Perfumes and FRAGRAnces

Why do perfumes smell different on different people?

Your own body chemistry affects how differerent notes react on your skin. Anything that affects the “natural” smell of your skin, such as stress, hormonal changes, your current diet or medications, might change how a perfume smells on you.

All other things being equal, perfumes evaporate more rapidly from dry skin, so the best way to make fragrance last longer is to use a relatively heavy body lotion or cream. Some people like to buy the “matching” cream for their fragrance, but you can also use an unscented cream like Cetaphil, or try petroleum jelly or jojoba oil. You might also try a light mist to your hair, which is said to hold scent longer than skin.

These terms refer to the strength of the fragrance, or more specifically, to how much high grade alcohol and/or water has been added to the fragrance oils. Parfum (generally the most concentrated form you can buy) has 15-25% perfume oil dissolved in alcohol. Any mixture with a lower proportion of oil to alcohol is an eau (water).

  • Eau Fraiche (Usually 3% or less perfume oil)
  • Eau de Cologne (2 – 5% perfume oil)
  • Eau de Toilette (4 – 10% perfume oil)
  • Eau de Parfum (8 – 15% perfume oil)
  • Soie de Parfum (15 – 18% perfume oil)
  • PARFUM or Perfume (15 – 25% — also sometimes referred to as extract or extrait)
  • Perfume oil (15-30% perfume oil in an oil rather than alcohol base)
Top notes provide the first scent impression of a fragrance once it has been applied to the skin. They are usually lighter, more volatile aromas that evaporate readily. Their scent usually lingers for between 5 and 30 minutes. Middle notes, sometimes referred to as “heart notes”, make up the body of the blend. They may be evident from the start, but will usually take 10-30 minutes to fully develop on the skin. They are the notes that classify the fragrance family (floral, oriental, chypre, etc, see below). Base Notes are those with the greatest molecular weight. They last the longest, and are also important as fixatives, that is, they help slow down the evaporation rates of the lighter notes, giving the fragrance holding power. Common base notes include oakmoss, patchouli, woods, musk and vanilla. A fragrance which does not have traditional top, middle and base notes is usually described as “linear”.
  • Some industry experts say that perfume should be replaced every year, but properly stored, perfumes should last much longer. Most perfumes will keep several years, some will keep many more years than that.
  • To store perfume properly, keep it away from heat and light. A dark closet or a covered box is best. Also avoid direct exposure to air.
  • Essential oils are volatile, fragrant liquids extracted from plant leaves, bark, wood, stems, flowers, seeds, buds, roots, resins and petals, usually through steam distillation. In other words, they are raw materials that can be used to create perfumes. They are highly concentrated and apart from a few exceptions, should not be used directly on the skin, although they can be diluted in a carrier oil, such as jojoba, for such use.
  • Perfume oils are fragrance components, natural or synthetic, in an oily base rather than an alcohol base, and can be used directly on the skin.
  • Perfumes get reformulated all the time, and they always have. Why? Well, there are any number of reasons. Sometimes companies substitute cheaper ingredients as a cost-saving measure. Sometimes once-plentiful natural materials become scarce or extinct. And some materials, such as natural animal-derived notes, have been replaced with synthetic substitutes because of consumer preference and/or trade restrictions.
  • Sometimes ingredients are found to be unsafe, and sometimes, especially with older perfumes that relied on pre-made specialty bases, they simply don’t exist anymore. And sometimes, of course, perfumes are reformulated to bring them in line with modern tastes.
  • It’s also important to remember that perfumes that rely on natural materials might have subtle variations from year to year anyway. A crop of jasmine from one year might smell different from the prior year, and a crop of jasmine from one part of the world might smell different from the same plant grown elsewhere.

Yes, all our perfumes are 100% Genuine straight from authorized distributors. We only believe in long-lasting businesses.

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  1. Your order number.
  2. The name of the item you did not receive

Once we’ve received the above info, our Customer Support team will get this sorted for you ASAP!

ALL CLAIMS FOR ORDERS ARRIVING WITH MISSING ITEMS MUST BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE DELIVERY DATE.

In the unlikely event you have received the wrong item, please contact us at [email protected] immediately with the following information to ensure that we can get this resolved for you quickly & efficiently:

  1. Your order number
  2. The name of the item you did not receive
  3. The name of the item you received in it’s place
  4. A clear photograph of the item you have received, including logo

Once we’ve received the above info, our Customer Support team will get this sorted for you ASAP!

You may be asked to return the incorrect item back to us through our returns process. See our How do I return my items? page, if you’re not sure how to do this.

ALL CLAIMS FOR ORDERS ARRIVING WITH AN INCORRECT ITEM MUST BE MADE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE DELIVERY DATE.

SHIPPING AND DELIVERY

When will my order be processed?

All orders are processed and shipped within 2 business days unless otherwise notified.

Once your items are shipped, PerfumeTree Asia is not liable for lost or stolen packages. If your tracking number shows that your package was delivered but you did not receive it, please contact the shipping carrier with your tracking number for more information.

We currently only ship within Malaysia, but we are working on it and hope to expand to other countries soon!

Typically after posting it takes 3-5 working days for West Malaysia, & 7-10 days for East Malaysia, however we are unable to predict logistic issues faced by our logistic partners which may cause delivery delays.

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What is the return & exchange policy?

Refund requests must be made within 14 days of delivery date.

Please refer to our returns policy here.

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