Fragrant Options for Men and Women Presented by Beauty Research

Fragrance has a dramatic impact upon a person's overall image. Many people become known for their scents and find that the fragrances that they wear directly impact their mood and state of mind throughout the day. As a result, many people who want to change their images for the New Year look for new signature scents. The latest article by BeautyResearch.com, Fragrant Options for Men and Women, discusses the various types of fragrance products on the market for men and women in order to help people find new signature fragrances.

Women who are shopping for traditional fragrance products often run into difficulty deciphering the terminology used to describe perfume products. By knowing more about these terms, women can make better decisions regarding fragrance purchases. What do terms like "eau de toilette" and "eau de parfum" mean? How should women approach choosing between the various types of fragrances? Is it important for a woman to wear the same kind of scent all year round? To find out, visit BeautyResearch.com or click

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Men's fragrance products are typically divided into two types: after shave and cologne. Even though the choices are simple, many men struggle to decide which one is best. What is the difference between cologne and after shave? How do their benefits differ? Are both types of men's fragrance suitable for all men? To find out, visit BeautyResearch.com or click

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Some women do not like traditional perfume or want to find products that have pleasing fragrances and can be used along with regular women's fragrance formulas. What are some of the alternatives to traditional fragrance that are available on the market? Are there any brands known for making great alternatives to ordinary fragrances? For what reasons might a woman opt for a non-traditional fragrance product? To find out, visit BeautyResearch.com or click

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Just as some women do not like wearing spray perfumes, not all men want to use cologne or after shave on a daily basis. Are there alternatives to traditional men's fragrances available on the market? If so, what types of products are there? Which brands are known for creating scented products specifically for men? To find out, visit BeautyResearch.com or click:

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"Where to Shop for Post-Holiday Sales"

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Once the holiday shopping season comes to an end, retailers often mark down merchandise in hopes of selling off excess inventory. Post-holiday sales provide opportunities for consumers to enjoy big discounts, but in order to get the best deals, shoppers need to know precisely which types of stores are most likely to have the biggest markdowns. Discover the secrets to timing a post-holiday shopping trip to find the absolute best prices waiting in stores. Learn which brick and mortar stores are most likely to offer major discounts after the holiday season. Explore options for saving when shopping online, particularly once the holidays have come and gone.

"Beauty Tool Body Transformations"

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Body skin is every bit as susceptible to imperfections as the facial skin, and many women find that flaws that develop below the neckline are difficult to address with topical products alone. Beauty tools designed for the body can help women see better results from body care routines and minimize many imperfections. Find out about the best tools on the market for dealing with patches of rough skin on places like the elbows, knees and heels. Learn about high tech and low tech skin care tools developed specifically for the dermatological needs of the hands and feet. Discover how a beauty tool can help address problems with cellulite deposits and which one can leave the skin appearing firmer and smoother.

"Clarifying Solutions for Men"

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Many men are prone to oily skin, developing symptoms like clogged pores, acne and greasiness all year round or during the warmer summer months. For men with problem skin marked by excessive oiliness, clarifying skin care products that help to normalize the production of the skin oil sebum are often beneficial. Explore the various types of clarifying products that are made especially for the needs of men's skin or that are suitable for men to use to address oiliness. Find out how shaving affects oily skin and what can be done to clarify after shaving. Discover brands and products that are geared toward men and that offer clarifying solutions for daily skin care regimens.

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Beauty Research is a beauty blogging web site started by two experienced skin care enthusiasts wishing to share tips and suggestions. The blog includes all kinds of articles related to celebrities, fashion, women's health and diet. For more information, visit http://www.beautyresearch.com.

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In the Garden: Flower fragrance a factor

It’s not too early to begin thinking about plantings for next year. One quality often overlooked is flower fragrance. It is sensed daily in the indoor/outdoor atmosphere. A landscape, large or small, should have a plant with outstanding fragrance. For some, it could be a potted gardenia, an indoor/outdoor plant with superb fragrance.

My most prized fragrance is that of a lilac flower. The worst most unfavorable fragrance (odor) is that of a skunk. If you are ever sprayed by a skunk, the experience will be with you for a lifetime. There are a few plants with very unpleasant fragrances.

Barb and I were introduced to lilac fragrance in May 1960 when we visited our presenthome as prospective buyers. The lilacs were in full bloom and the lilac scent completely smothered the entrance. It seemed like it happened this year. That was our pleasant introduction to plant fragrance. I called the fragrance “heavenly.”

For the purchase of a fragrant tree or shrub, I suggest the first year be devoted to visits to garden centers/nurseries while plants are in bloom. After the growing season, decide which plants were most impressive. There is no substitute for on-site visits when evaluating plant fragrances.

There are many descriptions of fragrance. Terms may include slight, moderate, medium, strong, heavy, intense, old-fashioned, overpowering and more. Some fragrances are more specific and include fruity, herbal, citrus, sweet, clove, vanilla, honey-scented and many others.
Fragrant choices

• Lilac — My first choice. The old-fashioned lilac tends to have the best fragrance. Visit them in early to mid-May for bloom time. One recommendation is named Albert F. Holden, from the breeding of the late Father Fiala of Medina. It grows to a height of 8 feet with purple flowers and plenty of lilac fragrance.

• Rose — For a fragrant rose it’s hard to beat Chrysler Imperial, a hybrid tea. It overflows with rose fragrance from the dark red flowers. There are many more non-fragrant roses than those with fragrance. The one downside of the newer shrub roses is a lack of fragrance. It will likely only be a matter of time until the fragrance barrier will be developed.

• Annuals — Many annuals have some fragrance, but it is nothing outstanding. My most memorial fragrance was when I grew some carnations several years ago. Plants were started in the light garden and the flowers had sensational carnation fragrance. Heliotrope with the dark purple flowers has flowers with a vanilla fragrance, unusual very pleasant. Marigolds have a fragrance, but not to the liking of most people.

Some petunias offer a rather sweet fragrance.

• Herbs — The herb group has a good variety of fragrances. Some of the mints have citrus fragrance. I planted one with lemon fragrance many years ago and it has spread everywhere. I smell it every time the mower gets near it. Rosemary has a unique fragrance and is often used in cooking for the added flavor. Herb leaves release many different fragrances for cooking purposes.

• True lilies — For bulbs, the true lily not only has large colorful flowers, but offers a sweet fragrance that can be detected many feet away from the plant. The lily show at Kingwood Center in July is most pleasant because the meeting hall is filled with lily fragrance from dozens of lilies in full bloom.

• Others — Spring bulbs like daffodils and hyacinths offer fragrance. The late flowering Cheerfulness daffodil has a strong fragrance. Hyacinths are noted for their strong fragrance in the April garden.

Besides a lilac, other shrubs with fragrant flowers include mock orange, spice viburnum, honeysuckle and honey scented summer sweet hummingbird. Always check mature size and avoid those that have a tendency toward invasive growth.

Richard Poffenbaugh is a retired biology teacher and active home gardener since 1960. He is a member of the Mansfield Men’s Garden Club and was editor of the club newsletter (The Greenhorn) for 21 years. He resides in Ontario with his wife, Barbara. Reach him at 419-529-2966.

A bed of roses: Beauty and fragrance make them Britain's favourite bloom

Roses remain our favourite flower - a fact that is proven year after year when surveys are conducted into our gardening tastes. The bright blooms, the fact that they appear again and again over the summer and their wonderful fragrance combine to make them real winners.

THANKS to container growing, you can plant roses at any time of year, even in full bloom, but those which are sold between now and the end of March as 'bare root' plants, freshly dug up from nursery rows with no soil clinging to the roots, are not only very easily established, but may also be more attractively priced.

They are also more likely to form a better root system than container-grown roses, which can sometimes be reluctant to push out roots from a congested root ball. A bare root plant must root outwards to anchor and feed itself and so has a real incentive to form a substantial root system, rather than relying on the roots that are already established within the root ball.

Added to this, you'll find a far greater choice of varieties if you buy bare-root plants by mail order from a specialist grower, and poring over the catalogues on an autumn evening is one of life's greatest pleasures.

Order quickly, and as soon as you receive the plants, bury their roots in a spare patch of ground until you are ready to plant. When you do plant them, choose a sunny spot in earth that has been enriched with plenty of well-rotted garden compost or manure.

When it comes to planting depth, the knobbly union between the stems of the variety and the rootstock of briar should be at or fractionally below the surface of the soil to make for stability. Plant it too high and there is a danger of wind rock, causing the bush to become unstable.

Hybrid teas and foribundas can be pruned quite hard after planting - back to between four and six inches above ground. With shrub roses, don't be so drastic. Make your cuts about a foot above soil level - always pruning to an outward-facing bud (if you can see one) so that when the shoots grow they stand a chance of producing a shapely goblet-shaped bush.

You'll seldom need to water in a rosebush planted at this time of year, but sprinkling a root growth stimulant in the bottom of the hole is always a good idea, as is mulching the surface of the soil after planting with a 2-inch layer of chipped bark, well-rotted garden compost or manure. THis will seal in moisture and reduce weed growth.

So, why not treat yourself to a few of the nation's favourite flowers over the next few months? Don't miss Alan's gardening column today and every day in the Daily Express. For more information on his range of gardening products, visit alantitchmarsh.com.

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Fragrance-free Odor Eliminating Sprays Now Available on SmellsBeGone.com

By choosing a fragrance-free air freshener option, you can discretely protect yourself and others from harmful chemicals and annoying smells while keeping the air around you fresh and clean.
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Fragrance Free Odor Eliminating sprays, which have quickly become some of Smells Begone’s flagship products, are now available on SmellsBeGone.com, the official online store for bio-degradable air freshener company, Smells BeGone. The new offering on the web store was offered due to overwhelming customer demand for fragrance free sprays via their website.

Tyler Smith, SmellsBeGone.com spokesman said, “Our all-natural air freshener sprays are a great alternative to those that contain heavy chemicals and scents, because they can be used daily in any home or office without bothering those who reside in them. By choosing a fragrance-free air freshener option, you can discretely protect yourself and others from harmful chemicals and annoying smells while keeping the air around you fresh and clean.”

Besides fragrance-free solutions, Smells BeGone air fresheners come in many light scents that eliminate odors and leave behind light floral, citrus, or other fresh fragrance note that leaves the air in the home or office smelling clean. Smells BeGone odor neutralizing solids and the Clear Air Odor eliminating Beads, which freshen the air without the need for a flame or electrical outlet, and the Smell BeGone air freshener sprays, are available in these fragrance options. The Smells BeGone scent-free air freshener spray is a healthy choice for offices and homes that are looking to freshen up a room, but want to keep it natural and neutral smelling.

Smells BeGone products from Punati Corp. are the original air-freshening products that provide air purification without the need for heavy fragrances or toxic chemicals. The Smells BeGone product line, perfect for use in both the office or home, offers a full line of scented and scent-free air fresheners that change the protein that odor-causing bacteria feed on, resulting in fresh air throughout every room in the home. The products are safe for use around pets and young children, and contain biodegradable ingredients. For more information, please visit SmellsBeGone.com.

Palo santo: A fragrant wood with cancer fighting properties

In South America, both in urban settings and in the Amazon, I have encountered a fragrant wood used as incense and known as palo santo, which means “wood of the saints.” Appropriately named, the aroma of palo santo (Bursera graveolens) is heavenly. If you grew up attending Catholic church or any of the institutions in which incense is burned, palo santo may smell familiar to you.

Fragrant woods are not uncommon. In New Mexico, I have enjoyed many fires made of pinion pine, whose fragrance can be detected all through the streets of Santa Fe or Taos on a cold winter night. In northern India, I have smelled fires made of the incense wood deodar, whose aroma similarly wafts over the hills at night.

The tall tropical palo santo tree is related to both frankincense and myrrh, and it is widely distributed throughout much of Central and South America, as well as the Galapagos Islands. Because palo santo has become increasingly popular due to the booming Amazon tourism trade, it will eventually need to be cultivated. Otherwise, we will experience dwindling populations of these delightfully fragrant rainforest trees.

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Places that Work: Garden of Flowing Fragrance

Thousands of miles away from the Middle Kingdom, California’s Garden of Flowing Fragrance at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, assists visitors in understanding traditional Chinese design. This is why the place works.

It’s safe to say that Americans visiting Flowing Fragrance know little about Chinese design. And that’s too bad, because how we relate to people from other countries is shaped by our positive experiences with their unique expressions, whether through art or literature or architecture. And what we experience at the Huntington is quite different from our own idea who we are; we value individual accomplishment, whereas the Chinese are more collectivistic.

These differing values determine our preferences for what our eyes are drawn to. For instance, research shows that people from individualistic cultures are apt to prefer rectilinear forms, whereas those from collectivist ones are more positive about curvy shapes.

While the Garden of Flowing Fragrance provides primarily a visual experience, its design doesn’t slight the other senses. As its name suggests, plants here exude distinct, positive scents. To unfold the culture more, a restaurant in the garden serves Chinese foods and teas; the textures underfoot and the sounds flowing water in the garden add to the cultural immersion. In addition, this multisensory approach is an important element of biophilic design.

The Garden of Flowing Fragrance at the Huntington is a place that works because its design makes it clear that cultures differ in how they choose to experience the physical world and because its designers didn’t forget that we are multi-sensory creatures. Humans, after all, can see, hear, smell, and touch the spaces where we find ourselves. And so, because many designed environments emphasize the visual, at the expense of our other senses, many places don’t work.

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Sally Augustin, PhD, is a principal at Design with Science. She is also the editor of Research Design Connections and the author of Place Advantage: Applied Psychology for Interior Architecture (Wiley, 2009). Sally, who is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, can be reached at sallyaugustin@designwithscience.com. 

'Toast Scented' Perfume Is Only Mildly Weird Compared to These 5 Other Scents

1. Beef Jerky Companies

It's delicious and an excellent source of protein. Sadly most of us avoid it because we are not 18-year-old boys on a road-trip. But a sexy spritz of beefy musky? Meow. Jerky -- it's what's for dinner.

2. Popcorn Companies

I love microwave popcorn so much that the idea of ripping apart the bag to dab my pressure points with the butter doesn't seem that much of a stretch. Though granted, spraying on the aroma would probably be much more pleasant.

3. Bagel Companies

Worth it for the design of the bottle alone. If I could start each day smelling like an everything bagel, I would be happy and everyone would want to sit next to me in meetings.

4. Cupcake Companies

There's a lot of perfume that tries to smell like dessert. Most of it falls short of the mark, tending to be sickly sweet and cloying. What I wouldn't give to sniff the bottled honest-to-god smell of a warm, vanilla cake -- buttery bliss! 

5. Waffle Companies

Nothing says couture like waffles ... which don't say it at all. It's a pity too, because I've always thought that Anna Wintour probably smelled like toasted vanilla and maple syrup.

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Diffuser, Candle & Perfume From Votivo

Prize: One winner will receive a Votivo prize pack; see details below
Number of winners allowed: 1
Ends: Tuesday October 8th 2013

VOTIVO celebrates the international language of love with the introduction of the “Lock Your Love” Co..ection. Believed to be inspired by the ancient Chinese custom, lovers lock a padlock to a chain or gate and throw the key into a river to symbolically seal their bond for eternity. Lock Your Love has become a widespread practice in over 30 countries—from England to Australia and China to Italy. Votivo pays homage to the mystery of overwhelming love and commitment with its newest collection this season.

The collection’s three fragrances delve into the various stages and journeys of love: Hard To Get, Hold Me Tight and Hot To Handle. Literally infusing love into the air, the products available in the co..ection include a candle, reed diffuser and perfume.

Hard To Get

Capturing the weak in the knees feeling that only love at first sight can deliver, Hard To Get makes a sweet first impression with flirty top notes of tangy citrus, luscious lychee and succulent watermelon. A soft floral heart of lotus, magnolia and freesia melts the senses, while a solid base of crème brulee and sandalwood leaves a forget-me-not impression.

Hold Me Tight

First love whispers melodious sweet nothings as warm tingles linger from a sparks flying embrace. Comforting and soothing notes of herbal tea fall into a delicately woven bed of warm linen, swathed in the solidity of sensuous sandalwood. Two hearts settle into the comforting rhythm of an unshakeable bond.

Hot To Handle

Undeniable chemistry burns with steamy heat that intoxicates and transfixes each time the lovers meet. Emanating sensuality and passion, Hot To Handle layers intense notes of violet and cypress with spicy pepper, frankincense and tobacco. A sultry base of musky patchouli and cedar leave a feverish trail of seduction.

The candle, diffuser and perfume showcase chain-link fence inspired material over glass and feature a custom designed keepsake lock with Votivo logo. 

Chicago's Homegrown Perfume is in Bloom

It's harvest time, which means that pumpkins, squash, and perfume are in season. (Yep, perfume.) Tru Fragrance, the local boutique fragrance development company, is about to release its second crop of homegrown perfume. And this came after a lot of weeding, watering, and waiting for the sun.

In June, the company planted 27 urban gardens with all kinds of sweet-smelling stuff (think roses, lavender, and rose geraniums.) Tended to by farmers and volunteers, the flowers were then harvested, distilled, and bottled, and Tru Blooms Second Harvest Eau de Parfum will hit stores in November. (It would make a nice, hometown pride-y holiday gift, right?)

Two sizes, a 50 ml and a 15 ml, will be available, and prices range from $20 to $42. Want an early floral fix? You can pre-order the fragrance online starting October 14. 

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Acting student makes a splash shilling odor-masking Poo~Pourri

It’s not a criticism to say that Bethany Woodruff’s talents are going to waste.

In a star turn that — fair warning — might turn your stomach, the Brigham Young University acting student recently appeared in a popular potty-mouthed viral marketing spot for Poo~Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray. At one point during a 2-minute video that had amassed more than 4 million views as of Tuesday morning, the chirpy Scot deadpans in her best high-society English, "Our business is to make it smell like your business never even happened."

Woodruff moved to Utah at 18 and has bounced from the College of Eastern Utah to Utah Valley University to BYU. In the bit, the 21-year-old espouses the odor-masking properties of the toilet spray in a variety of places where it might be embarrassing to use the bathroom. She never imagined she’d get her break waxing poetic about fecal matters.

"It completely happened on a whim," says Woodruff, whose background is in dramatic acting. A BYU adjunct professor, Ben Hopkin, told her about the audition, and she surprised herself by winning over viral marketing whiz Jeffrey Harmon (of the Orabrush campaign that generated more than 40 million YouTube views) and director/writer Joel Ackerman. "I really had no idea that this was going to be my first real big exposure," she said. "Doing something as comedic and crass as this is not [how] I thought I’d start out."

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Perfume Guns, Anyone? We Love These Fun New Fragrance Applicators

Apparently, the idea of spritzing oneself with perfume is passé.

Fréderic Malle has just come out with a line of perfume guns. Yes, guns. They're luxe home fragrances housed in spray-gun bottles. Check out the gun show right here:

Our new PERFUME GUNS convey this philosophy in a different manner. They were designed originally to apply our fragrances to hotels or other large areas. Frédéric Malle loved them so much that he started using them at his home, which allowed him to choose the best scents and to refine their concentrations for this new medium.

Pretty interesting, right? Definitely more interesting than a diffuser or a candle. And he's not the only one to shake things up. See by Chloé launched a paint-on version of its fun, feminine scent. Unscrew the bottle and use the tiny pink paintbrush (I die!) to paint the perfume onto your wrists, or wherever Source

Soap and perfume in one

Start a soap making business to earn additional income. The Golden Treasure Skills  and Development Program will conduct a  one-day seminar on soap making combined with perfume making at the SMX Convention Center, meeting  rm. 5 and  6, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City on August 24,  Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 pm.

The seminar will have a hands-on experience on how to make different kinds of  soap—liquid dishwashing soap, liquid hand soap, liquid all-purpose soap, bar detergent soap, powder soap, dishwashing paste soap, herbal  soap,   glycerin (transparent bath soap),  liquid bleach, fabric softener.

Aside  from those  courses topics also include how to make household products such as tile and bowl cleaner, glass cleaner, carpet shampoo, air freshener, car shampoo, tire black and body products such as  body scrub, foot spa soap, foot spray, foot powder, hair shampoo, hand  body lotion and hand sanitizer. And how to make perfume spray, cologne spray, eau de toilette,  will also be discussed with hands-on and finish products.

The other topic of the seminar includes sourcing of materials and costing. Participants will be given  a certificate of training  right after the seminar. Lunch, snacks, hand outs and all the  raw materials for hands-on   will also   be provided. For questions call   9136551; 4211577 and 4367826;  or log on to www.GoldenTreasureSkills.com or like us on Facebook.

Sniffing out a new signature scent? LUSH Gorilla Perfume offers intoxicating options

LUSH Cosmetics is known for its minimalist packaging, ethical campaigns and delightful handmade soaps, cosmetics and scents. Now the company is creating some of the most intriguing fragrances ever concocted with dynamic British perfume kings Mark and Simon Constantine. From Devil’s Nightcap to Voice of Reason, which was inspired by the courage of the Beat poets, the dynamic father/son duo creates scents based on art, music, people and feelings. Unlike many perfumes on the market today, which are all about the elaborate packaging, Gorilla Perfume is completely about delivering a top shelf scent. The fragrances range from $14.95 to $174.95 providing options for every budget.

“We don’t have any particular interest in what is happening in the wider market when it comes to fragrance,” said Simon Constantine, LUSH Cosmetics Head Perfumer and Head Of Ethical Buying for LUSH UK. “Our criteria for creation are very different to other companies. We have more emphasis on delivering quality ingredients to the customer and use more expensive materials in our products. We avoid using cheaper synthetic blends of natural materials and opt for using good quality naturals where it is applicable.”

Egyptian President Perfume Lands A Man In Jail #Egypt #Palestine

A 25 year old Palestinian man who has a perfume shop in the West Bank city of Tulkarim was arrested today by Palestinian security forces. The reason for his arrest he is selling a custom made cologne for his customers. The fragrance he created has the name of the ousted (by a military coup) Egyptain president Mohammad Morsi.

The young man is a fan of the ousted president but the local government run by Mahmoud Abbas is not a fan of the man not his supporters. So the local security officers raided the store after receiving a tip searched everywhere and took the man in their car. The young mans' name is Islamboly Riad Badir who owns "Al Mukhtar Ottor" or "Chosen Perfume" shop in the city.

This is a bizarre store that further reveals the polarization of the Arab people on political issues. The family of the young man is leasing with the local government to ask the security office to release their son whose only crime is finding a creative way to make money.

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What I would like is how does this presidential fragrance smell? what are its top notes?
   

Make Your Own Cologne

The natural soaps and detergents industry has gotten quite creative in recent years when concocting their fragrances. Grapefruits and sandalwood lend their scents to laundry powders and eucalyptus and tea tree castile soaps have found their way into my shower. I recently came across a new favorite dish soap — lavender bergamot — that, with its decidedly woodsy aroma, turned my mind to men’s cologne. (Find out how to make floral-based perfumes, if that sounds more like you.)

Do men’s fragrances need to be the ultra-bold, musky, often toxic chemical soups found at the department store? With my smell-palette tuned to natural aromas, I was inspired to try concocting my own natural colognes for friends and family using essential oils. (Of course you can make your own laundry soap or dishwashing detergent, but that’s for another day.)

Understand Fragrance Families

Fragrances can be divided into a number of categories or “families.” In order to have success in cologne alchemy, you need to determine which fragrance families are your favorites. Here are the four main families:

Animal musks are often overpoweringly strong and can smell rancid if sniffed on their own. For this reason, they are used in minute amounts in store-bought colognes to impart a “dark note of primitive, exotic mystery,” as M.T. McLeod writes in her article on home perfume making.

Spicy or woodsy smells come from bitter tree and spice sources, such as clove and cinnamon. Oak, cedar, myrrh, and roots and barks lend their aromas to this group. Just a touch of cinnamon packs a big punch to muffins or cereals and it will do the same for colognes.

Herbaceous fragrances smell fresh, green and “foody.” Citrus, lavender, camphor, and eucalyptus are just a few of the herbal scents in this family group and they can add a briskness to your colognes. Many commercial colognes are based on the herb family of scents.

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Hamilton man throws perfume, jailed

A Hamilton man who threw a perfume bottle and a skateboard at his partner has been jailed.

Terrence Ashly Henry had no house where he could serve an electronically monitored sentence, so was sentenced to four months' prison on four charges of assault with intent to injure, fail to answer district court bail and two of assault with a blunt instrument.

The court heard Henry, 24, threw the bottle of perfume at his partner and on a separate occasion threw a skateboard at her, hitting her stomach while she was pregnant.

Through his lawyer Jarom Keung, Henry disputed it hit her stomach and said it was her arm.

Mr Keung said Henry was remorseful for his actions and both he and his partner, who was in court to support him, were keen to get back together once he was released from jail.

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Perfume Your Garden With Scented Climbers

Fragrant climbers are terrific in the garden, especially at this time of year when you can really make the most of your outside space.

Our uncharacteristically delightful weather is sending people into a bit of a garden frenzy, with barbecues and weeding and hosing and trimming all going on al fresco.

Beautiful scented climbers thrive with attention, adding visual interest as well as delicious fragrances, and most intensify in the warm evenings so the plants are lovely around a seating area or patio. They look great tumbling over a pergola or a fence, and if you can train them up a wall, the scent wafts into the house.

Honeysuckle is a choice climber; suited to partial shade and will happily wander up a trellis or a tree for you. There are lots of types to choose from at Hanley’s Garden Centre; have a chat to Damien about how to keep them happy in the heat.

Serotina is a classic cottage-garden climber, with big tubular creamy-white flowers, streaked dark-red purple, that give it a two-tone appearance. In hot summers like this, the flowers may be followed by small, bright red fruits. It’s a deciduous honeysuckle and flowers later than most varieties, so will bloom until late Autumn. It looks lovely growing through trees and prefers a bit of shade.

Belgica is another type of honeysuckle; a vigorous deciduous climber with paired ovate leaves and red-flushed white flowers. It smells edible.

Halliana honeysuckle (sounds like one of Jamie Oliver’s kids) has smaller, less conspicuous flowers but has a really long flowering season and the little blooms open white but fade to yellow, so both colours are visible. It looks terrific if you pair it with clematis, that other mad climber.

Jasmine produces delicately fragrant flowers from mid-summer to early autumn. A vigorous climber, it's best grown over a shed, porch, arbour or other outbuilding. It grows well with climbing roses, honeysuckle or clematis, but also looks good on its own. Try ‘affine’ with its clusters of pretty pink-tinged white flowers.

If you can’t resist a sweet rose ask Damien about ‘High Hopes’. An optimistic name for an ambitious climber (maybe it’s a social climber?) with elegant buds in a classic soft rose pink with a dark heart; blooming in abundant masses and with a strong, almost spicy fragrance.

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This Sweet-Smelling Perfume Is A Bug Spray In Disguise

Listen, we hate mosquitoes as much as the next girl, but we're also not so keen on smelling like nose-burning chemicals every time we apply our bug spray. Obviously this is a total #firstworldproblem, but for those of us who spend the majority of our time outdoors, we're getting a little sick of being constantly enveloped in an unpleasant funk. Is it too much to ask that we have some options that are a little less, shall we say, pungent?

Apparently not, thanks to Harvard business grad Melissa Fensterstock and her husband. They've founded a new, functional fragrance brand called Aromaflage, and their debut product is a chemical-free, DEET-free perfume that claims to keep the bugs at bay. While many natural scents do have bug-repelling properties, sadly, geranium, tea tree oil, and the like — while lovely non-chemical alternatives — are not the most pleasant aromas to douse oneself in. Aromaflage solves that problem by using essential oils that are a little gentler on the olfactive senses.

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Masik Collegiate Fragrances beginning to develop UT cologne

So now, freshmen guys can smell great with hints of rose, apple and vanilla while pledging a fraternity. Girls are pretty particular about their perfumes, so it could be a hard sell for the gals.

Soon you may be able to smell like a Texas Longhorn.

UT is in talks with Masik Collegiate Fragrances to develop a school scent that could be released by the end of this year. Masik markets cologne and perfume lines for 10 universities in the U.S. including Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and Penn State. The company also recently released a line with Waseda University in Japan.

The UT Office of Trademark Licensing declined to comment because an agreement with Masik is still in the works as the company goes through the University’s licensing process.

According to the company’s website, Masik looks at various aspects of a university when developing its scent - such as colors, traditions, architecture, and college town atmosphere. Katie Masich, the company’s founder and president, said although UT’s scent is still in development, she and her perfumers have already started looking at what smells should be included in the UT line.

“If you could bottle burnt orange and white, what would that smell like?” Masich said. “We looked at aromatics like orange, mandarin, ginger, orange blossom, vanilla, something to capture that burnt orange quality.”

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Abby: Mom's strong perfume puts household in funk

DEAR ABBY: My problem is my mother-in-law and her abundant use of perfume. The last time she visited, it was so bad we had to open our windows to air out the rooms.

My husband addressed the problem with her when I was pregnant, but now that the baby is here she's back to her old habits.

We are all sensitive to perfumes and get headaches when exposed to it. When she visits, we can't get away from the smell. I don't wear perfume, but was always told that "perfume is to be discovered, never announced." When I say this around her, she dismisses it.

What's the proper etiquette in addressing her perfume cloud? -- The Nose Knows

DEAR NOSE: I receive complaints about perfumes almost daily. Perfume "in abundance" can cause serious allergic reactions in people who are sensitive to it. And when they are exposed to it in enclosed places, it can cause real problems.

Your mother-in-law should be reminded again that her perfume is causing headaches and asked to not use it around you.

DEAR ABBY: I have a son, "Billy," who will be 9 soon. He was conceived through rape by a man who was physically, emotionally and sexually abusive, as well as controlling and manipulative. He threatened to kill me and Billy, but I eventually got free. I have a criminal no-contact order on him, and he has no legal rights to Billy.

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