Do Perfumes Go Off? Do Fragrances Expire?
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- Fragrance expert and Fiole co-founder Samuel Gearing talks about the lifespan of fragrance and answers the question; does perfume expire?
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00:00 Intro
00:24 They are NOT the same
00:46 What is an Essential Oil?
00:57 Oxidation
1:22 The Rule of Thumb
1:46 Can a Perfume Improve with Age?
1:54 What is Perfume Maceration?
2:49: How Do I Know If My Perfume Has Gone Off?
3:53 Can I Stop My Perfume Expiring?
4:00 How Do I Preserve my Perfume?
4:36 It's Really Quite Simple
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Super informative Sam, thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you Abi and my pleasure! ❤️
Definitely the best and most efficient video on this subject!
Thank you, so glad you liked it!
Love thisss Samuel
I believe that my 15 yr old allure by chanel is still ok , it still has a strong lasting scent. Its part of my perfune collection. Before products have best qualities unlike now.
Fascinating!!
I have definitely experienced maceration changes. Some of my smoky or spicy fragrances have gotten “stronger”, and some of my vanillas have gotten “boozier”…which is of course different from going rank (which I have also smelled before).
Thanks for this, this is a really fascinating comment!!! I’m not in any way saying you’re wrong, but do you think there’s a potential that in some perfumes it is, in fact, not maceration but various top (and potentially heart) notes evaporating and revealing the richer notes underneath? So less about being stronger, but more that they’ve been uncovered and therefore feel more pronounced? 🤔 Curious to know what you think!
@@fiole. oh that is totally possible. I am certainly no expert 😅 With my vanillas they tend to get darker too (I assume that is the ‘vanilla absolue’ ?), and of course when my fragrances have gotten “stronger” or “deeper” it correlates with my usage of them (juice to oxygen ratio in bottle is flipped). So there must be an oxidation/evaporation component? Truth be told I have never really thought about the evaporation of top notes within the flacon…but I suppose that would happen, just as it does during wear…
Either way, it makes the “journey” of my fragrances fun! The only time I’ve had perfume go off is when I (ignorantly in my youth) left bottles on my vanity in direct sunlight/heat for two years 🤪
Edit: I should add, I have purchased full bottles of fragrance that were so flat and boring upon arrival (after waiting a few days for them to settle after travel, of course) that I tried to (unsuccessfully) sell them. But after sitting in the back of my closet for a year they had developed into something wonderful. I suppose that would be maceration ? (Micallef Note Vanillée was the culprit)