Perfume; Defined as a Substance That Emits and Diffuses a Pleasant and Fragrant Odor

Perfume is a mixture of fragrant typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give the human, animals, objects, food, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. It is used to give a pleasant and desirable scent to the body, typically with the aim of increasing self-appeal and self-confidence. This may help reduce anxiety and stress, enhance health and well-being by improving mood, improve sleep, and increase cognitive function. A perfume is a very complex composition of base notes, heart notes, and top notes.

Top notes are the most delicate and usually don't last very long, while the heart notes last longer than the top notes and tend to be herbal, floral and spice notes. The base notes are the scent of a perfume that appears close to the departure of the middle notes. Perfumes can be defined as substances that emit and diffuse a pleasant & fragrant odor. They consist of manmade mixtures of essential oils and aromatic chemicals. Until the nineteenth century perfumes were usually composed of natural aromatic oils.

Today, there are more than 100 ingredients in a single perfume, but they are all categorized into five main families, such as Floral, Oriental, Woody, Aromatic Fougéres, and Fresh. Based on these categories, a perfume can be classified into different categories, including soft, woody, fruity, spicy, and modern oceanic. Floral scent or flower scent is composed of all the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or aroma compounds, emitted by floral tissue (e.g. flower petals). Floral scent is also referred to as fragrance, aroma, perfume, or floral odor.

The life cycle of a perfume includes three phases, such as introduction, growth, and maturity. Eventually, the perfume will be in a decline phase, and this cycle is called perfume evolution. Perfumes can be indicative of an individual's individuality, style, and personality and the ever-changing fashion trends, and thus, there is an increasing demand across the world. With over 100 discount fragrance retail stores in the United States, Perfumania offers a wide selection of high-quality products at substantial savings, with superior customer service.