Monday, July 21, 2008

Take a Sniff Test

According to fragrance experts, there's good reason why young women favour the light nuances of colognes and toilet waters and why older women stay with the more penetrating, heavier perfumes.

It seems that the younger you are, the stronger a perfume will smell to you. The ability to judge the intensity of smells changes radically with age. Older women require a higher concentration of fragrance to appreciate intensity. Young people quickly recognize lighter intensities.

Also, did you know noise dulls the sense of smell? Perfume could be wasted in a foundry, at that rate. Fortunately, testing rooms in perfume laboratories are always soundproof.

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