cheaper development and production. Most people I know who have tried a copycat product are disappointed because it just doesn’t measure up to the real thing in terms of quality.

The other kind of perfume pirate is a counterfeit producer. These guys not only create imitation perfumes, they put them in original or “forged” bottles and packaging and try to pass them off as the real thing. What they’re trying to do is counterfeit an original and still be able to sell it for significantly less (price is the only drawing card for these guys).

Don’t count on this stuff for purity, high production standards, or not getting you in trouble. Yes, you can get in trouble if you purchase counterfeit merchandise. Besides, these guys are stealing a legitimate product and trying to pass it off as their own. Don’t get mixed up in that.

Of course, many would-be perfume lovers find the cost of their perfume habit prohibitively expensive. However, there are lots of good reasons to stick to the real deal. Perfume manufacturers put their reputation into every bottle; they tend to manufacture smooth scents, nuanced, with top-quality ingredients, carefully packaged, and delivered safely to market (particularly online). Knockoffs and counterfeits are out to make a profit on a cheaper product; these guys cut corners and not always in places you can see. From missing or substandard ingredients to weaker solutions, higher alcohol content, and dubious marketing, the knockoffs are really just out for your money and the counterfeits are thieves.

Copycat perfumes are often less “textured” and subtle than the real thing. While some people might not notice much difference, perfumistas can often take one whiff and distinguish a knockoff from the real perfume.

The real thing will also have more “depth” to it and the blending will create a scent that lasts longer on your skin. Buy perfume from reputable places, which includes major department stores, perfume stores (if you’re lucky enough to have them in your area), or online websites with solid reputations or the website of the manufacturer or designer. If you have even the slightest doubts that your perfume may be counterfeit, examine the packaging. Counterfeiters often get sloppy there.

Finally, remember that perfume is a luxury and luxuries are not supposed to be two for a buck in the discount house.



Johanna
Apr
15
Filed Under (Cosmetics) by Lisa
skin care
Nicholas Tan asked:


Talking about skin care, ‘facial skin care’ seems to top the chart. There are loads of facial skin care products available in the market. The most common facial skin care products are the ones that are used as part of daily routine. These include things like cleansers and moisturizers. Toners and exfoliation ones are well known too but not many people use them as such.

The general classification of facial skin care products is based on the following:

* Gender (so there are facial skin care products for men and there are facial skin care products for women)

* Skin type (facial skin products for oily skin, facial skin care products for dry skin, facial skin care products for normal skin and facial skin care products for sensitive skin)

* Age (facial skin care products for old and facial skin care products for young)

* Skin disorder (i.e. facial skin care products for treatment of various skin orders like eczema, acne etc)

So that is your starting point for choosing a facial skin care product that suits you. A good way to start is by determining your skin type first. Also note that the skin type changes with age, so the facial skin product that suits you today, might not suit you forever and hence you need to constantly evaluate the effectiveness of your facial skin care product.

The facial skin care products are available in various forms i.e. creams, lotions, gels, masks etc, and a lot of people try to pit one against the other in their discussion on which form is best. However, one can’t really rate one form as better than another form. What suits you (and whatever you are comfortable with) is the best form of facial skin care product for you, really.

However, it’s important to note that these products work differently for different people. So the best thing is to try the facial skin care product on a small patch of skin (e.g. ear lobes) before actually going ahead and using it.

Another important consideration is the state of your skin. If you are suffering from a skin disorder of any kind, it is best to seek the advice of a dermatologist before you actually make your selection and start using a facial skin care product.

Once you have selected the facial skin care product for yourself, you also need to ensure that you use the facial skin care product in the right way i.e. follow correct procedures for application, use the correct quantity and make the facial product a part of your skin care routine.



Craig