Showing posts with label oils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oils. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Act 2 by Escada

Woman's. Type: Spicy Green Florals. On the front Act 2 is blatantly weird, but not in an unlikable way. As it works it's way into your senses, Act 2 becomes amazingly interesting and rather complex, but its still tinged with sweetness.
The top notes are very floral, you get the rose, the peony, and the orchid. Mid notes are a little strange and green... maybe the peony and the freesia??? Base notes are deeply spicy... rich in cinnamon and what seems to be black or green pepper. There's still the fresh green scent, and the florals, but the rose has all but disappeared. The green scent I realize is an herbal note... herbal, like my herb cabinet, but not quite as overpowering!! I'm getting a bit of the sandalwood, just on the base note... but like the rose, it's pretty much nonexistent.

This Eau de Parfum is really thick, makes me wonder what the ratio, oils to alcohol, they used.
7 out of 10

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Fragrance....

There are five categories of Fragrances...
  1. Perfume: Strongest concentration. 15-40% concentrated oils/aroma compounds. This is almost always the most expensive... 20 hours lasting ability or more.
  2. Eau de Parfum: Second strongest concentration. 10-20% compound. 16-8 hours.
  3. Eau de Toilette: 6 hours. 5-15%.
  4. Eau de Cologne: 5-4 hours. 3-8%.
  5. Eau de Fraiche: 2 hours. 1-3% aromatic compound. This is also known as aftershave. This is the lightest, so if your not into strong scents, then this would probably be the one for you.
Eau de Parfum and Eau de Toilette are the most common fragrances on the market.

If you want to learn more: here for the wiki page...