The life of a modern woman is unthinkable without certain personal care rituals. Applying your favorite fragrance is one of the stages in creating the perfect look, a touch that complements and emphasizes individuality.
But sometimes what you liked is boring, and you want something completely new and unusual, not the same as everyone else. “Chanel”, “Dior”, “Armani”, “Gucci” are famous and beloved brands with many wonderful aromas, but even bestsellers and seasonal perfumes may cease to please. It seems that nothing is right and everything was already there, everything is not right. What to do? Refusing perfume is difficult, almost impossible ... Perhaps it is time to move into a new category and pay attention to a special niche perfumery.
If you are not afraid to stand out from the crowd, then these fragrances should be to your taste. They are special, bright, catchy, persistent ... and expensive.
Perfume classification
Selective perfume? What it is? What sets them apart from the rest of the fragrant variety presented on store shelves?
All aromas can conditionally be presented in the form of a pyramid: at the foot - a mass market. These are fairly inexpensive, poorly resistant eau de toilette.
Above is the prestige class perfume (Boss, Lacoste), above it is the luxury (Dolce, Gucci, Chanel). Large-scale advertising campaigns are held to attract attention to new products and bestsellers. Fragrances are becoming popular and recognizable. If the campaign is a success, then almost every second will be fragrant with the novelty of the season.
At the very top of the pyramid is a niche or selective perfumery.
Selective Perfumes: Features
First of all, these are unique aromas. For the manufacture of perfume, only natural ingredients are used, without replacement with synthetic analogues. This partly explains their cost. The smell of horse sweat, burnt rubber or burning asphalt coexists peacefully with the scents of roses and lily of the valley in one bottle, creating an incredible composition.
The durability of niche perfumes is astounding. After applying a little on the wrist, you can go with the aroma up to two days, while it will open with different notes.
The packaging of toilet water, as a rule, is rather modest and does not seek to attract attention, because the main treasure is inside the bottle. Although there are exceptions, then the bottles look like a real work of art.
Almost all the flavors of niche perfumes are universal: they rarely have a separation into selective and female perfumes for men. But do not be prejudiced against them because of this: on women's and men's skin, the perfume will sound completely different.
Perhaps the most interesting feature that reveals selective perfumes (what is it that explains) is the exclusivity of the fragrance. Spirits play different notes on each person, so there is very little chance of meeting someone smelling like you.
Best Selective Perfumes: Brands
If you want to get to know more about niche perfumery, it is better to start with famous fragrances that are easy to find on sale.
Escentric molecules
Perhaps these are the most affordable selective perfumes in terms of price and purchase. What is this, you can understand only by trying them on yourself. The famous compositions “Molecule 01” and “Molecule 02”, sensational several years ago, are most known to the consumer. This is the first and only perfumery in the world that does not have a certain aroma and is applied when testing only to the skin. Perfume adapts to its future owner, opening individually, guaranteeing 100% exclusivity.
Tom Ford
The second most popular women's selective perfume is Black Orchid by Tom Ford, an American brand. Few have heard of them. There are many opinions and rumors about the fragrance, so it’s better to try it on yourself once to understand what it represents. But you will not remain indifferent: either love or dislike.
In addition to the provocative and fateful "Black Orchid", the fashion house produces other fragrances. The Private Blend line is very interesting, and musk lovers will appreciate the Musk Collection.
Montale
The luxury you can afford is selective perfume from Pierre Montel. The aromas are complex, beautiful, loop, with its own twist. A nice bonus is a wide selection: both sweet and floral, and with the aroma of coffee and chocolate. Very persistent and catchy odors. These selective perfumes are the most enthusiastic reviews from customers: the fragrance lasts up to two days, on clothes even longer, does not bother, reveals itself gradually and very beautifully. Delicate floral arrangements are especially mesmerizing.
Cnr create
If you are looking for something more individual and unique, then pay attention to this brand. Perfume for every zodiac sign? Why not! Having studied the treatises of the eastern sages, the founders of the fashion house launched two lines of fragrances: “For Her” and “For Him”. According to the masters, such a personal perfume will be an excellent talisman and will allow you to realize hidden opportunities.
Comme des garsons
Hot asphalt and sea water, rare spices and burnt rubber, the smell of aluminum welding and fresh bamboo, frankincense and burnt toast ... Are these selective perfumes? What it is? The combination of incongruous, synthetics and naturalness, the quintessence of taste and walking around the edge. Perfume from the Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo amaze and conquer with its personality and outrageous. These are aromas for those who are not afraid to be in the spotlight, for real perfumers.
Amouage
Perfumes "Amuazh" - a real luxury in the literal and figurative senses. Perfumes are very expensive, but this is due to manual work, rare ingredients and the highest quality. The aromas use natural oils and extracts. Myrrh, a rocky rose and silver incense mined in Oman add a special chic to a perfume.
These selective perfumes are the choice of many celebrities and royals.
Where to get
You can buy an unusual perfume in any major metropolis. For example, selective perfumes in Moscow are presented in perfumery stores such as "Il de Bote" and "Rive Gauche". When ordering in online stores, flattered at a low cost, there is a risk of getting a fake. However, if you really want to, but there is no way to immediately get a bottle of the scent that you liked, you can go the other way and try otlivants. So they call small bottles of 5-10 ml, in which the owners pour perfume, and then sell to those who wish.