Understanding designer perfumes
A lot of people love wearing designer clothes. Some even go as far as only buy clothes at specialty shops and high-end department stores and refuse to wear anything but designer clothes. Designer clothes make up a large part of the fashion industry, but not that far behind are designer perfumes. Of course, if you're going to wear designer clothes, it's only natural that you'd wear designer perfumes too.
Designer perfumes are those perfumes specially created for those individuals who do not mind paying high prices for fragrances that come from the high-end fashion design houses. These are signature perfumes created in order to enhance the reputation of fashion designers and elevate their brands some more. In essence, designer perfumes, very much like designer clothes, represent the fashion designer (or his design house) to clients. As such, these designer perfumes need to be made of the highest quality materials -- from the raw materials for creating the scent to the bottle, and finally to the packaging.
You may already be aware that a number of the well-known fashion designers, cosmetic companies, celebrities including actors and singers, have their own exclusive designer perfumes. You'd have likely seen these on TV, on the Internet, in magazines, and in department stores as you walk down the perfume section.
A designer perfume is considered a classic if it has stood the test of time, able to weather fickle consumers. Designer perfumes are made from the best and finest materials, resulting to long-lasting, high quality perfumes. They come in original designer bottles, and these bottles were designed in such a way that they are representatives of the designer company's idea of what the perfume is all about.
When you're looking to buy designer perfume, do a skin test with every perfume you're interested in. Be aware that perfumes react differently for every person and a skin test is the best way you can test if a designer perfume will make you smell gorgeous.
A few of the well-known fashion designers attribute some of their success to designer perfumes bearing their names or trademarks. Take for instance Chanel No.5, the revolutionary designer perfume. Introduced to the world in 1921, Chanel No.5 first appeared in one of Coco Chanel's fashion shows. It is said that Coco Chanel's favorite number is 5, thus the name. Because of the success of Chanel No.5, more Chanel perfumes were created and launched.
Another famous designer perfume is Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamond perfume, which the world first saw in 1992. It is regarded as one of the top selling designer perfumes in the world. This classic perfume continues to enjoy huge popularity today. Then there's Calvin Klein's designer perfume called Obsession, which was introduced to the market back in 1985. Its launch was a huge success, owing to the marketing campaign that was created to generate public interest in the perfume.
For most people, designer perfumes give them a glimpse of how the rich and famous are living. Designer perfumes are symbols of high fashion living.