When and Why You Should Use Women's Perfume [By: Ursula McLean]

The basic about women’s perfume is that they come in different types but they all contain alcohol and water. Pure perfume is the most concentrated among all the perfumes, with concentration hovering at 20% to 25%, which may explain why it is the most expensive. When perfume is this concentrated, be sure to use it in moderation since it is pricey and quite potent.
The next most concentrated form of perfume would be the Eau de perfume, with a concentration of 15% to 20%. This has a lower price and thus may be more used than the pure concentrated perfume. You can usually find this in spray form.
Eau de toilette carries a 14% concentration and is actually suitable for both men and women to use. It is less costly than the first two and will often be packaged as a spray.
Eau fraiche has quite a small fragrance concentration and is believed to be more suitable for the warmer climes, since it has less alcohol than the others (practically zero alcohol actually.)
If you analyze women’s perfume, you will note it is composed of three layers with one layer made up of notes (or the ingredients.) When you spray any perfume, you will notice you can smell it at once – the first notes to hit you will be the alcohol in the perfume. Once the alcohol has started to evaporate, the middle notes will be the ones you sense next – these make up the core of the perfume. In fact, the middle notes are the most defining ingredients which will be the ones deposited on your skin once the alcohol evaporates.
To analyze women’s perfume further, try to determine what is the basic ingredient which is what will influence whether that type of perfume is the right one for you or not.
Perfume is categorized as either fougere, fresh, woody, oriental and floral. You need to understand what is the basic ingredient in each perfume that falls into each category so that you know if it will work for you or not.
Why is perfume more correlated as a women’s product than something even men can use? One reason is the common stereotype that women are naturally vainer than men, so they tend to use more products that pamper them and make them feel beautiful. But despite this stereotype, many women are still practical so they pass over the more expensive perfume and choose the less expensive so that they can use more perfume more frequently at less cost to them.
Some manufacturers will offer discounted prices for their products if you purchase them at bigger volume. The only disadvantage with buying products like women’s perfume at bigger volumes is if you cannot easily purchase other perfume if you tire of that fragrance and you want to shift because you may not have enough funds or you are hesitant to invest in more expensive perfume.
The sheer variety of women’s perfumes nowadays is really staggering. You find so many sources creating unique varieties of women’s perfume that it is so hard to make a choice sometimes. Even with help from the sales staff, you may still find it hard to make up your mind. The bad news for manufacturers is, it is this sheer variety which may make it difficult for them to survive – competition means that there is less of the loyal customers to go around and less profits for each one.
That is why many perfume manufacturers get endorsers to vouch for their perfume, like movie personalities and well-known people. Some showbiz people branch out into perfume making and marketing as part of their business strategy too. One unique come-on for women’s perfume are the products that are literally laced with synthetic pheromones which are supposed to make the wearer more appealing to the men surrounding her.