Alice Vol. 2 No. 2

BEAUTY
We all know perfume is the last step to complete your
daily routine. We know the drill: You spray some Victoria’s
Secret body spray in the air and shimmy through it before
leaving for class. However, two hours into your day, that
fragrance is gone and you find yourself smelling like sweat
rather than “pure seduction.”
If you’ve tried everything from Dove to Juicy Couture
and still feel defeated, try out these three steps and find the
key to solving all your perfume problems.
#1: THE HIGHER THE PRICE,
THE HIGHER THE CONCENTRATION
This means the longer the scent will linger on your
clothes or skin. So remember, consider the concentration before
splurging. Perfume (parfum) is composed of 20 to 40
percent pure perfume essence. This is the most concentrated
and most expensive of all fragrances. That being said, a
single application can last up to 24 hours.
This is followed by Eau de Parfum (EDP), a more common
concentrate, which contains 15 to 20 percent pure perfume
essence and lasts five to eight hours.
After Eau de Parfum, is Eau de Toilette (EDT). This
lighter spray is composed of 7 to 15 percent concentration
and lasts usually three hours.
Eau de Cologne is next, a masculine scent which is composed
of three to seven percent perfume oils in alcohol and
water, making the scent prominent for only two hours.
Lastly, the most diluted of all is Eau Fraiche with only
one to three percent perfume oil. With the smallest amount
of concentration, it usually lasts for less than one hour.
PERFECT
PERFUME:
Your
[10] Alice Spring 2017
guide to
fab fragrances
By Kelsey Zaroff