A Day in the Life of a Perfume Designer...
24 Hours in Smelling
We all love to smell nice. It is a well known fact that smell has a huge impact on our subconscious brains which can make us happy, sad or even conjures up past memories we had previously long forgotten. It is for example common for people to find the smell of hot buttered toast particularly enticing as it often reminds us of childhood and the joy of that hot slice being prepared by your mother.<br><br> Perfume designers work to bring the best scents to our nostrils via their fragrance manufacturer's laboratories. Here is an quick Q&A with one such designer.<br><br> What does your typical day consist of?<br><br> Most of my day is spent in the laboratory, surrounded by other perfumers and many colourful vials of different fragrances I am working on. When I'm not nose hair deep in ginseng and jojoba oil perfecting a new scent I like to go to open markets and see what grabs my attention. Every day mixtures of smells can inspire me to try out new combinations.<br><br> How do you know when a perfume is just right?<br><br> Well we have focus groups to find out if the general public prefer a certain formula to another but personally I like to think my years of experience have taught me to recognise exactly what sort of perfume UK nostrils prefer.<br><br> What sort of perfume do you buy your partner?<br><br> When I buy perfume I tend to be buying perfume or aftershave which has been created by a perfumer I admire. I know how much work goes into each and every nuance of the finished product so I can appreciate perhaps more than others what fragrances other people, especially my friends and family, will like.<br><br> Where do you buy your perfume?<br><br> To be honest I have a lot of friends in the right places when it comes to purchasing perfume so perfume stores don't see a lot of my business. But when I do buy it, I tend to buy perfume online as I can usually find a host of less common cheap fragrances which I am itching to have a sniff of.<br><br> What does the future hold for the world of perfume?<br><br> The future is bright, everyone has a nose and the vast majority have a sense of smell. There is a swing away from synthetic fragrances towards more natural ingredients which means my job will keep getting more interesting as time goes on.
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Sam Qam is an aftershave salesman selling cheap fragrances and perfumes to a variety of online retailers.
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