A Collection of Fragrant Perfumes for Sale

Browse our online store for top-quality perfumes for sale at competitive prices. MHC has a wide range of quality fragrances for both men and women. We keep top brands like Jimmy Choo Urban Hero Eau De Perfume, Dunhill Desire, Guess Marciano For Women, Pepe Jeans for Her Pepe Eau De Parfum and other thousands upon thousands of different fragrance.

Why Do People Use Perfumes

People wear perfume to surround themselves with a pleasant smell that lasts, to make other people happy, and to make a good impression. Perfume has been around for a long time, but it has not always smelled romantic.

Putting on a scent that matches your disposition will not only help you communicate yourself more clearly but can also make you feel more upbeat. In addition, different scents will make you experience various emotions, which is why, after some experimentation and testing, you should select a fragrance palette that will either cheer you up or help you feel more at ease and tranquil. We have a wide range of fragrances to suite every preference.

Perfumes Through the Ages

The Latin word "per" means "thorough" and "fume" means "smoke." Together, these words make up the word "perfume." The smell made by burning incense got the name "parfum" from the French.

The Mesopotamians made the first cologne, which was incense, about 4 000 years ago. During holy events, people in the past burned different kinds of resins and wood. Around 3000 B.C., incense made its way to Egypt, but until the start of Egypt's Golden Age, perfumes were only used in holy ceremonies.

As time went on, the priests gave up their rights to be the only ones who could use them. For fun, people took fancy baths and soaked their skin in scented oils.

The ancient Greeks were the first people to make a perfume that was in a liquid form. But it was the Arabs who invented distilling, which made it possible to make perfume.

During the 17th century, perfume was very popular, especially in France. In those days, people did not have very good hygiene, and they used perfume to cover up bad body odours. During the times of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I, perfume was used a lot in England. During Elizabeth's rule, all public places smelled nice because she could not stand bad smells.

In the 1800s, perfume went through a lot of big changes, just like business and art. A modern fragrance is based on the fact that people's tastes changed, and science got better.

At the beginning of the century, most perfumes were made from the scent of a single flower. Today's perfumes are very complicated. They are made up of many different chemicals, both natural and man-made, which are often called "notes" or "overtones."

Chanel No. 5 was the first perfume made with modern chemistry and the first to include synthetics.

Eau de cologne, which is usually used by men, was made by an Italian barber in the German city of Koln at the beginning of the 18th century and named after the French name for the city, Cologne. This mixture was first called "Aqua Admirabilis" (Admirable Water), and it was sold as a "miracle medicine."

Napoleon really liked the wonder water, and it was first sold as a perfume under the name 4711, which was the address of the first eau de cologne shop in Koln. It is still the oldest smell that has been made.

How Perfume Is Made

Before a perfume becomes availableThe most familiar ingredients of perfume come from fragrant plants or flowers such as sandalwood or roses. These plants get their pleasant odour from their essential oils, which are stored in tiny, bag-like parts called sacs. The parts of plants that are used for perfumes include the flowers, roots, and leaves.

Around the middle of the 1800s, perfume started to be sold in large quantities. Around the same time, manufactured chemicals started to be made. The first scent made in a lab was made from nitric acid and benzene and called nitrobenzene.

Perfumes are made from the oils that come from plants and flowers in nature. There are many different ways to get oil out of plants, such as cooking, steam distillation, liquid extraction, enfleurage, maceration, and expression.

After the essential oils are removed and collected, the hard work of making perfume has only just started. Then, they are carefully mixed together using a set recipe. It can take years and as many as 800 different items to come up with a unique mix. When the smell is done, it is mixed with different amounts of alcohol.

Most scents are made up of 10 to 20% perfume oils that are dissolved in alcohol and small amounts of water. The amount of alcohol in a mixed liquid determines whether it is a cologne, a perfume, or an eau de toilette. Perfume has the best smell because it has up to 40% of essential oils. Eau de toilette has up to 15% essential oils, and cologne has about 10%.

Different Types of Perfume for Sale

There are six main types of perfumes for sale from MHC World; namely parfum, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, eau de cologne, eau fraiche, and perfume oil.

There are four main types of scent families: floral, oriental, woody, and fresh. Each of these has its own sub-families. A scent family has its own traits, and when picking a personal fragrance, people often choose one scent family over another.

Each perfume or cologne has different parts, or "notes" that make up the whole smell. These layers are called base, top or head, and middle or heart notes, and they all work together to make a particular smell.

Some perfumes, for example, are called flowery because they smell like rose, gardenia, or geranium, among other things. Some may have hints of lemon or apple, making them a bit fruitier. Spices like star anise or even cinnamon are used in perfumes that smell exotic. Men's smells also have different notes. Musk smells stronger and more manly, while other scents may have notes of pine or even leather.

How to Choose Which Perfume Fragrance to Buy

Before purchasing a perfume, it is always a good idea to figure out what kinds of cologne or perfume you like and what their main notes are.

Choose a concentration - Most of the time, the price goes up as the quantity goes up. Most of the time, colognes and perfumes with a high concentration smell stronger and last longer.

Test samples - Before you buy a fragrance, you should do a few easy tests to make sure it is something you will want to wear and enjoy. But the key is to try a little bit of the scent on your skin. It is a good idea to spray a small amount on your wrists, wait a few minutes, and then smell the scent on your skin. Depending on your own biological makeup, it can sometimes make the smell stronger or weaker.

Best Brands of Perfumes for Sale at MHC World

MHC has a wide range of fragrances for both men and women including top brands like Jimmy Choo Urban Hero Eau De Perfume, Dunhill Desire, Guess Marciano For Women, Pepe Jeans for Her Pepe Eau De Parfum, and others.

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