Perfume: A touch of luxury
interview
© Miss Jones, photocase.deThe perfumery master in Hamburg is one of the top ten perfumeries in Germany. Fragrance bottles from selected perfumers are densely packed in tall, dark shelves - an almost unmanageable selection. But the customers are well advised here: two? Maître de Parfumeur? and other fragrance experts know what is important in the choice of perfume. BYM.de talked to fragrance expert ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner.
BYM.de: Perfumes are your passion. What fascinates her about fragrances?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: Fragrances are very individual - people can react very differently to one and the same fragrance. If a manufacturer describes a fragrance as fresh, vanilla or floral, customers may find it very different. There are no causalities like: This woman is dark haired, so she needs a heavy scent. This is nonsense. There are studies that also blond women like to grab heavier scents. Fragrances are a matter of feeling - this individuality makes it exciting to work with them.
BYM.de: What is the power of a fragrance?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: Nothing remains as strong as a fragrance. Situations you associate with fragrances, people you recognize by their fragrance. Fragrances can also boost self-esteem, they can make you feel sexy and desirable. There are also fragrances that work consciously with aromatherapy. If someone is nervous, you take about a lavender scent - that has a calming effect. If someone has a tendency to be depressed, fragrances such as citrus or bergamot are mood-lifting. So a fragrance can also become part of the personality.
Perfume: A touch of luxury
The perfumery master at the Eppendorf tree.
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BYM.de: You sell luxury fragrances. What makes a fragrance a luxury fragrance?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: On the one hand, it is the essences that make a fragrance something special. On the other hand, there are the very special creations that are not recognized immediately on the street or in the subway: If you wear a luxury fragrance, it is puzzling. Luxury fragrances are not available everywhere. Thus, when buying such a fragrance, you acquire something exclusive, something that not everyone has. And that is exactly what makes luxury - you have something special, you stand out.
BYM.de: Suppose the money is not enough for a luxury fragrance. Does it make sense to buy a duplicate?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: There is a device that breaks down fragrances according to their ingredients. This device will tell you which ingredients were used for the scent creation, but does not tell you the amount of these ingredients. Duplicates are always just similar products. When freshly sprayed, they smell just like the original fragrance - but either they go faster or they develop differently. I advise against the purchase of such duplicates. Although they cost only half, but you only have half of it.
BYM.de: Are there any other perfume no-gos?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: No, everything is allowed. There are perfumes that smell of rubber, car tires or tar. Even if that sounds like a no-go, there are people who wear such fragrances and who smell really good at it. Or the scent of lilies of the valley, for example: For a long time he was considered old-fashioned, but at the moment he is in great demand. Today, it is also considered trendy to wear fragrances on top of each other!
BYM.de: How do you imagine that, just spray two scents on each other?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: Fragrances of different brands should not be carried over each other as each fragrance is a well-rounded creation. Sure, you can try anything - but most of the time it does not hurt.
BYM.de: What's the idea of wearing a single, matching fragrance or playing with fragrances?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: Some love to have a scent? There are customers who have been buying the same fragrance for 30 years. These women fully embody their fragrance. However, there is a risk that they will not smell the fragrance at some point and they will smell too strong. Then it is appropriate to change the scent. And then there are those who change according to the occasion, they wear fragrances according to mood, weather, opportunity - like a dress. Both are possible and nothing is wrong.
BYM.de: What do you recommend to a scent-beginner?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: It is best to choose a scent that fits in the beginning and that you can wear in the morning and in the evening. A fragrance to identify with. So people know when I walked out of the room that I was there - because my scent is still there.You should start with a fragrance, the second fragrance will come automatically.
BYM.de: Is it possible to use several fragrances alternately?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: If the coat smells of two scents, that's not bad. The clothes you change anyway, so there is no danger that the scents overlap disturbing.
BYM.de: Where should you spray your fragrance?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: You can spray a scent everywhere if you do not go to the sun. But not on the décolleté - because this creates body heat and the scents rise in the nose. There the molecules settle and one smells nothing more. The classic places are wrists and earlobes - places where the pulse beats. It is especially nice to use a nebulizer to spray a scent over your head and let the scent spray over you. A very nice fragrance carrier is also freshly washed hair.
BYM.de: Why should not you go into the sun with perfume?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: This leads to pigment discoloration, which does not disappear. If you want to carry a scent in the sun, you should spray the perfume in your hair.
BYM.de: Which are the stars among the fragrances at the moment?
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde Brunner: At the moment, Marc Jacobs is very popular. Also Il Provumo, Bond No. 9, Etro, and Clive Christian - who designs the most expensive perfumes in the world. He develops bottles for Elton John or the Queen.
