occasions

Wedding Wardrobe

2010-05-05T15:25:11-07:00

Helping you find the right fragrance to mark the occasion can be an overwhelming task. Our editor’s have carefully selected fragrances that are sure to ignite, delight and commemorate your special day.

Cupid's Scented Arrows

2010-01-20T10:34:03-08:00

A Valentine's Day fragrance guide

Offering a dozen red roses on Valentine’s Day might be the most classic gesture in the book, but is it time to move beyond? The intimate touch of a special fragrance, offered or worn for a partner’s delight will assuredly create some cherished memories for a while to follow and bond you together even closer. And what a perfect accompaniment to the bedroom eyes and the sultry lips too! But the question is: How possibly pick up something successful in such a confusing labyrinth of hundreds of releases that seem to beckon you with either iterations of Robert Byrnes’ romantic verse, snares of guile and seduction or right-out-of-the-shower sexiness? Luckily for you, we handpicked a few top-drawer choices to make matters easier and classified them by type. The type which you find yourself or your mate falling into, or more interestingly still, the type you’d like to emulate. What fun would that role-playing inspire!

Flicks & Frags

2009-11-10T10:20:50-08:00

Cinematic Inspiration for Scent Choices

Hollywood blockbusters can inspire the scents and set the tone for any blockbuster occasion in YOUR life.

All you need is popcorn and Perfume.com to find inspiration for your next adventure!

Ooh La La MaMa!

2010-04-15T11:25:35-07:00

The top fashionable fragrances for Mom

A mother’s love is unique, deep and strong, creating a bind and bond that is unparalleled elsewhere in the world of relationships.

No matter your mother’s style or personality, tastes or taboos, every single one is still a woman who appreciates feeling like one every once in a while!

So this Mother’s Day, honor the woman who gave you life with a scent as sweet and exquisite as she is, from PERFUME.COM.

2010 Scent Resolutions Everyone Can Make!

2009-12-30T07:34:19-08:00

Solve world hunger. Get down to 4% body fat. Clear half of all your debts and form a loving relationship with your mother-in-law.

Are you breaking your own back setting impossible standards of lemon water diets and other New Years’ Resolutions that will have you clawing at the cookie cupboard doors by January 8th? Most of us do, and that’s why they’re so hard to keep!

Perfume.com experts break down five easy new “Scent Resolutions” anyone can make for 2010—ones that you’re sure to keep going well into 2011 and beyond!

Day ‘n’ Night

2009-12-30T08:01:59-08:00

Scents To Last Through NYE

Partying all night and into the wee hours of the New Year can wreck havoc on your make-up, outfit—and fragrance.

The “story” of a perfume varies as you are led through the top, heart and base notes of a scent, and how and where these ingredients are blended within these chapters affects both the smell, and the staying power, of different bottled fragrances.

Don’t be left leaving parties smelling like the champagne you downed at midnight! Check out these long-lasting perfumes from Perfume.com and make sure you start off 2010 smelling fresh!

Perfumed Projections

2009-11-09T12:05:02-08:00

Scents That Let You See Into Your Future

The physiological effect of a just-sniffed fragrance hitting our memory centre allows us to be reminded of places we’ve been or people we’ve been with. But a great scent can also spiral thoughts into the future, and help us to envision where we want to go.

CARIBBEAN DREAMIN’
Perfumes with coconut accords over fresh aquatic notes or soft florals will feel like a gentle breeze wafting around you as you sway in a beach hammock.

Try: Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers ‘G’ , a fresh woody-oriental with coconut in its top notes and a coconut milk base, and fresh touches of apple skin, mandarin and jasmine.
Or: Jennifer Lopez’s Miami Glow , a crisp citrus floral laced with coconut, fresh grapefruit, exotic passion fruit, blond woods and sunbaked sand.

LAZY LAWN LAYIN’
Scents laced with leafy green and fresh cut grass accords let you feel the simultaneous comfort of the sun on your face and the cool grass tickling the back of your neck.

Try: Paris Jardins Romantiques by Yves Saint Laurent , with the crisp aroma of fresh cut grass around a lush bouquet of mandarin, lilac, rose, violet and light musk.
Or: Annick Goutal Petite Cherie , with a fresh delicious blend of just-cut grass, soft peach, rose and pear vanilla.

ENERGIZE & DIVE
Any blends of zesty citrus notes will revitalize you, just like a quick dip into cold waves during the high heat of summer.

Try: Aquaflore by Carolina Herrera , a spontaneous, dynamic and young fragrance mixing a fresh water accord with mandarin, melon, peach, cyclamen and woods.
Or: CK One Electric , a crisp and exciting bright citrus, emotionally charged by a blend of lime, mandarin, waterlily, violet leaves and light woods.

SUMMER RAIN *
Perfumes with exotic florals, wet’n’fresh aquatic accords and crisp green notes feel like dewey summer raindrops kissing your skin.

Try: Rain by Marc Jacobs , which blends wet cut grass with dewy cypress, teak wood, white orchid, and fresh wild strawberry.
Or: Cool Water Women , a crisp water floral fragrance, laced with aquatic accords, waterlily, pineapple and honeydew melon.

SEA BREEZE
Ultimate getaway scents will radiate with the freshness of tropical waters, as lush blends of pure freshness and exotic accents.
Try: Island by Michael Kors , the ultimate escape scent that sparkles with notes from Kauai waterfalls, fresh kiwi, and a pure oxygen accord over soft florals and driftwood.
Or: Ck One Summer , which fuses fresh citrus with seagrass, lime, blue mint, cucumber green apple, driftwood, and water accords.

Winter Wonderland

2009-11-20T11:14:01-08:00

What perfume will you wear this holiday season?

Getting decked out in statement-making scents is the only way to celebrate the rich and vibrant holidays. It is also my favorite season to experiment with all types of fragrances: from edgy, woody chypre scents that channel my inner wild-child to sophisticated scents that represent timeless, classic beauty.

Although I love experimenting with a “wardrobe” of fragrances, a timeless signature scent for the holidays is Coco by Chanel. It seems like just yesterday, the first time I experienced the perfume. I instantly fell in love. My mother, a true die-hard for Chanel No. 5, was elated that I too fell in love with Chanel; a fragrance worthy of calling my own, a timeless piece of history. Unfortunately, the price tag for a 16-year old was far beyond my reach. For weeks I stopped by the Chanel counter on my way to the men’s tie department at the local mall where I worked, to douse myself in the perfume.

It wasn’t until my boyfriend and high school love surprised me just before the holidays with a massive jar of M&M chocolate candies. It seemed rather odd to receive a vat of chocolate that would surely add 5lbs to my thighs and before I had the chance to hide my disapproval, he laughed “No silly, dig deep”.

And what do you suppose was buried among those sweet delights, but my very first bottle of Coco Chanel! A true romantic at heart!

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A Double Date Where Scents Reciprocate

2009-09-21T15:31:48-07:00

His & Hers Fragrances for Compatibility

Whether you and your man are stepping out in your Saturday night best or meeting other couples for casual happy hour martinis, you want to match your partner on scent and aesthetic levels. Fragrances can work together to complement and define a couple as much as they can fight and create awkward abrasions on each others’ scentspheres.

Check out these cute scent combinations, and let chemistry work in your favor—- after all, alls’ fair in love and fragrance.