Popular - the most Popular Scent in all of Oz!

Fragrance Notes: sugar based scent made with notes of wild orchid, cassis, orange blossoms, and nectarines

This scent is 1.7 ounces, retails for $45, and was not tested on animals.

Defy Gravity – Based on the Wicked character Elphaba

Fragrance notes: cedar, jasmine, plum, amber, cardamom, and patchouli leaves mixed with hints of vanilla and citrus

This scent is 1.7 ounces, retails for $45, and was not tested on animals.

Image credit: Wicked the Musical Store.com

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Wicked Scents – Popular and Defy Gravity

Limit one bottle per customer.

Twilight Perfume

$48.00

The forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest! So take a bite of this apple-shaped bottle. It contains a delicious lavender and freesia scented perfume.Limited, and exclusive to Hot Topic! 2.7 fluid ounces. Imported.

My sister is not your typical Hot Topic customer, but it does appear to be the store to outfit shoppers in search of Team Edward gear.  Something else she would like is this limited edition Twilight t-shirt. Only 1000 of these t-shirts are available, so if you are a fan, get yours while you can. Also available in a black version.

Or this shirt that alludes to one of Edward’s special qualities……….

Looking for an Alice-style accessory?  How about Hot Topic’s version of Alice’s Choker? 

Image credit: Hot Topic.com

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Smelling Like Bella – Twilight Perfume

Perfumes are a lovely thing to wear and enjoy, and many of us also enjoy collecting them.  Typical department store perfumes have a crimped metal seal at the top of the bottle, meaning that the bottle is quite well protected from air.  The scent can last 10 years  or more, but you should be sure to store perfumes you don’t intend to use up soon (in the next 6-12 months) in a cool, dry place.  A linen closet is a good idea for long term storage.  DON’T store them in the windowsill, even though it may look pretty, the light and heat will degrade those babies too fast.  Humid bathrooms are also a bad idea for storage.  If you have a collection of EMPTY bottles those can go in the window if you think the labels won’t fade.

I like to keep 2-3 of the perfumes I intend to wear during the current season on my dresser (away from the window),  and the rest in a box under my bed.  I try so many perfumes, I prefer to obtain samples whenever possible.  I love using up perfume samples!

If you use perfumes that are not the typical department store concoction, such as those made from essential oils,  even more care should be taken.  I prefer glass stoppers to cork or rubber, because it will eventually degrade and I feel the seal can be just as tight with a well-fitted, heavy glass stopper.   I would even go so far as to keep essential oil perfumes in the refrigerator to slow oxidization (but this depends on the carrier – oil or wax based scents can go bad faster than alcohol based ones).

Finally, it is true that high concentrations of scent like perfume absolute and extrait de parfum will last a long time in storage.  They may actually get better over time,  like a fine wine.  Keep sniffing all your perfumes every month or so, and if something changes for the worse, toss it.  A darkening in color, especially with vanilla-based perfumes, is natural and not problematic in itself.

Even though some perfumes can last 10 years, I like to work hard to keep my stash to a minimum, and I make a real effort to use up perfumes that are more than two years old.   If you own a perfume (even if it was a gift) and it just doesn’t work for you, give it to a friend, a women’s shelter or charity,  or even sell it.  Better than having it take up space and go unused in your collection!

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What is the shelf life of perfume?