Glass Perfume
Collecting Perfume Bottles - What Makes It An Exciting Hobby
Perfume bottles often sell the perfume. As much effort is put into designing a perfume bottle as into the perfume itself. Those glittering little bottles in their brightly lit display cases are what first attracts us to the product.
They say something about what feeling the perfume is meant to create. This one tells us the perfume is fresh, innocent scent. That one that the perfume is dark, dangerous and seductive. The slim rectangular bottle of Chanel No 5 speaks of cool, classic sophistication and a woman who knows her own mind.
We reach for the bottle depending whether we see ourselves as a doe-eyed ingenue or a wicked temptress. Or someone buys it for us because that is how they imagine us to be. Perfume bottles are about image, our image and the image of the product.
A great perfume in a plain bottle would not sell. We are half way to buying the perfume before we even smell it. Many of us have bought a perfume purely on the basis of how the bottle looks. Many presents are certainly bought that way.
With so much skill and design effort perfume bottles have become collector's items. The bottle often costs more than what it contains. That alone is a reason to collect them.
Perfume bottles are worth keeping when you've finished the perfume. They make great ornaments for the dressing table. They can also be recycled. This is useful if you make your own perfume.
A bottle with a mister is always worth keeping. You can refill it and reuse it many times. The same perfume in a bottle with a mister is always more expensive than perfume in a bottle with a stopper. You may be able to pick up a mister bottle secondhand.
Antique perfume bottles are a good buy. They make pretty ornaments in their own right and can be reused. They often have glass stoppers which are more attractive than many modern ones. You can often pick up perfume bottles cheaply at car boot sales, garage sales and flea markets.
If you make your own perfume you may even want to make your own perfume bottles. All you need is a small, plain bottle. You can decorate it with glass paints or by sticking beads or ceramic pieces to it. An art noveau effect is very attractive and easy to do. Coloured tissue makes a lovely stained glass effect.
The advantage of covering the glass is that it keeps light from getting to the perfume and causing it to deteriorate. You can achieve the same effect by making a decorative label for your own home made perfumes.
You could even take a glass blowing course and learn to make your own bottles. Mouth blown glass bottles are unique creations. No two are exactly alike. They will make your own perfumes a truely luxurious product.
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Perfume Bottles - Designs And Shapes Seduction
Why do elegant perfume bottles captivate and seduce us so much? While many wonderful fragrances come in interesting and beautiful fragrance bottles, you don't have to leave your perfumes in the perfume bottles they came in. For some the scents that the bottles contain are the real prize but the bottles themselves seduce with their shapes and colors. There is something elegant about a vanity or dresser that is lined with perfume bottles. The perfume bottle appeals to our sense of sight and touch.
There are Very close to twenty-one thousand different perfumes being marketed at any one time, and that means there must be an estimated twenty-one thousand different perfume bottle designs aimed at attracting the consumer's eye. Perfume bottle making is big business, and the leader in the perfume bottle making industry dating back to the nineteenth century is a company called Pochet SA of France.
Reuse Your Favorite Perfume Bottles
Fragrance bottles are essential for keeping the scent for a longer period of time as the perfume can evaporate and needs airtight containers so that the quantity does not reduce when not in use. The best perfume bottles are those made from colored glass or some other opaque material so that the perfume does not get evaporated by sunlight. Lately, porcelain is widely used in making perfume bottles and many shapes are given to it like nuts, balls and eggshells.
Limited Edition fragrance bottles are sometimes produced by manufacturers. These bottles are so gorgeous that it is hard to give them up when you have finished with the perfume inside. Don't throw them away, carefully refill them and continue using them. You can find many older novelty fragrance bottles from companies such as Avon and fill them with your favorite perfume. If you browse around an antique store, you might come across a few gorgeous or old fashioned stopper perfume bottles. Wash them out thoroughly and let them dry for a few days before you place your new perfume in these golden oldies. When you purchase an antique bottle or atomizer, always make sure that the stopper is tight so that your perfume won't evaporate from the bottle.
Make New Perfume Bottles
If you desire and you enjoy adventure, consider taking a glass blowing class and making your own perfume bottle from scratch. Working under the supervision of master artists you can make something that is indeed beautiful and unlike anything anyone else will have or have seen.
By taking a trip to your local beauty supply shop or even a glass manufacturer you can find several different looking atomizers and bottles that can be used to store perfume. If you buy a plain bottle, you can decorate it to your own taste by using colored tissue paper to the bottle to create a stained glass look. Try painting the bottle with stained glass paint or even fabric paint for a textured look. You can also glue beads or other decorations to a perfume bottle to make it truly unique.
Collectors have emerged, dedicated to finding and purchasing perfume bottles of every conceivable variety. The International Perfume Bottle Association with thousands of members dedicated to putting perfume bottle enthusiasts in contact with each other so that they can find those designs that are truly unique.
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