101 Q. Can Perfumes Be Good or Bad? What Makes a Good Perfume?
A. This topic sparks debate everywhere. Some say, “Just wear the fragrance you like. There is no good or bad in that.” O...
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101 Q. How Should I Choose or Look for a Perfume?
A. Beginners feel lost; at an intermediate level, they become able to advise others; and advanced enthusiasts follow the...
101 Q. What Is Fragrance Concentration? What Do Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum Mean?
A. Fragrance concentration (fukōritsu in Japanese) means the proportion of fragrance materials dissolved in alcohol. In ...
101 Q. How Soon Should You Use Up Perfume, and How Should You Store It?
A. How long a perfume can be used depends on the product and its storage conditions; there is no single number of years ...
101 Q. What Are Top, Middle, and Last Notes?
A. Perfume is divided into three groups according to its rate of evaporation, meaning how quickly fragrance evaporates f...
101 Q. How Does Perfume Differ from Fabric Mist or Body Spray?
A. Put simply, the differences are their purpose, where they can be used, and their formulation. Perfume is mainly worn ...
101 Q. How Should I Study Perfume? How Can I Become More Knowledgeable About It?
A. Leaving aside the question of whether perfume is something one should study in the first place, I will share my own t...
101 Q. Does Rubbing Perfume Really “Break the Fragrance Molecules”?
A. All matter, including our bodies, smells, and physical objects, is made up of collections of molecules. Molecules con...
101 Q. Why Does Perfume Smell Different on Different People or on Paper?
A. When you try perfume on your skin, it may smell different from when you tried it on a blotter, or the same fragrance ...
101 Q. How Can I Tell Whether a Perfume Uses Natural or Synthetic Fragrance Materials?
A. In short, you cannot tell for certain, but you can make an educated guess.For example, when the fragrance materials u...