There you go SM, get the blotting paper out. Mother shortlists. Drag her over to the shop for a dab test. Let her pick one and you're done.Guerlain has a lot of classics like jicky, mitsouko, samsara, shalimar etc. A fragrance house with a very rich history.
If one has plenty of dough to spend, one should try their niche range, like tonka imperiale, spiriteuese double vanille, bois d'armanie. Marvelous house
The only other good designer houses are Chanel, Dior and Hermes. Rest, frankly are not up to the mark (with exceptions of course)
Of course I'm not including any of the brilliant niche houses, since they're not available in India anyway. We're left with no option other than these designer houses
Anyhow, sorry I got carried away. Didnt intend to steer away from the topic
How relevant is age of the person here ?Im a perfumer and these products are the highest sellers.
@edge111hussain Appreaciate your inputs! A lot of those seem very pricey. But of course, you get what you pay for.
As a perfumer, do you have any insights on whether or not there is a huge fake perfumes racket going on in online stores? I'm just curious.
Age is quiet relevant tbh. For eg, though dkny be delicious is perfect for mumbai cause of its longetivity, older women just dont seem to like it one bit. Same is the case with Burberry weekend w, they seem to tilt towards Brit w or lancome/estee lauder in general. Also i do believe that price and packaging plays a huge role here. A 212 vip w for eg has a really nice bottle, decent fragrance and comes around 2k. Does the job imho. But try giving that to a 40 yrs old executive and she will pass it off as a cheap fragrance. For em, the likes of Armani, hermes or Dior are it.How relevant is age of the person here ?
i have this idea that an older woman is looking at something else than younger people.
Once wanted to gift a friend's mum some perfume, and got pointed at chanel. You'll never find anybody young wearing chanel. Too established and boring.
I am certain of it and not only in India but abroad too. The packaging or rather the re-packaging is done so well that there aint no way you will figure out the difference. Also its quiet easy to match the smell and quality too.@edge111hussain Appreaciate your inputs! A lot of those seem very pricey. But of course, you get what you pay for.
As a perfumer, do you have any insights on whether or not there is a huge fake perfumes racket going on in online stores? I'm just curious.
Havent tried their womens range, but was disappointed with their mens range. Smell(dont remember the name) was okay(pleasant) but pathetic performance (dies down quickly).Has anyone tried Lancôme? It is an expensive brand. I dont remember which one, but to date it has been one of the best women's perfume I have smelt.
Tresore. One of the bestHas anyone tried Lancôme? It is an expensive brand. I dont remember which one, but to date it has been one of the best women's perfume I have smelt.