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In 17th and 18th centuries, perfume industry was
thrived. Especially Grasse region of France had become
the heart, center of the perfume industry.
magnificent bottles. Perfumes were used for not covering
body smells, but for highlighting personalities of people and
became an indispensable part of the modern life.
THE ART OF PERFUME
on your skin. You would be remembered with your
fragrance as well as with your personality. Emotional
or cool. Childish or provocative. Mysterious or crazy!
Whoever you are, a carefully chosen perfume would
never be mistaken while describing you.
Reflect your life style to your skin with perfumes,
which are prepared like an artwork from its first aroma to its bottle.
HISTORY OF PERFUME
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Its history is pretty old:
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tians were burning fragrant herbs from sunrise until sunset for their sun god, Ra.
Egyptians were using fragrant oils and pomades during
their daily life. They preferred mostly the fragrant oil,
saffron, genista and juniperus sap. Nefertiti was having
jasmine bath and rubbing sandalwood, amber and rare
essential oils to her body after the bath.
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The first modern and known perfume was produced in
gotten to give a special name to this mixture, which was
created from the mix of essence and rosemary oil and
alcohol and enriched with lavender oil: “Hungarian Water”.
in line with the development of the art of glass in 16th
century. In these years, the country which was producing
and consuming perfume was France. But it was thought
that rubbing perfume to the body would cause disease and
perfume was used for only covering dirty smells. For this
reason, clothes, gloves, handkerchiefs and even jewels
have been perfumed.
PERFUME GRADES
fumes are giving smell in 3 phases of upper grade, middle
grade and lower grade.
• Upper grade: It is also called as top or head grade. It
is the first fragrance you smell after spraying perfume. It
consists of the most volatile essences. Its fragrance is lost
between 2 and 15 minutes.
• Middle grade: It is also called as heart grade. It is the
part that determines “theme” of the perfume. It becomes
clear with the fragrance settles into the skin. Permanence
• Lower grade: It is also called as bottom grade. It is the
part that determines the real characteristic, permanence
and success of the perfume. Its permanence varies in accordance with the concentration of the perfume (about
6-8 hours). The lower grade is usually smelled