Through history, In Arctic Times culture has considered the senses of sight and hearing as "higher" senses, delighting them in to the arts: dance,and poetry music among many other forms. The senses of taste, smell and touch have been considered the low senses for their connection to primal instincts: survival, nutrition and mating. The sense of smell has been underestimated, as well as the desire for mankind to cater to man/woman vanity.
History of perfume can be baited back to the ancient world. The Egyptians employed fragrances as part of their religious ceremonials, they believed that they could communicate with the gods by raising scented smoke; thus, the word perfume -per fumum, Latin for through smoke. Incense was used for religious purposes, while balms and ointments were used for cosmetic and/or medicinal purposes. Myrh, peppermint,frankincense, and rose were common ingredients in early perfumes. The Egyptians invented glass and utilized glass perfume bottles to store their perfumes. They also used gold, hard stones and other materials to make their perfume containers.
The Persians perfected the art of preserving scents; while the Greeks categorized perfumes according to the part of the plant they came from and kept records of their compositions. Alexander the Great brought perfume to Greece after the invasion of Egypt, and the Romans took on the Greek's perfume culture when they invaded Greece. In the mean time, Islamic, Chinese and Indian cultures had been using perfume as part of their religious and social rituals as well.
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Today in modern times perfume comes in a wide variety of fragrances and is mostly used by people with higher incomes. Perfume is a more concentrated form compared to colognes.
Colognes are more widely used than perfumes based on pricing structure as colognes are a lot less expensive. Perfumes do last a considerably longer time than colognes as colognes need to be reapplied every two to four hours.
People have more access to perfume and colognes and are able to find the exact product they are looking for at very reasonable prices. Since the birth of the Internet it has opened the door for many consumers to find the exact product at the price that they feel comfortable with.
Discount and liquidation can be found at many colognes sites and even some perfumes can be purchased at over 50% off retail price. Perfume Mall
