What perfume is made of, how it is created and why it smells different on every skin. Raw materials, molecules and methods, clearly explained by our editors.
Which roses go into perfume, why one kilo of rose oil takes 3.5 tonnes of flowers, which tiny molecule carries the scent of rose and which rose fragrances in our shop suit you, from fresh...
The share of fragrance oil: an Eau de Parfum usually holds around 15 to 20 percent, an Extrait de Parfum 20 to 40 percent. Extraits are denser, stay closer to the skin and usually last longer.
Skin temperature, moisture, pH value and your own skin scent change how quickly individual notes evaporate. That is why we recommend testing on skin, not on paper, and giving a scent a few hours.
